Monthly Archives: March 2013

“And then–I introduce them to Harvey. And he’s bigger and grander than anything they offer me. And–when they leave, they leave impressed.”                                              “Ah–well, some people are blind. That’s very often brought to my attention.”                    -Elwood P. Dowd (in Mary Chase’s … Continue reading →

(BTW/ highly recommended–the current run of Shaw’s St. Joan at Studio Theatre directed by 30-year-director Micheline Chevrier.) Joan is very much a reminder of what was possible for remarkable young women of the 1400s, as well as the limits and … Continue reading →

(from The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age) -Language is the soul’s ozone layer and we thin it at our peril. -Serious reading is above all an agency of self-making. -Syntactic masonry is already a dying … Continue reading →

“O for a life of sensations!”–John Keats E-communication (whether by phone or computer) can certainly be very powerful, intimate, and connective, though like most things, it has its limits and limitations. I will say that–as evidenced in/by this blog–words, feelings, … Continue reading →

(This is a repost of the 1st blog entry posted back on August 26, 2012. If this topic interests you, you might want to start reading this blog from the beginning since it has unfolded organically and sequentially. The blog’s themes begin … Continue reading →

(4th in a series of movie reviews from my 2004-2005 film classification days) FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL (1997) Stars: Dave Hoover, George Mendonca, Ray Mendez, Rodney Brooks Directed by Errol Morris “I wanted to be a Clyde Beatty.” … Continue reading →

THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Director: Luc Jacquet Classification: General The March of the Penguins is an unexpectedly moving documentary about a year in the life of emperor penguins that manage to survive impossible odds and the brutal conditions of … Continue reading →

CAPOTE (2005) Director: Bennett Miller Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener “All I want to do is write the ending and there is no ending in sight.” Based on true life events, Capote is a quiet-toned film about the 1960s … Continue reading →

KLUTE (1971) Director: Alan J. Pakula Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland “There are little corners in everyone which were better off left alone.” Klute is a classic thriller about three very different people engaged in a common search for identity. … Continue reading →

Freedom is universally acknowledged to be a good, desirable thing. There are the large en masse freedoms for the many, such as the end of a war or a dictatorship. As seen on tv news, people are usually quite happy … Continue reading →