
Saturday Cinema: More July Birthdays
A look at more famous film folks born in the month of July, and selections of music from their movies. Julie Andrews, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks and a tribute to James Garner who died in July 19, 2014.
A look at more famous film folks born in the month of July, and selections of music from their movies. Julie Andrews, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks and a tribute to James Garner who died in July 19, 2014.
Saturday Cinema pays tribute to the passing of the great Ennio Morricone with selections from his most (and less) famous scores. From The Good, the Bad and the ugly to the Legend of 1900, an all-Morricone hour.
Music from the big dance numbers in cinema. Fred and Ginger. Singin' in the Rain. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. West Side Story and a lot more.
Delightful Dads and Despicable Pops. From Darth Vader to George Bailey, it's a Father's Day salute.
The subject of race in Hollywood is too long a history to be contained in a single hour's radio program, but Saturday Cinema offers an overview.
Listener Requests and a short commemoration of the 76th anniversary of D Day.
Music from some of the great war films: Patton, Saving Private Ryan, also a brief overview of the history of Memorial Day and it's significance after the Civil War. Music from Lincoln and Gettysburg.
A listener request show for Westerns! From "Stagecoach" to spaghetti westerns. A great lineup of music from epic western film.
Some of Hollywood's greatest film composers name mentors who were superstars in classical music. From music school classroom where teachers included Aaron Copland, Percy Grainger and Gustav Mahler, to Hollywood and the red carpet.
A collection of film music from movies all bout mothers and kids. Forrest Gump, Steel Magnolias, and a performance by Bette Midler that will touch your heart.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is one of those composers who arrived in Los Angeles, fleeing the onslaught of the fascist regmies, and at UCLA and in Beverly Hills,developed quite a cadre of stellar students. John Williams, Andre Previn, Hanry Mancini and Jerry Goldsmith.
A free-form overview of some big Oscar winners from the first "the Informer" through two centuries of film music.
Celebrate the luck of the Irish with great Irish themed films.
Biggest winners in Oscar history: Hamlet, Lawrence of Arabia, Patton, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves, Lord of the Rings/Return of the King
A look at the leading Oscar winners in the category of Best Director. Music from the films of John Ford, Steven Spielberg and William Wyler.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with some of the best scores from Hollywood romances. Rom coms, dramas, tear-jerkers from "Now, Voyager" to "When Harry Met Sally".
In a run-up to the Oscars in February, an overview of the biggest winners in Oscar history it eh category of Best Actor and Best Actress. Hepburn, Tracy, Streep and Day-Lewis.
Saturday Cinema: The Ebenezer Edition explores some of the great film interpretations of Dickens' classic tale. From Reginald Owen's 1938 feature through Alastair Sim to Albert Finney's musical Scrooge to The Muppets, enjoy your favorite telling of the tale.
Big hits of the season. Music from Christmas Favorites including "A Christmas Story', "Polar Express", "Home Alone" and more.
Dmitri Tiomkin's score for Capra's classic never entirely made the screen, but thanks to a restoration by David Newman, we hear some of what Tiomkin had in mind.