Like everybody else I saw the announcement earlier this week about new Star Wars films. There have been so many of these announced, and...

Whoa! Another one of my all-time favorite cues: “Luke Pursues the Captives” by John Williams from The Empire Strikes Back. The harmony to...

My twin girls wanted to watch Titanic. They are almost nine and they have friends (girls) at school who are crazy for it. So we started...

I love this: an audio engineer has located and uploaded the original take of the famous “Wilhelm scream,” a sound effect created for the...

Here’s an interesting article from The Atlantic (paywall) about one-hit wonders. Somebody figured out the pattern with them—it’s in the...

SPOILERS for last night’s episode of Succession. Although if you’ve been anywhere online this morning, hard to believe it hasn’t been...

Happy Passover! Happy Easter! And my favorite... Happy new episode of Succession!

Wow—I just saw this and am still digesting it. From Filmmaker Magazine, a deep-dive analysis into indie film profitability (or lack...

Just a heads up that Charlie Vignola and I posted another one of our videos about screenwriting. I felt like venting about a few things!...

I finished watching Daisy Jones & the Six on Amazon and really enjoyed it. This is a “fake biopic” (an Almost Famous-type movie) of a...

I don’t get excited for a lot of movies anymore...but I’m definitely excited for Dune Part Two. Or Dune 2. Or Dune, Part II, however the...

It seems way more likely than not that the WGA will go on strike May 1st. I’m not the best person to explain why, but there are a ton of...

The above image is a gag from Love Boat Insanity, which I highly recommend. But this is real—my compliments to whoever cut this together:...

Sad news as the magnificent Japanese composer and recording artist Ryuichi Sakamoto has died. He had been battling cancer for nearly a...

One of the things I’ve always found fascinating are classical works by composers best known for film. But, a confession...I’ve always...

I read an article in New York magazine that’s way more interesting than it sounds: an exploration of the new LED light bulbs and why they...

Like most Trekkies I am loving Picard season 3. All my TV friends back together! Trekmovie and Trekcore are the best Star Trek fan sites...

Above: what comes up when you Google “Jaws 2 The Menu.” Composer Harrison Ingemarson has created a charming piano reduction of John...

My compliments to whoever swapped out Timothée Chalamet with Elmo in Dune: Haha!

Our pals Yavar Moradi and W. David Lichty have a podcast where they discuss each and every project of Jerry Goldsmith’s career. Check out...

Some 200 movies are departing HBOMax in April—ahead of its merger with Warner Bros.’ Discovery streaming service. I read that the plan...

I saw on Facebook this morning that the very prolific English composer Christopher Gunning has passed away. Here’s a good tune! I am not...

There have been numerous closures of Los Angeles restaurants since the start of the pandemic—many of them beloved institutions. I get...

I’m sure you’re familiar with Star Trek: The Motion Picture. You may be familiar with a terrific oral history published by Creature...