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Mutiny on the Bounty

Jim Lochner May 23, 2011 6

Fresh off the success of its widescreen remake of BEN-HUR in 1959, M-G-M greenlit another famous epic—a remake of the studio’s 1935 Best Picture Oscar winner, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY. The tale of the

Based on Anthony Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning mystery, SLEUTH stars Laurence Olivier as a popular mystery writer and Michael Caine as the hairdresser who is having an affair with his wife, whose invitation to his

Silverado

Jim Lochner May 4, 2011 2

Bruce Broughton‘s rousing music for SILVERADO ranks as one of the finest Western scores ever written. Though Lawrence Kasdan’s film encompasses almost every element in the traditional Hollywood genre, this tale of four unlikely

Little April Shower

Jim Lochner April 8, 2011 6

I’m one of the few stoics (or unfeeling bastards, depending on who you ask) who have never, and I mean never, cried at the death of Bambi’s mother. I can shed a tear at

The Thrill of the Hunt

Jim Lochner March 25, 2011 11

I’ve never participated in a fox hunt for a couple of reasons–1) It’s now banned almost everywhere, 2) I’m afraid of horses, and 3) it requires me to be outdoors. Though I’m fully aware

The Adventures of *

Jim Lochner February 23, 2011 1

From the earliest days of sound film, animation and jazz have made hip, beautiful music together. From swinging classics like Warner Bros.’s “I Wanna Singa,” starring “Owl Jolson,” through more experimental animation in the

The Preacher’s Wife

Jim Lochner December 14, 2010 0

For such a bona fide star, Whitney Houston has not had much of a film career. Granted, her choice of projects has been questionable. But the camera loves her and her star power compensates for her

Big Fish

Jim Lochner November 29, 2010 10

While the sold-out Danny Elfman/Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box is set to celebrate one of the most successful composer/director partnerships in film history, not every project has yielded the best in either artist.

Cross Creek

Jim Lochner November 19, 2010 1

For as much as the Academy Awards are deservedly chastised for some of their choices, occasionally they shine a light on a film that otherwise might have fallen through the celluloid cracks. Such a

Elevator to the Gallows

Jim Lochner October 19, 2010 2

Miles Davis was there at “the birth of the cool.” And few film scores are cooler than Miles’ score for Louis Malle’s 1958 French thriller ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS. Lovers Florence (Jeanne Moreau) and Julien (Maurice