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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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Met Opera Round-Up: The Season’s Last Gasp — ‘Tristan,’ ‘The Flying Dutchman,’...
Richard Wagner at the piano (1813-1883)Operatic Odd CouplesThey met in Paris in 1860: the renowned Italian master of opera buffa, Gioachino Rossini, and the... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Julio Mazzei, the Cosmos and the Untold Story of the Man Behind the Glasses (Par...
Professor Julio Mazzei (Photo: Getty Images)Dénouement: Decline and FallWith Pelé’s departure, the North American Soccer League (NASL) and Warner... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Children of the Night’ — Celluloid Creatures and Other Movie Monsters
The Count (Bela Lugosi) welcomes Renfield to his castle in Dracula (1931)The Fear FactorLike many individuals of my generation before and after me, I grew up... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Old Rockers Never Die, They Just Flail Away: ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ the Beatles, and...
The Beatles in uniform on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)The Flip SideWhen I finished writing and posting Part One of this piece, I realized to my... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Met Opera Round-Up: The Season’s Last Gasp with ‘Guillaume Tell,’ ‘Tristan,’...
Rossini’s Guillaume Tell at the Metropolitan Opera (Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera)Past Glories, Future SuccessesThere’s no doubt about it: the Metropolitan Oper... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Delivered in Pain: The Birth of Nations — Operas, Musicals and Movies with...
Ce-le-brate Good Times, Come On!Poster art for Cecil B. DeMille’s Unconquered (1947)A happy and belated July 4 to one and all! Read more
Posted on 10 July 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Old Rockers Never Die, They Just Flail Away: ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ the Beatles, the...
Album cover for the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)A Year in the LifeIf 1968 was considered a landmark year for our planet, then 1967 was... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1956): No Sleep for the Weary
Becky (Dana Wynter), Jack (King Donovan), Teddy (Carolyn Jones) Miles (Kevin McCarthy) are speechless in Don Siegel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)Wha... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Star Wars,’ the Original Series (Part Six): ‘The Empire Strikes Back, Episode V...
Poster art for Star Wars — Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Stuck in a RutInside the asteroid, the Millennium Falcon and its passengers appear to be saf... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘The Invisible Man’ (1933) — Can You See Me Now?
Jack Griffin (Claude Rains) explains his worldview to Flora (Gloria Stuart) in James Whales’ The Invisible Man (1933)A solitary figure toting a large suitcase i... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Met Opera Round-Up: ‘Casting’ an Ever-Wider Net While Singing the Broadcast Blue...
The Met Opera’s staging of The Death of Klinghoffer, with Paulo Szot (left) as the Captain, and Sean Pannikar (right) as the Terrorist (Photo: Met Opera)The Tim... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Julio Mazzei, the Cosmos and the Untold Story of the Man Behind the Glasses (Par...
Cosmos soccer star Pele at the Meadowlands in New Jersey (Photo: Alamy Stock Footage)The Search for Order in the Soccer UniverseAccording to Clive Toye (in the... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT -
‘When the Legend Becomes Fact’ — Hollywood and the Historical Film (Part Four):...
Liz (Cissy Spacek) Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) in their living room, in JFK (1991)Quo Vadis, Domine?”Liz Garrison (Cissy Spacek), District Attorney Jim... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Skipping the Groove: The Long-Lost Art of the Complete Opera Album (Part Two) —...
Sophia Loren (Aida) Afro Poli (Amonasro) in the film version of Verdi’s Aida (1953)Lights! Camera! Opera!From Puccini to his illustrious predecessor, Verdi,... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Skipping the Groove: The Long-Lost Art of the Complete Opera Album (Part One)
Enrico Caruso (ca. 1910) listening to a gramophone recordingDawn of the Sound EraIn the beginning (of the recording industry, that is), there were wax cylinders. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Gods, Devils, Sinners and Saints — Visions of Heaven and Hell in the Movies (Par...
Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold) bargains with Mr. Scratch (Walter Huston) in William Dieterle’s The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)The Wages of SinSelling one’s... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Met Opera Round Up: Singing the Broadcast Blues (Part Two): ‘Nabucco,’ ‘La...
Set for Verdi’s Nabucco at the Met (Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera)Now, Where Were We?Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio and Verdi’s Nabucco. Read more
Posted on 09 April 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘When the Legend Becomes Fact’ — Hollywood and the Historical Film (Part...
President Kennedy First Lady Jackie in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963 (Photo: AP)So Let It Be RewrittenReturning to the topic of history on film — and specifically to... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
Gods, Devils, Sinners and Saints — Visions of Heaven and Hell in the Movies
The Devil Himself! Darkness (Tim Curry) in Ridley Scott’s LegendIt’s the Time of the Season!The Easter-Passover season has drawn upon us. And as such, we make... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA -
‘Carrie’ (1976): Be Careful Who You Pick On
Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) Tommy Ross (William Katt) at the senior prom in Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976)Have you ever been bullied at school? At the... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2017 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA