Saturday, August 15

In the news:




Austrian hills still very much alive

In 1964, Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, seven child actors and a bunch of people dressed as nuns and Nazis all came to Salzburg, Austria to film “The Sound of Music.” And when you go there today, you can still feel the history spraying out of every fountain, shining from every raindrop on every rose, and singing from every hill. Read more...


Blog and roll

In years past, a new wave crooner such as Baby Dayliner on his first national tour might have been sponsored by left-leaning radio stations such as KCRW. Read more...


SCREEN SCENE: "Employee of the Month"

“Employee of the Month” Director Greg Coolidge Lionsgate With a token hot blonde, a Mr. Popular and an underdog trying to get the girl, “Employee of the Month” has all the makings of a teen movie ““ except instead of teenagers in high school, it’s about 20-somethings in a retail warehouse. Read more...


SCREEN SCENE: "The Departed"

“The Departed” Director Martin Scorsese Warner Bros. Pictures Some of Martin Scorsese’s greatest work (see: “Mean Streets,” “Goodfellas” and “Gangs of New York”) revolves around mobs, violence and the constant striving for the American dream on dark city streets. Read more...