I was concerned when I started this blog (at the end of August 2021) that it might become a case of “feeding the dragon.” When you create...

Congrats to José Benitez and his team at Quartet Records for a strong foursome of final CD releases for 2022! I didn’t know about these,...

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Bob McGrath (above), one of the original stars of Sesame Street. Here’s the New York Times...

There aren’t many soundtracks left that haven’t been released that I really want—but Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends by Johnny Douglas...

What a terrible shock: Kirstie Alley has died from cancer at 71. I was just rewatching Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and marveling at...

NOTE: I posted this last week in a Facebook group about screenwriting. Afterwards I invited people to post the first page from their...

A movie opened this weekend called Violent Night. Maybe you heard of it, or have even seen it. It’s basically Die Hard starring Santa...

Yesterday I wrote about the new Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny trailer—and took issue with how all of these modern franchise...

Hello nerds! I assume we all saw the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny trailer: Want to know my opinion? Given that this is the...

I never thought there would be a Willow TV series. I watched the first episode last night. Uh...I am not the target audience for this...

I’ve been selling off (via Screen Archives) a set of Film Score Monthly CDs that had been in my dad’s basement. Here’s the story. Thanks...

The two-part Star Trek episode “The Menagerie” rolled around on H&I’s nightly Star Trek block. I watched the first part last night and...

Hello, dear friends! I thought I would give an update on FSM Studios which I announced earlier this year. I started a WeFunder campaign...

I love this crazy movie. It is often on cable or pay cable and I find myself watching it mid-stream, as I did last night. If you’ve only...

This is me way back in 2008. When my kids see pics like this, they say, “Your hair was so dark!” This is NOT me: That’s a picture of some...

Congrats to my friends at La-La Land Records on announcing a very strong “Black Friday” batch of final 2022 releases. It is harder than...

Above: Raking leaves at my mom’s house, probably late 1980s. Always was a fan of Thanksgiving. Fun holiday! I hope you enjoy yours. It is...

As we go into this Thanksgiving Day, I just want to warn all you nice folks of one thing... The people who spend the most time on social...

All ten of the “original” Star Trek (and Next Generation) films are on HBOMax, after having disappeared from Paramount+ in recent months....

I am so excited for the Andor season finale this Wednesday (although sad in that it will be some time before season two). In the...

American composer Ned Rorem has died at 99. Here’s the New York Times obituary. I came across this beautiful piece for piano I think on...

Growing up on Martha’s Vineyard felt very safe. We never used to lock the house—I don’t even remember seeing our house keys—and we’d...

We’re coming up on Thanksgiving week—our kids have all of next week off—which reminds me of a memorable Thanksgiving week I had, let’s...

Today, November 17, is World Pancreatic Cancer Day (part of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month). You do not want to get pancreatic cancer....