Milestone for the Apollo – 75 Years
The Apollo Theater In Harlem
Everyone played the Apollo. I remember leaving school early on Wednesdays and standing on line to get in to see James Brown, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry or the Moonglows. In those days you could sit through and catch a second show which we did often.
A lot of our neighborhood...
The Kelly Ellman Fashion Design Gallery and Orme Lewis Gallery
February 21 2009 – July 5, 2009
“Romantic ideas of chivalry and courtly magnificence from the Middle Ages have inspired the use of medieval silhouettes and details in modern fashion design, literature, architecture and art. Also known as Gothic style, medievalism blossomed in the mid-19th century...
A “Social Realist” Painter
Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) * American artist painted New York City life of the 1920s and ‘30s.
I love the “movement” of his paintings. You can see the fabric flutter, hear the music…terrific.
Not all of Marsh’s paintings are quite so colorful, he gravitated toward regular people in the streets,...
Posted by Sandy in Actors, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Directors, Featured Articles, Film, Movies on 02 24th, 2009 | No Comments
DVD Corner: “The Insider”
I sometimes forget how good some actors are until I see them again in a well done film.
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, and Christopher Plummer are excellent in – “The Insider”, 1999. (Not to be confused with Spike Lee’s “The Inside Man”, which I also enjoyed)
Based on a 1996 Vanity Fair magazine...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Directors, Featured Articles, Film, Photograhy on 02 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
La Battaglia di Algeri
Could it be because this movie is French that it is ignored by politicians? Or at least very few seem to mention it. That is about as far as I am willing to go in a political debate.
“The Battle of Algiers” is a powerful film, made not long after independence was achieved. It’s grainy...
It’s not Sentimental–Slumdog Wins
Sometimes people want to see a film that is entertaining, joyous and uplifting. My regrets to the New York Times and The New Yorker.
“Slumdog Millionaire” and its director, Danny Boyle, with their modern-day fairy tale about hope and hard times in the slums of Mumbai, pushed aside big-studio contenders...
The History Of American Music
Olaudah Equiano
The understanding of folk music and its lyrics can provide an unabashed depiction of the life of a people. This music is never about being popular or a hit, rather, it is always an expression of endurance.
Reviewing the songs that can be found in the book Slave Songs of the United...
Posted by Sandy in Art, Artist, Blogroll, Exhibits, Featured Articles, Museums on 02 19th, 2009 | No Comments
Guggenheim Museum – Current Exhibits
Since it is featured in an exciting shoot ’em up/shoot out scene in the new Clive Owen film, “The International”, it might be good to just remember what the fabulous Guggenheim is really up to:
“Thannhauser Collection” * The vast art collection of Justin Thannhauser, son of an art dealer,...
Posted by Sandy in Actors, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Directors, Featured Articles, Film, Movies on 02 17th, 2009 | No Comments
“Noir”
The “Film Noir” genre from the 40’ and 50’s, a label used primarily for crime dramas of that time, were mostly in black & white. They’re famous for their evocative, often lurid, pulpy titles, the snappy dialogue, the scrappy, tough guys in trench coats, (Bogart, Robinson, Ladd) and the...
50th Anniversary of ‘Kind of Blue’ and ‘Giant Steps’
The saxophonists, from left, George Garzone, Ted Nash, Sherman Irby and Walter Blanding Jr
Don’t know how to think about this, but I was there to see Miles and Coltrane. Sometimes on a Sunday afternoon at the Huntspoint Palace or on a Saturday evening at the Rene (Harlem Renaissance Ballroom)....
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