Most filmmakers hand the score to a trusted composer and focus on the picture. A smaller group refuses to let go of the music. They write the themes themselves, so sound and image come from one mind.

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Especially for a first-time viewer, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 horror masterpiece is still wildly entertaining and keeps you on ...

Returning to China after decades away, a correspondent finds bullet trains, dazzling skylines — and a surveillance state more ...

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film risks being outdated in a more rancorous era. But could it restore the personality-driven genre to big screens or end it altogether?

From the silent era to today’s global blockbusters, Hollywood’s most influential actresses changed what kinds of stories were told, who got to tell them, and ...

Comedy legends who defined American humor These comedic pioneers didn’t just tell jokes—they fundamentally shaped how Americans laugh, what subjects are acceptable for humor, and how comedy can ...

A lifelong fan of watching movies and talking about them endlessly, he writes reviews and analyses on his Instagram page ...

My personal choices for who should've won the Oscar in the category, the other nominees are ranked in order of preference A *** denotes the actual winners. Haven't seen every single nominated ...

Humanity’s struggle to adapt to technology is hardly new — it has been with us since at least the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. As early as 1936, for instance, Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” — ...