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The TV theme song. Just saying those words makes me smile. Or sigh. Or get a little pissed off. Or all three at once. Because once upon a time, the TV theme song mattered. It wasn’t just background noise. It wasn’t something you skipped past so you could shave ten seconds off your binge-watch session. It was an event. It was a statement. It was mood, tone, personality, storytelling, and sometimes the entire damn plot of the show, delivered in under a minute. And now? It’s pre

The outstanding new Martin Scorsese -produced documentary "Beatles '64"  has been released on Disney+ this week, and it is definitely worth watching. It is a terrific film that captures the madness of the Beatles' arrival in the U.S. and the aftermath of their first three-week visit to the country in February 1964, which included their historic appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Directed by David Tedeschi , this impressive work is loaded with outstanding archival footage,