Danny Elfman turned 70 on Monday, May 29th. This seems incredible to me. I still think of him as a “boy wonder,” the upstart composer of...

The new, live-action version of Disney’s The Little Mermaid is performing well in the U.S., but less so overseas. This Deadline article...

No spoilers here, or in-depth comments. Plenty of those you can find online. Just pure appreciation for one of the best shows of all...

I watched She Said, given that I always loved good newspaper movies, and hated Harvey Weinstein. Even back in the day, when Harvey was...

I rewatched The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) last night. I was searching the Showtime movie menu for something to watch, and it seemed...

As I write this Friday morning, the Kickstarter for Jeff Bond’s two-volume Jerry Goldsmith Companion is about to cross $100,000. I always...

Just a shout-out today to two volumes of CDs—and their accompanying book of cover art—that I got probably 25 years ago and still adore....

I’ve been helping with the promotion of The Jerry Goldsmith Companion on Kickstarter, which is doing great! They passed this noteworthy...

My compliments to the YouTube user simply called “Film Music Composer” for a terrific collection of rare composer videos. Thanks to this...

It feels like bad times in the entertainment industry. Writers are on strike, the theatrical business is still not back after the...

If you were around in the 1980s, you know The People’s Court: the first of the courtroom shows with real-life participants. Early reality...

I’ve written before how, in addition to film scores, I love listening to music I’ve discovered on KCRW (NPR) here in Los Angeles. I guess...

The reviews for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (premiering June 30th) have started to appear after its Cannes debut, and they...

I watched Air and found it super enjoyable. Great cast, tight script, well directed. I wasn’t expecting to be in the mood for a 1980s...

There sure is some weird stuff on the Internet. Today’s example, which I discovered via somebody on Facebook: this excerpt from a French...

Congrats to my pal and longtime FSM contributor Jeff Bond on a super-strong opening to Creature Features Publishing’s Kickstarter for his...

If you haven’t seen already, the long-awaited, two-volume Jerry Goldsmith biography by Jeff Bond will launch as a Kickstarter tomorrow,...

Happy Mother’s Day to my mom! And also to my wife, who does such an amazing job with our kids. Both of them can tell you... I’m not easy!

What is Kinolime? The latest startup promising to promote or produce your screenplay. I saw their promotion and thought, hey, that might...

I joined my first WGA picket line yesterday afternoon, outside Paramount. I am not a full member, but was an Associate Member for a few...