Check out this list and see if you can tell what it’s for: The Sugarland Express YES Jaws YES Close Encounters of the Third Kind YES 1941...

I did not know that composer Bear McCreary’s mom is an author. I read a remembrance she wrote of one of Bear and his brother Brendan’s...

I didn’t even know the Oscar nominations were being announced today. I am so out of touch. Here’s the list.

There is a disturbing news story about the Tampa Bay Rays’ 22-year-old superstar shortstop, Wander Franco (a potential hall of famer),...

The only time I watch network television is for sports. I see ads for the latest “dramas”—which play over and over to promote upcoming...

Farewell to the great Peter Schickele and his alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach. He actually made classical music funny: Bravo to a true original.

I’ve written of my fondness for fan-made blueprints of Star Trek ships (and other sci-fi vehicles). I also enjoy baseball park...

Dominic Sewell on YouTube is around halfway through a detailed reduction of John Williams’ Star Wars (1977) score, going through each and...

I am really enjoying For All Mankind. But it is reminding me of something that always nags at me when I watch movies or TV shows set on...

This is sort of cool: a die-hard fan of David Lynch’s Dune uncovered a half-completed script to a possible Dune II that Lynch would have...

At some point in the summer of 2009 I was in my car listening to KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” when I heard a catchy song that I...

A plug today for a friend of a friend, Chris Mich, who is celebrating the 100th birthday of the great Henry Mancini with an extended...

Screenwriter Cole Haddon has posted a lengthy essay on his blog about Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, and the contradictions of his...

After I wrote about AppleTV+, many thanks to those who suggested I check out For All Mankind. It’s great! I think I had been reluctant to...

On this last day of 2023, I give you my shock and amazement to learn how many huge actors were guest stars on Miami Vice: I never watched...

Michael Moriarty was so great on the first four years of Law & Order. I mean, wow. He did a great acting trick that not many can pull...

I am an Apple customer (or fan, at least) going back to the early 1980s. In fourth grade (1983), the teacher had an Apple IIG in the...

I’m sure we’ve all seen or heard of Amazon’s last-minute Christmas “present”: ADS! They are coming to Prime on January 29th, unless you...

Saltburn is not quite what I expected. Part of this is deliberate. It looks like a film where the poor shy kid at boarding school is...

Maestro is excellent. Great lead performances, amazing makeup, great sense of period. And the music speaks for itself. I wonder how much...