Posted by Sandy in Blogroll, Books, Writers on 04 28th, 2008 | No Comments

Zora Neale Hurston – Story Teller

I enjoyed “Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun”, a PBS “American Masters” documentary that I watched last week. Ms Hurston, 1891 – 1960, started to publish right after the height of the Harlem Renaissance. The ability to support oneself with art that explored the African-American experience...
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Posted by Bob Martin in Movies on 04 25th, 2008 | No Comments

Another look at "In the Bedroom"

I really liked “In the Bedroom” the first time I saw it. It’s a movie with a monster who does not look like a monster. I recently watched the ending and appreciated the craft of the entire crew, especially the director in the choices he made. For me the movie is not about the crimes...
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Posted by Sandy in Actors, Art, Artist, Directors, Live Performance, Museums on 04 23rd, 2008 | No Comments

BTW…April in NYC (Part 2)

So, I’m still living on the fumes of my April in New York City adventure. Went to MOMA on 53rd St and saw the usual suspects – Cezanne, Picasso, Gauguin, Rothko, etc. But, then I went into a little room with the Van Gogh’s. I’ve always liked his work, but I had never seen them in person. They...
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Posted by Sandy in Actors on 04 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment

BTW…NYC in April 2008

I had a great time on my recent city visit. I set up a series of “play dates”: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, “Passing Strange”, “Macbeth” and “Thurgood”. I enjoyed them all! Macbeth My niece, Cybel, and I loved “Macbeth” with Patrick Stewart, (a consummate theater actor, but,...
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Posted by Bob Martin in Art on 04 17th, 2008 | No Comments

Playing the “Who’s the Best” Game

After spending weeks following sports, you come away feeling that there is a top ten to every subject. Who are the top ten “Point Guards” to ever play the game. Who are the best Golfers, who is or was the best putter, who the best sports announcer. It seems fitting and at the same time unrealistic...
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Posted by Sandy in Art, Books on 04 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments

The Artist Known as Bob Dylan

We all know that he writes, he sings, he’s a poet, he’s a musician – he just received an honorary Pulitzer Prize for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.” Nice, but, did you know that...
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Posted by Sandy in Art on 04 6th, 2008 | No Comments

Aretha Franklin

“Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul” This fabulous CD (October, 2007), covers the years 1966 to 1974. It has some unreleased songs, some outtakes and of course some of those familiar classics that did make it onto the radio such as, “Rock...
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Posted by Joel in Actors, Creativity, Culture, Film, Movies, Theater on 04 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comment

AZ Black Film Showcase Success

All of the many ways one can shape the public perception of a culture through film were alive and well this month. From a visionary film maker and producer, marketing professional, events producer, to actors. If you weren’t in AZ for the Black Film Showcase, you should have been. I interviewed...
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