Listicles
10 Great Movie Music Moments
by Wade Sheeler There are those moments in a good movie, very fleeting, when direction, plot and music all meld to deliver a message that is such a pure hybrid that no other medium could […]
Steven Spielberg
Movies
A Graceless STATE OF GRACE
In the late 80s, Phil Joanou was in line to be the “next big thing.” From USC and a dazzling student film, he caught the eye of none other than Steven Spielberg who tapped him […]
Photographic Evidence
QUIET ON THE SET! GUNGA DIN (1939) and the Hollywood Mirage
Quiet on the Set! is a unique behind-the-scenes look into the making of films big and small from Hollywood’s golden age. The picture-perfect profile of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was silhouetted by the crimson flames that […]
Movies
USED CARS Ain’t No Lemon
If you remember a time when Robert Zemeckis was known for “balls to the wall” comedies, before Forrest Gump, The Polar Express and all the computer generated creepy-bloaty digital creations he got involved with, then […]
Opinion
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
February marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ historic 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and their first tour of America. This watershed moment in American popular culture is being celebrated worldwide, and the […]
Books
Book Review: Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard
Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard (Expanded Second Edition, 2012) By Matt Taylor ISBN: 9781781163023 Titan Books September 2012 312 pages The introductory statement “Matt Taylor’s coffee table book Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard (Expanded Second Edition, 2012)” perfectly […]