Between the late 1970s and the early 2000s, popular music became a key component of Hollywood filmmaking. The advent and popularity of MTV introduced the…
Sounds of Cinema
The effort to stop Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has hit a critical point. Lawsuits have been filed and a trial date is set…
Today’s episode continued Sounds of Cinema’s programming for America’s semiquincentennial with a look at movies that have captured and defined American culture. Last week’s episode…
Harry Benshoff and Sean Griffin are the authors of America on Film: Representing Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality at the Movies. Harry Benshoff is a…
Independence Day brings with it Sounds of Cinema’s annual controversial films special, celebrating freedom of speech with a look at movies that have been censored,…
Update: Sounds of Cinema’s semiquincentennial programming has been expanded from two shows to three. This Independence Day marks the United States’ semiquincentennial and Sounds of…
We are now at the most critical point in the potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount. And as such, we are also at…
Today’s episode of Sounds of Cinema looked at “movies that rock” including rock musicals and biopics. Here is the commentary from the show. The Beatles…
89.7 KMSU FM “The Maverick” will hold its 2026 Spring Pledge Drive April 22 – May 1. If you listen to Sounds of Cinema from…
Barry Keith Grant is Professor Emeritus of Film Studies and Popular Culture at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. He is the author and editor of…