CELEBRATING OSCAR LEVANT
Oscar Levant was one of a kind: a piano prodigy, Gershwin acolyte, songwriter, noted wit, radio and television personality,…
INSPIRATION IN A NEIGHBORHOOD…
Aaron Wolf grew up attending the historic Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. It had special meaning because his…
THE ‘CASABLANCA’ WE MAY…
Unlike some lesser-known movies from Hollywood’s golden age, Casablanca enjoys enduring appeal and continues to produce substantial revenue for the studio…
FROM ‘SAMSON’ TO ‘SHANE’:…
It’s a matter of record that Jonny Greenwood earned an Oscar nomination for scoring Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread…but a…
ALL HAIL ‘KING OF…
If you’re wondering why there are shouts of jubilation from film buffs and aficionados of pre-swing-era music it’s because…
NEW AND NOTABLE FILM…
So many books, so little time! I haven’t had a chance to fully read each these books, which have…
THE MAN WHO DIRECTED…
Casablanca is my all-time favorite film but its director, Michael Curtiz, rarely gets much credit for its success. His reputation…
