Some of you may have encountered this before: the greatest shot in the history of TV, from a 1978 BBC program hosted by James Burke. It’s...

I watched Gorky Park, for no reason other than it was on and I wanted to see it again. I remembered enjoying it, and wanting to hear the...

My compliments to whoever made this bonkers mash-up trailer of “Star Trek 1976”—a hypothetical trailer for a lunatic mid-1970s Star Trek...

I have been watching and enjoying season two of Winning Time. Last week’s episode delved into the backstory of the Boston Celtics’ great,...

You’ve almost certainly heard about the WGA and SAG strikes. You may have also heard that SAG has an “interim agreement” to allow...

Many thanks to Matthew Kaplowitz of Trek Untold who had me on his podcast. You can watch the video version at YouTube: I want to make...

Our friends at the Hollywood Bowl reached out with a discount offer for the upcoming live-to-film performance of Return of the Jedi, with...

I watched the first episode of Ahsoka on Disney+. This is not a review, but it did make me think of something. When it comes to recent...

There was hope last week that the dual WGA and SAG strikes might be closer to the end than the beginning. But Deadline reports that the...

All right, so my blog is starting to look like clickbait listicles—sorry. I found this entertaining video with one bass player’s...

I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Goldsmith Odyssey podcast alongside Jonathan Frakes—who has not only played Commander Riker on...

We are getting the remnants of a rare hurricane here in Southern California (you may have heard). So far it’s just like any winter...

I was channel surfing yesterday and watched the end of the original 1987 Predator. I haven’t seen it in years but I’ve always been a big...

The song of the summer is here and it is, apparently, a spoof of 1990s Eurotrash dance hits with a hilarious music video called “Planet...

Indiewire has published a list of their (well, two writers’) best scores of the 1980s. Check it out—but be warned, it’s approaching film...

I like to play the New York Times spelling bee game. Recently, we took a family vacation, and I worried that it would be too cumbersome...

I meant to write about this much sooner, but there was a Vanity Fair retrospective on V this spring with a lot of great information. We...

I was surprised and impressed by the outpouring of grief on the loss of Paul Reubens, the creator and performer of the beloved Pee-wee...

Does it get any better than the desert chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark? Survey says, no! It’s a masterpiece in action directing and...

Platina Jazz is a Swedish cover band of Japanese anime music. Really! And quite imaginative in their reinterpretations of classic...

I guess Indiana Jones is old news now? Tough business! I’ve always loved The Last Crusade, easily my second-favorite (after Raiders) of...

Our kids watched the Back to the Future trilogy over the summer, giving me a chance to revisit the films. They’re wonderful, of course....

My friend Neil Bulk sent me a link to welcome news: the James Horner archive is going to his alma mater of UCLA. I spent a lot of time at...

William Friedkin has died at the age of 87. Variety’s obituary is here. His films The French Connection and The Exorcist are among the...