“The Painted Veil” * A Love Story?

Actually, it is a love story, just sort of backwards. Instead of a passion that grows and then atrophies, this story follows a dead relationship on its road to vitality and a wondrous respect. I wasn’t quite sure why I liked “The Painted Veil”(2006). Did I fall into it so easily because of...

National Black Arts Festival * Atlanta 7/20 – 7/29, 2007

The National Black Arts Festival (NBAF), a non-profit cultural institution based in Atlanta, Georgia, celebrates the contributions of people of African descent and their impact on world cultures. Scheduled to appear are artists such as singer Roberta Flack, pictured above, actor and activist Danny Glover,...

Extra Hot

I’ve had the privilege to live in two areas of the country that yearly have what might seen as extreme weather. What I find fascinating is that in Alaska when the temperature rose to 10 below 0, it felt like a heat wave. Now living in Central Arizona, we are enjoying a very cool 103 degrees. In this...

Africa Onstage * Thru August 26, 2007

“Africa Onstage: Let us tell you a story…” at the Stanford Summer Theater (SST), in Stanford, CA,  will offer a look at the cultural and political impact of the West on Africa through theater, storytelling, dance, and music. Included are 4 stage productions and a Monday night film series....

Beliefs

Kate Winslet is an actor who delivers. I recently watched “Little Children” and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Ms. Winslet is very consistent, consistently excellent. The first movie I saw her in was Quills, (I am that odd person who has never seen Titanic) Both of these Motion...