It should be rather obvious that this weekend’s 40th anniversary of Woodstock is producing a torrent of recollections about the event, on th...

The French film critic André Bazin was able to find a moment of redeeming value in an otherwise forgettable movie. For him, a mediocre film ...

Like any avant-garde movement, rock ‘n’ roll became “popular” because it found a glamorous figure that attracted the interest and attention ...

There was a painting for sale on eBay a few days ago depicting Elvis, dressed in a white, rhinestone-studded jumpsuit, poised as if he were ...

Since we’re in the dog days, I thought I’d reflect on my blog these days. In an earlier post, in January of this year, I said I anticipated ...

According to Thomas Doherty, in his book Teenagers and Teenpics , it was the use of “Rock Around the Clock” over the opening credits of Blac...

In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein , Victor Frankenstein’s creation—the “monster”—eventually sees his reflection in the water, and is shoc...

Cadillac Records (2008) probably should have been a TV mini-series, which would have allowed the filmmakers to sort out what is now essenti...

The nightmarish scenario of Philip K. Dick’s short story, “A Little Something For Us Tempunauts” (1975), depicts time travelers (“tempunauts...

July 20, 1969: As Bogey says in Casablanca , “That was so long ago I don’t remember.” Actually, I do remember where I was, at least, when N...

Son of the god Apollo (proficient on the lyre) and Calliope (Muse of epic poetry), Orpheus was a richly gifted musician admired for his imme...

As a form of literacy, lists are undoubtedly provocative. Rolling Stone ’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” posted on the web ...