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Reviews by Josmar Lopes
http://josmarlopes.wordpress.com/
Brazilian culture and history (as well as music, opera, the arts), films in general, sci-fi/fantasy/horror films in particular, TV, opera history, reviews and personalities, pop music, pop culture personalities, bossa nova, soccer. I was invited to submit my blog by Emma on Dec 6, 2012.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 426 )
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Short Takes and Retakes (Round Two): More of the Same
Oppenheimer and Barbie - or, more poetically, Barbieheimer "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" The opera world over in Europe but especially in the U.S. o... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2024 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
They Lived for Their Art — The First Ladies of Opera: Callas, Tebaldi, and...
Renata Tebaldi and her so-called "dimples of steel" (Photo: Decca Records) Verdi, Puccini...Oh, and Verismo, Too With Callas' rise, the bel canto revival... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2024 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘I Will Face My Fear’ — The Mind-Killing Little Deaths of ‘Dune’ (Part Eleven):...
Sci-Fi Channel's 'Dune' miniseries 2000: Gurney, Lady Jessica, Paul, Chani, Stilgar Past and Future Leaders As Paul reunites with his forces and prepares for th... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2024 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bronx Boy — A Novel (Part Eleven): Benny and the “Bullet” (Conclusion)
Bottom feeder par excellence: German shepherd dog barking The real trouble, as Sonny saw it, wasn't so much Benny Junior or his father Benny Senior, the surly... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2024 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bronx Boy — A Novel (Part Ten): Benny and the “Bullet”
1245 Stratford Avenue, the South Bronx Superintendents in the South Bronx had one tough job. In addition to overseeing the grounds, doing the maintenance and... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2024 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Stream of Consciousness: Leonard Bernstein, an American Master “Revealed” in...
Young Lenny Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) at his Carnegie Hall debut, in 'Maestro' (2023) Conducting One's Life in Public What's this I'm watching? Lenny snorting... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2024 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
They Lived for Their Art — The First Ladies of Opera: Callas, Tebaldi, and...
The late soprano Maria Callas as Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata A good while back, I published a blog entry devoted to "Three Titanic Tenors: Mario Del... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bronx Boy — A Novel (Part Nine): Midtown
Midtown Manhattan - View of the Murray Hill Section Manhattan. Forty-Second Street. The Big Manzana. The Big Red Apple. Sonny never thought it would be... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times’: A Met Opera Wrap-Up (Of...
The Inimitable Bob Dylan in the 1960s Look Back in Anguish There's an old Bob Dylan song that, to my mind, captures the essence of what opera, and specifically... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘I Will Face My Fear’ — The Mind-Killing Little Deaths of ‘Dune’ (Part Ten):...
The Water of Life sequence with Paul (center), Chani (left) and Mother Jessica (right) The Challenge to Leadership In a brief scene, Feyd appears with his uncle... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘There is No Spoon’ — Distorted Vision: Cyber Life in ‘The Matrix’ (1999)
Cypher, Morpheus, Neo and Trinity in the original The Matrix (1999) Mind-bending. Futuristic. Timeless. Brainteasing. Confusing. Your basic black. All of the... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bronx Boy: Chapter Eight – Crosses to Bear
Bronx River Houses circa the 1970s Terms and how they are used mean something to most people. But the term "post-traumatic stress disorder," or PTSD, did not... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
The Force of Destiny: A Death Knell for ‘Opera News’
The Met Opera's monthly magazine, 'Opera News' I opened my mouth in astonishment. Had I read that right? No, it couldn't be! I looked again. I re-read the... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Thoughts on the Elusive Nature of Kids and Adults in ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
Suzy (Kara Hayward) and Sam (Jared Gilman) struggle to understand orders Fugitives from justice. Snippets and slices of life. Fights, brawls, arguments,... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Eulogy for a Friend – A Remembrance
Helen and the NYC skyline (taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - August 2009) Helen Marie Carmel Ladmarault was born in May 1946, in the sweltering regions... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bronx Boy – A Novel (Part Seven): Temper, Temper
Photo of Fordham Road at Grand Concourse, in the Bronx "What in Hell was that?" Something banged on the ceiling above. The noise woke Sonny up. He... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘I Will Face My Fear’ — The Mind-Killing Little Deaths of ‘Dune’ (Part Nine):...
Alia Atreides (played by Laura Burton, a non-professional at the time) The Fulcrum, At Last Alia, Paul's underage sister, sits and stares at a tiny little... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bronx Boy — A Novel (Part Six): The Names People Play
S aint John of the Cross Sonny's surname was De Le Cruz. That is to say, his "official" last name, as it appeared in the local Puerto Rican Civil Registry. Abou... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
In Flight – A ‘Dream Zine’ Poem
(Today's piece is a short poem by guest contributor Thais Angelica Tavares Lopes. Thais Angelica is my oldest daughter. Her varied background encompasses a rang... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bronx Boy — A Novel (Part Five): ‘Las Chicas’ and Soundview
Puerto Rican boy meets girl in the South Bronx (Photo credit: Stephen Shames) "Dang, bro, what's wrong wid you? Do you or do you not like Puerto Rican girls?" ... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2023 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA