Review

To actually see 15,000 performers begins to put things in perspective. Lets face it Cats’ is a big production by our standards.

“Those that stop their questioning at 75, 60, even 30, cut short their explorations and end up with permanently unfinished lives.” (From “Life Beyond Measure: Letter to My Great-Granddaughter”)

Wise octogenarian Sydney Poitier has been a national treasure for quite awhile. He’s won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a [...]

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 [...]

I got tagged by James Neil Hollingsworth a delightful and thoughtful painter. I am now required to list 5 little known facts about myself, then “tag” five other artists to do the same.
Here are my five:

When I was 15 I had this mad infatuation (nothing more) with a niece of Edvard Munch. We worked together [...]

I was reading a movie review and the writer described the film as “Felliniesque”.  No reference to the director, for whom the term was coined, just - “Felliniesque”. I got it.
Federico Fellini (Dec. 1924 - Dec. 1976) was one of the most influential Italian writer/directors of his day.
His films were character driven, people and plots sometimes [...]

“There is no terror in the bang, just in the anticipation of it.”  Alfred Hitchcock

Partial AMC TV listings below courtesy of AOL. (Sometimes 2 movies a day - double features!)
*The Birds (1963) Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette
Mon Sep 17 08:00P / Tue Sep 18 05:30P
*Dial M for Murder (1954) Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert [...]

* October 18 - 21
14th Annual African American Film Marketplace and Short Film Showcase. Hosted by Award-winning Filmmaker Julie Dash. There will be films and filmmakers, workshops, seminars, vendors, and networking opportunities.
For more info:
310.284.3170 - www.bherc.org
Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, CA
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Famed director Ingmar Bergman passed away last week, (along with another legendary filmaker, Michelangelo Antonioni). Of course, there is acknowledgment of his talent and what he brought to film, but, frankly, I immediately felt this wave of nostalgia. 
I associate Mr. Bergman with a black and white film about a chalk faced man in a black [...]

A violent, hard film, no sweetness here, no happy ending. Who’re the good guys? Who’s wearing the “white” hat?
Cynical with assorted shades of grey, both cops and criminals seem to have other revenue sources, sort of a cross pollination effect.
As always, this director knows the value of a good story- a lot of blood, high [...]