Every now and then, a soundtrack comes along that freezes a music-historical moment in amber for a new generation. In 1983, The Big Chill soundtrack helped yuppies discover Motown. Frank Ocean surely ...

One of my favorite tapes as a kid was the Big Chill soundtrack. How could it not have been? It’s an oldies juggernaut, almost toothache-inducing with its hits on hits on hits. But I never saw the ...

A compilation album to celebrate the 15th anniversary of music festival The Big Chill is to be released. The record will be made up of tracks chosen by headlining acts from previous festivals, ...

Some movies are born significant, some achieve significance, and some have significance thrust upon them – not always in the way their makers would have wished. An intended lament for the death of the ...

With “The Big Chill” being popular with audiences and many critics, it seemed probable the film would be an awards player going into 1984. However, some critics dismissed it, like Dave Kehr in Chicago ...