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Since the creation of the vinyl record, collectors have been trying to get their hands on any rare printed albums. Some of these records are valuable for

Composer Leonard Bernstein was only an Oscar away from EGOT status, but he never won. Now 'Maestro,' a film about him, has seven Oscar nominations.

Steven Spielberg credits composer John Williams for his impact on his films during the Sony Pictures' Culver City lot naming dedication for the musician.

John Williams, the distinguished composer behind "Star Wars," "Jaws," and "Harry Potter" has received a dedicated building on the historic Sony lot.

[CULVER CITY, CA, January 18, 2024] – Today, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra and SPE Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman dedicated the newly renamed John Williams Music Building on the historic Culver City lot in honor of the legendary Academy, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer. At the dedication ceremony attended by Williams and his collaborators, friends, family and industry leaders, Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams both spoke in celebrati...

A former congressional candidate from Shasta County was arraigned in court Tuesday on charges of battery and vandalism.

Music or sound in a film is a character as important as another character. -Melvin Van Peepbles s (1932-2021;  Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song, 1970) What came first; the chicken or the egg? Perhaps the question should be:  With no one to hear, was it a cluck carried on a breeze or the soft, nearly imperceptible

Restoring old films is both difficult and expensive, but well worth the price.

Lines in the Sand

By Steve Vertlieb: King Kong premiered ninety years ago on March 2, 1933, opening simultaneously at both the Radio City Music Hall and Roxy Theaters in New York City, followed by an "official" March 23,1933, opening at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. I guess that I first saw the film as a ten year old,