I have a soft spot for Logan’s Run—the last big pre-Star Wars sci-fi film. Somehow I came across this YouTube video of multiple angles,...

Here’s a recent article from BFI about the early days of digital cinema and how its promise has, or hasn’t, played out. Really good...

First of all—what a great World Cup final! Congrats to Argentina. I rewatched 2010. Good film! I always enjoyed it. Terrific cast. Not...

I am enjoying watching the World Cup, as I usually do. I look forward to the final match tomorrow. The passing is so sophisticated, and I...

My friend (and FSM art director) Joe Sikoryak has been blogging and drawing his memoirs, which I’ve enjoyed following:...

NOTE: I wrote this article a year ago, but for various reasons it was not published at the intended site. So I’m running it here before...

One of the fun things (of many) of producing the FSM CD series was getting an education on films and composers who deserve much more...

Farewell to another great composer: Angelo Badalamenti, at 85. Here’s the New York Times obituary. His Twin Peaks theme was an instant...

A quick shout-out for my friend Taylor White at Creature Features who recently recorded a director’s commentary with Kevin Lima for...

I think there have been four instances the past year where I started to watch something on a streaming platform, paused it to finish...

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...