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• ‘When the Legend Becomes Fact’ – Hollywood and the Historical Film: The Addendum

  

  After railing on about how science fiction, horror, fantasy and dystopian features have occupied the thoughts and minds of moviegoers, producers and directors o... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Dialogues with Marjorie Mazzei Raggo: The Daughter Behind the Man Behind the...

  

  Josmar Lopes - I'm so glad that your family gave the go-ahead for me to start the translation. I agree with your mom about the original title. Professor did go... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Bronx Boy — A Novel

  

  Introduction There's something captivating, even disturbing about documenting a person's life. Questions come up, one more obvious than the other: Where do you... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Another Opening, Another Show — Live It Up, People!

  

  Close it up, call it a day, whatever term of art tickles your fancy. Yes, the Metropolitan Opera's 2021-2022 season - a difficult one, indeed, for the company... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘When the Legend Becomes Fact’ — Hollywood and the Historical Film (Part Six,...

  

  The original 'Jurassic Park' logo aligned with the original 'Alien': Monsters of a feather fight together Is It 'Real' or Is It 'Reel'? Science fiction and... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Star Wars,’ The Original Series (Part Ten): ‘Episode VI, Return of the Jedi’ — ...

  Revelations of character relationships can be tricky to pull off. That Lucas and his crew were able to keep a lid on so much information about and between the... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Of Princes and Potentates — The Met Opera Presents Borodin’s ‘Prince Igor’ and...

  Verdi's five-act opus maximus Don Carlos is the veteran composer's longest stage-work by far. It was written and conceived for the Paris Opéra in French and,... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• Of Princes and Potentates — The Met Opera Presents Borodin’s ‘Prince Igor’ and...

  When artists of the highest caliber are called upon to make what amounts to career-killing choices by the companies that employ them, we, the listening and... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• A Slap-Happy Time at the Oscars!

  

  Chris Rock (left) on the receiving end of Will Smith's sucker-punch slap at the 2022 Oscars Will, You Still Love Me in the Morning, Right? I don't watch the... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘I Will Face My Fear’ — The Mind-Killing Little Deaths of ‘Dune’ (Part Seven):...

  

  Paul (Alec Newman) and Chani (Barbora Kodetova) in the Water of Life sequence from 'Dune' (2000) We Are the Fighters Upon Jamis' death, one that young Paul... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘I Will Face My Fear’ — The Mind-Killing Little Deaths of ‘Dune’ (Part Six):...

  

  Logo for Sci-Fi Channel's 'Dune' miniseries from 2000, written and directed by John Harrison Recap and Summary As we have become aware, Paul Atreides goes on a... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• All the Time in the World — ‘Cast Away’ (2000)

  "Time? Time is a precious commodity." How many times have you heard that? The expressions, "Don't waste time, take advantage of it," or "Waste not, want not,"... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• The Next Move is Yours: Tragedy Defines Strategy in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ (Part...

  Narrow hallways. Skewed perspectives. The camera stares straight ahead and into its subject's eyes. It tries to peer inside their minds, to see what makes them... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘They’re BACK!!!’ — More’s the Merrier with the Met Opera Company

  

  Nicolas Joel's Met Opera production of 'Fidelio' (Photo: Metropolitan Opera) Into the Operatic Breach, My Friends! Time heals all wounds. Is that a fact? Well,... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• An ‘Amen’ for Sidney Poitier

  

  Sidney Poitier during 2006 Cannes Film Festival - Opening Night Gala - Inside at Palais de Festival in Cannes, France. (Photo by Toni Anne... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2022 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ (2012) — Wes Anderson’s Guide to Young Adulthood

  

  'Moonrise Kingdom' by writer-director Wes Anderson (2012) "Kids! What's the matter with kids today?" complained comedian Paul Lynde in the 1963 musical-comedy... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2021 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Star Wars,’ The Original Series (Part Nine): ‘Episode VI, Return of the Jedi’...

  

  Poster Art for 'Return of the Jedi' (1983) Return of the Naïve George Lucas found himself in a quandary: How does one tie up all the loose ends that have been... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2021 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘Gods and Monsters’ (1998) — A ‘Whale’ of a Tale

  

  Sir Ian McKellen as British director James Whale in 'Gods and Monsters' (1998) Here's a little background information on British director, stage actor and... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2021 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• ‘I Will Face My Fear’ — The Mind-Killing Little Deaths of ‘Dune’ (Part Five):...

  

  The evil Baron Harkonnen (Ian McNeice) in the Sci-Fi Channel's 'Dune' miniseries from 2000 Writer-director John Harrison, visual effects supervisor Ernest... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2021 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA

• They’re BACK!!!’ — And Let the Met Opera Season Begin (Yet Again)

  

  What 2021-2022 Will (Hopefully) Bring You heard it here, folks! The Met Opera is back - in full force and with a vengeance. Or, rather, it WILL be back. Bigger... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2021 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, THEATRE & OPERA