Above photo by Marilee Bradford I paid tribute to the late Ned Comstock, beloved librarian at USC, earlier this year—as did many people....

A couple of upcoming events for my friends on Martha’s Vineyard: My friend Barry Rosenthal made a lovely hour-long documentary, The...

There is so much handwringing nowadays about how movies are bombing, the business is contracting (true) and theatrical exhibition is...

Years ago I was talking with an industry friend who explained why TV movies are no good. The reason? They don’t have to be. Sure, in the...

Time for one of my occasional sports posts (sorry). I love the Uni-Watch blog, with all its arcane observations about sports uniforms:...

The Reversal of Richard Sun is a student film by John Milius with appearances by many of his USC buddies, including Basil Poledouris...

Here’s something hardcore Star Wars fans know about—including me—but I hadn’t seen reconstructed: the original, slightly shorter ending...

I love anything behind-the-scenes about my favorite movies, especially the original Star Wars films. Here’s a set visit by an English...

So you’ve probably heard I’ve helped start a coffee company. It’s been interesting learning about a new area of collectibles. Soundtracks...

We have announced our Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffee at PopCultureCoffee.com! Please check out our line of TMNT coffee (either whole...

The Fall Guy—still performing decently in theaters—is being released to digital tomorrow. This is a movie that did good business,...

What a time to be trying to make anything in the entertainment business. After a crippling double strike, creatives have discovered the...

I promise to finish the alphabet of cool CDs we have in stock! I was working so hard last week that my wrist got so sore and I’m...

I stumbled upon what has to be a very rare Sam Peckinpah interview, courtesy Dennis Hunt (on his YouTube channel) who had a Las...

Thumbs way up for the new version of Shōgun, which I finished watching last night. I have never read the book, or seen the 1980...

I used to watch MacGyver in the 1980s, as did a lot of us. The star was likable and it was fun watching him make all those gadgets out of...

I have a problem. I cannot un-see the colored contact lenses they are putting on actors in certain shows. The new Shogun is absolutely...

I didn’t realize what a big deal last week’s eclipse was. We only got a little bit of shade in the L.A. area, and I experimented with...

Above: Star Trek actors on strike in front of Paramount last September. Everybody I talk to in the entertainment industry says it’s the...

Nothing important today, just a funny site I came across: McMansion Hell. We have more than a few of these on Martha’s Vineyard and I’ve...