A Track-by-Track Breakdown of the “La La Land” Soundtrack

The Feeling of “La La Land”

I’ve noticed that as I’ve gotten older, I’ve stopped feeling life as much. What does that mean? Youthful…

Summer Stock

As I was watching “Summer Stock” it seemed like a pretty prototypical MGM musical of the era. It wasn’t a knockout, all the plot…

The Long Goodbye

The final film in our Philip Marlowe Marathon is “The Long Goodbye.” Robert Altman’s classic 1973 take on Raymond Chandler’s…

Rebel Without a Cause

The last entry in our series of movies that inspired or are referenced by “La La Land,” is “Rebel Without a Cause.” This…

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Up next in our series of movies that inspired or are referenced by “La La Land,” is “The Young Girls of…

The Big Sleep

The first entry in our Philip Marlowe Marathon is “The Big Sleep.” This is probably the most famous of the film adaptations featuring…

Murder, My Sweet

The next entry in our Philip Marlowe Marathon is “Murder, My Sweet.” Here, Marlowe is played by Dick Powell in a more…

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The next entry in our series of movies that inspired or are referenced by “La La Land,” is “The Umbrellas of…