All little boys grow up, except one. Steven Spielberg’s Hook asks what would happen if the world’s most famous eternal child not only became a man, but a husband and father too. The answer is an intriguing, if not always satisfying foray into the Peter Pan mythos. Peter Banning (Robin Williams) is a middle-aged, workaholic […]
In Celebration of John Williams
Film music lovers, rejoice: John Williams, one of cinema’s greatest composers, turns 85 today. Born in Floral Park, New York, in 1932, Williams served in the Air Force, studied music at Juilliard and played jazz in New York City night clubs before moving to Los Angeles to work in film. He soon got a job […]