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Happy Thanksgiving!
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...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 24, 20221 min read


Thanksgiving Warning
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...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Screenplay
All ten of the “original” Star Trek (and Next Generation) films are on HBOMax, after having disappeared from Paramount+ in recent months....
Lukas Kendall
Nov 22, 20222 min read


Andor 1975
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...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 21, 20221 min read


R.I.P. Ned Rorem
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...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 20, 20221 min read


The Vineyard Goes Michael Mann
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...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 19, 20222 min read


My Lonely 1992 Slipstream Thanksgiving
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...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 18, 20223 min read


Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer
Today, November 17, is World Pancreatic Cancer Day (part of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month). You do not want to get pancreatic cancer....
Lukas Kendall
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Last Day for Rare FSM CDs
Please see Screen Archives’ eBay listings for a large number of one-of-a-kind rare FSM CDs. The auctions all end tonight in the wee hours...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 16, 20221 min read


Rare Film Score Percussion
Omni Music Publishing has teased their next publication on Facebook: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan by James Horner—one of my all-time...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 15, 20221 min read


FSM CD Auctions at eBay
Our auction of rare, out-of-print FSM CDs is continuing at eBay: HERE IS THE LINK, ESPECIALLY FOR BRUCE KIMMEL, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 14, 20221 min read


The Fabelmans CD
I listened to the Fabelmans album. It’s wonderful, of course. This isn’t a CD review...I feel like I’m past the point in my life to write...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 13, 20221 min read


Nocturnal Activities Piano Reduction
The YouTube channel “leibniz154” is back with more piano reductions of classic John Williams cues. (I wrote about some of the Star Wars...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 12, 20221 min read


Carter Burwell Profile
There’s an excellent profile of Carter Burwell at The New Yorker. It’s behind a paywall, but I think they give you an article or two for...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 11, 20221 min read


FSM Out-of-Print CDs on eBay
Last week, I posted about a set of FSM CDs (including our super rare out-of-print box sets) that I was making available to collectors....
Lukas Kendall
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Election Craziness
Like a lot of people I’m watching closely the midterm election results from yesterday. Crazy! I try not to talk about politics too much...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Treat It Like a Business
I wish people in entertainment would treat their work like a business. Maybe I’m old-fashioned. Or maybe I was conditioned from my...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 8, 20221 min read


R.I.P. Westworld
HBO has canceled Westworld. This surprised me in that the fourth season seemed pretty “final” to me; I didn’t know the creators wanted to...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 7, 20222 min read


The Art of Sales
The Kickstarter for Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour finished strong for Creature Features Publishing: $48,161. I was...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 6, 20222 min read


Night Gallery Book Kickstarter, Final Day
It’s the final day for Creature Features Publishing’s Kickstarter for Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour. (I wrote about it...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 5, 20221 min read


My Sondra Locke Story
Here’s another one of my stories of crossing paths with a celebrity—but don’t get your hopes up! Some time in 2009 I got a voicemail from...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 4, 20222 min read


Rod Serling, Pitchman
Creature Features Publishing is in the final 72 hours of their Kickstarter for Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour, the...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 3, 20221 min read


Julie Powell
Yesterday was a shocker: Julie Powell has died at 49, from a heart attack. She was a year ahead of me at Amherst and I didn’t know her...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 2, 20221 min read


Police Squad! Episode 7
Police Squad! is one of my all-time favorite shows. Genius! And The Naked Gun, of course, as far as the feature adaptations (though the...
Lukas Kendall
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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