Saturday Cinema

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel looks at the career of Robert Preston, and shares some of Henry Mancini's music from 'Victor/Victoria'.

This 1969 romantic comedy features Jack Lemmon, Catherine Deneuve, Sally Kellerman and a wonderful supporting cast. The film's title tune proved a big hit for composer Burt Bacharach, finding its way onto radio as well as into restaurants and department stores. Hearing it on this week's Flicks in Five may jog your memory.

Alfred Hitchcock arrived in Hollywood in the 1930s, and by the late 1950s, his nine-stroke pencil caricature had become internationally famous. In 1960, Hitch released of one of his best known films, 'Psycho'. On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel will share some of Bernard Herrmann's unforgettable music from that soundtrack.

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares some of John Williams's evocative score from the 1987 film, Empire of the Sun.

With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, this week's Flicks in Five looks at John Ford's 1952 film about an American prizefighter who visits Ireland.

On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear some of John Barry's score for the 1979 made-for-TV adaptation of 'The Corn is Green'.

The Oscars are coming up on Feb. 26, and "La La Land" has been nominated for a record-tying 14 awards. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear Justin Hurwitz's "Epilogue" from the film.

Howard Shore's Oscar-winning score to 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King' features different types of artists: actor Viggo Mortensen, flutist James Galway, soprano Renee Fleming and vocalist Annie Lennox can all be heard in the music. Hear some of Shore's music on this week's Flicks in Five.

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares some of the beautiful main theme to 'On Golden Pond', composed by jazz great, Dave Grusin.

As we head into the awards season for movies, it's interesting to consider the nominee who didn't win on the day, but Elmer Bernstein's score has outlived the film itself to become part of our popular culture.