Monthly Archives: September 2015

(Brian Miles and Paul Rischer harassing chick Diane Minaker while, uninterested, Rick and Wayne Fraser  casually talk music and enjoy a laugh at the back of our grade 12 class before afternoon classes begin; photo by the talented Bill Barkman) We … Continue reading →

(Rick in gr. 12 English, back of class, reading poetry) Much have I travelled in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold. … Continue reading →

We live in an age of image-laden screens and customized e-media, an age in which information, e-connectedness, and money rule all. Whatever remnants of poetry, as it used to be studied in schools and universities, has morphed into the blase … Continue reading →

(friend-Edmonton Albanian poet Kadrush Radogoshi’s latest work published in an Albanian magazine originally started in 1888!) (back cover of magazine: Kadrush and his nice wife in lower centre–met her last evening; inside mag, RD’s intro to KR’s work presented in English and … Continue reading →

(Tory and Rutherford discussing the fall weather; Barbara Paterson’s excellent statue) (Arts building still has red leaves on red brick) (Humanities Centre theatre exit) (An uncommon view of Rutherford House) (Geosciences outdoor rock exhibit by tree grove) (large spreading tree near … Continue reading →

Crow wins.

(a nice, clean DVD print from Universal–A Paramount Picture) A nice mix of elements including Alan Ladd as Raven (a cat-loving professional killer),Veronica Lake (a pretty nightclub magician-singer), Robert Preston (her cop-boyfriend), and a successful script adaptation of a Graham Greene thriller A Gun … Continue reading →

Screenplay by Steinbeck, based on his children’s book/novella; directed by Lewis Milestone (who also directed the original classic Of Mice and Men). This was intended to be family film about a boy’s coming-of-age via horse. The only character of interest is … Continue reading →

(available from MPI Home Video) Those were the days, indeed. One of the best historical films ever made and a strong script that began as a stageplay, Becket is a study of two friends, betrayal, and conflict between state and … Continue reading →

All it takes are two spinners to collect the unsuspecting flotsam of long summer nights. Apart in the same yard we cast our respective filaments– some to control, some to set free, some in love, some from death itself. Silver … Continue reading →