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• ‘Blade Runner’ — Windows to the Soul: Thoughts on Being Human in a Postmodern...

  

  Blade Runner – The All-Seeing EyeEarly in the 21st Century, THE TYRELL CORPORATION advanced Robot evolution into the NEXUS phase — a being virtually identical t... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• The View from the Chair — Walk of Life: An Analysis of Two Scenes from William...

  

  Poster art for William Wyler’s Ben-Hur (1959)With the coming of the fall season and the expectation of cooler and balmier days ahead, now would be an appropriat... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Autumn Leaves’ — A Song for All Seasons

  

  “The Autumn Leaves of Red and Gold”Whether it’s April in Paris, summer in the city, or winter in Red Square, it’s always fair weather in our house whenever we... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Sampa’ on My Mind — The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Following Your Dream

  

  Sao Paulo SkylineIt’s been almost a dozen years since I read an article posted by a journalistic friend of mine, whose name is John Fitzpatrick, about looking... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Who’s Afraid of Opera? — Composers and Their Silly Opera Plots (Part Two): Once...

  

  “Oh, Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?”Piotr Beczala as Romeo, and Nino Machaidze as Juliette (Photo: Robbie Jack)One of the more diverting aspects of... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Her Eyes Were Fixed on Bette Davis — ‘Now, Voyager’ and a Movie Life That...

  

  THE QUEEN “B” OF HOLLYWOOD MADE HERSELF AT HOME IN OUR LIVING ROOM AND IN MY MOTHER’S HEARTBette Davis (gossipsquare.com)“What’s on TV tonight?” I asked my... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• What’s Eating Johnny Depp? The Actor at Age 50: A Mid-Career Retrospective...

  

  Johnny Depp (galleryhip.com)We left off a while back, in our appraisal of actor Johnny Depp’s cinematic output, with comments concerning some of his more... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• When the Legend Becomes Fact — Hollywood and the Historical Film (Part Two):...

  

  Kevin Costner as D.A. Jim Garrison in Oliver Stone’s JFK “Let There Be Light” – And Let Us Be Illuminated By It Continuing with my rumination on a course I... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Star Wars,’ the Original Series (Part Four) – Changes in Altitude

  

  Star Wars — Episode IV: A New Hope Logo (dvdactive.com) The “Hope” of the HopelessAs the first film in the original series, Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• I Can See ‘Russians’ from My House — The Cold War Makes a Comeback, Thanks to...

  

  Let’s Play Thermonuclear War!Sting singing “Russians” (A M Records) Russia, the Ukraine, military invasion, conflict, Putin, Obama, oh brother, here we go again! Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Waste Land – The Musical’: ‘Ninety-Nine is Not a Hundred’ (Part Two)

  

  The conclusion to a proposed musical theater piece about the award-winning documentary ‘Waste Land’ (‘Lixo Extraordinário’)Artist Vik MunizIn the first par... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Lo, the Savior Approaches (Part Six) — ‘Yerma,’ the ‘Girl from the Clouds,’ and...

  

  Villa-Lobos’ Yerma – poster art (sagradocacete.wordpress.com)After Magdalena, Heitor Villa-Lobos’ only other stabs at the theatrical genre were the opera Yerma... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Werther’ and ‘Wozzeck’ — The Poet and the Peasant: Two Big W’s at the Met...

  

  “We Poor People”The Doctor and the Captain in Act III of WozzeckThe Great War, as it was once called, served as the dividing line between the conventions of... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• End of the Rainbow — The Curtain Falls on Brazil’s National Team at the 2014...

  

  The Soccer Lady Sings: “Deutschland Über Alles!”“Oh well, it’s only a game!” Felipao grasps German coach’s hand (dailystar.com)The other day at work someon... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Fractured Fairy Tales and Unhappy Endings at the Quarterfinals of the 2014...

  

  Cinderellas Turned into PumpkinsColombia in red, Brazil in yellow (www.nytimes.com)After the thrilling Round of 16, World Cup Soccer fans were treated to an... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Heartbreak Hotel — Team USA and Fellow Underdogs Check Out of 2014 World Cup

  

  Better Luck Next Time (in Overtime)Team USA goalie Tim Howard saves another one (www.nytimes.com)It was a heart-breaker. Oh, man, was it a heart-breaker! Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Werther’ and ‘Wozzeck’ — The Poet and the Peasant: Two Big W’s at the Met

  

  Love and Marriage (Not Necessarily in That Order)Jonas Kaufmann as Werther (Photo: Ken Howard)You could not have picked two more dissimilar subjects for operati... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Mad, Mad, the World’s Gone Mad’ – Wagner’s ‘Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg’ as...

  

  Act Two: “The Street Riot”The Sunset StripThe setting takes place on the Sunset Strip. On one side of the street is Randy Jackson’s Imported Shoe Emporium, run... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Brazil’s World Cup Runneth Over with Song — The Best of the Best by the Best

  

  Sergio Mendes Brasil ’66Ever have one of those days when you’re forced to use your head in making a last-minute decision while the pressure of a deadline loom... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Brazil 2014 World Cup Soccer Preview — Score One for the Other Side

  

  Remember: It’s Only a GameOops! Marcelo scores own goal against BrazilWell, we’re off to the races! This has turned out to be a season of disappointments and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA