Author: Allison Loring

Unlike a singular song, a film’s score stays with a narrative from beginning to end, helping to reinforce the emotions on screen and round out…

This year’s nominees for Best Original Song come from four films that tackle very different subject matter – fighting an evil villain (with the help…

Following the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman in 2014, we thought about ‘Almost Famous,’ which made us think of Stillwater and then other fake movie bands we love.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, “August: Osage County” playwright, Tracy Letts, said the difference between watching a movie and a play is “…the way…

Even though “Please Mr. Kennedy” is probably still stuck in most people’s heads, it is officially a new year full of films with music that…

Why ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Will Have You Singing The Blues From the moment we saw Leonard DiCaprio bust a move in the trailer for…

This year brought moviegoers an array of music that ranged from uplifting (About Time “How Long Will I Love You”) to depressing (The Great Gatsby’s…

In a Q&A after a recent screening of Another Day/Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis, T Bone Burnett was asked why he…

Editor’s note: Our review of Out of the Furnace originally ran during this year’s AFI Fest, but we’re re-posting it now as the film opens…