6.28: Interview with author Ray Morton and Glam Metal Shark Attack (2024)

Ray Morton is an author and film historian who has published eight books on cinema history including CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: THE MAKING OF STEVEN SPIELBERG'S CLASSIC FILM, MUSIC ON FILM: A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, and MUSIC ON FILM: AMADEUS. He has also contributed to numerous oral histories, including books on the STAR WARS, PLANET OF THE APES, and James Bond films. Ray has appeared in a number of cinema-related documentaries and contributed commentary tracks to several blu-rays,

Ray has also written scripts for film and television and articles for numerous publications. He as a senior writer and columnist for Script Magazine. and has worked as a story analyst and screenplay consultant for producers, professional screenwriters, and aspirants.

Ray's newest book is KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON -- REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, an expanded version of a book first published in 2005.