The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along ...

It’s axiomatic in the commercial theater that two shows always sell: “Fiddler on the Roof” and “The Sound of Music.” Why? Both are beloved works of genius that are generous when it comes to human ...

Bleeding Fingers principal composer Kara Talve and score producer Russell Emanuel were inspired by "Jaws" and more iconic horror influences for latest "Treehouse of Horror." Yes, that was a “Jaws” ...

The first blockbuster in history, Jaws, chowed down on $16 million in its 50th anniversary re-release, swimming onto regular and premium theaters including IMAX and Dolby Cinema. Roy Scheider and ...

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

The movie Jaws came out 50 years ago. To celebrate, the Florida Orchestra is adding a special Jaws concert to its lineup. Robert Redford, film icon, Oscar-winning director and activist, dead at 89 ...

See Edgartown through the eyes of the man who chose Martha’s Vineyard for the set of “Jaws” back in 1973. Production designer Joe Alves walks us through the iconic town and explains how it was ...

Some fifteen years ago, when I was but a freshly minted college graduate, I interned at Turner Classic Movies in Atlanta. It was the dream for an avid Old Hollywood fan. Even at 21, I could throw down ...

Lindsay L. Graff is a shark researcher and PhD candidate in marine biology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. There are few summer traditions more predictable than turning sharks into ...

A new documentary explores how Steven Spielberg’s hit reshaped the movie industry 50 years ago and why it resonates today. Hint: It’s not the shark. By Chris Vognar On the most basic level “Jaws” is a ...

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At a dock on Martha's Vineyard is the Orca, the boat from "Jaws." It's a replica, of course; the original one sank, weighed down by a five-ton man-eating shark. The guy next to the Orca, however, is ...