Once upon a time, a composer of film music stood before an orchestra of live actual human beings who played real instruments. We got to know their names as well. They did more than enhance …
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This Month in Film and Music History – November 29, 1957: Film Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold Passes Away
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This Month in Film History – November 2, 1932: Stage Actress Katherine Hepburn Makes Film Debut
From the beginning, Katherine Hepburn was different from everyone else. Hepburn ‘s parents made sure of that. Born into an upper-class family, her parents were progressive in their upbringing of the child and provided her …
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This Month in Film History – November 5, 1982: French Comic Jacques Tati Passes Away
Most cinema fans, with a basic knowledge of film history, can tell you a little bit about Charles Chaplin, his life and work. However, only true cinephiles can provide an inquisitor with the same amount …
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This Month in Film History – October 9, 1971: Iconic Film ‘The French Connection’ Shakes Status Quo
When The French Connection hit theaters on October 9th, 1971, the cops and robbers genre of film had pretty much played every tune in its arsenal. The 1930s and 40s saw to that. With Film Noir leading …
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Vilgot Sjoman: Sweden’s Forgotten Film Genius?
Ingmar Bergman casts a large shadow in his native Sweden even today. Whenever you talk about Swedish, it’s not too long before his name is brought up, even 11 years after his death. The Swedish …
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Sex Symbol of the 1930s- Carole Lombard
Though her career was cut short due to a plane crash in 1942, Carole Lombard would leave her mark on the world of cinema. Starting out in the silent era, Lombard would do her best …
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Art is Crap Spelled Backwards: The Film Directors of All Time We Save From Film Purgatory (And the Ones We Commit) #1
Culture remains a fickle beast. In this serious of articles, members of the Committee get together and discuss which film directors have been given an unfair deal. Because, every yen needs a yang, we analyze …
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This Month in Music History – July 7, 1940: Beatles’ Legend Ringo Starr Born in Dingle, Liverpool
Stop and think about this before filling up the comment section with hate mail (btw. Harvey, our social media handler hates to read, like our president). Which of the four Beatles was the indispensable of …
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Sex Symbol of the 19 Teens: Theda Bara
Cast yourself back through the decades of film history; past Farrah Fawcett, Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe; past Hedy LaMarr, Rita Hayworth, and Betty Grable; all the way to the beginning. There you will find …
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This Month in Music History: July 20, 1940 – Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey Score First Billboard #1 Song
World War 2 was in full swing over in Europe but the United States chose to steer clear, for the moment, at least, of jumping into any armed combat. It would come, just not yet. Billboard magazine, …
