Category Archives: Arts
New Born, by Ella Hickson
This got a tremendous review from the New York Times, and it was mostly sold out — you could get a seat here and there on different nights, which is how I got a single seat toward the back of … Continue reading
The minutiae of a writer’s life
This is so typical of the scraps to which writers must cling in order to convince themselves that they are writers, and not hobbyists or imposters. I don’t know why actors have no problem with this. An actor may never … Continue reading
Art Isn’t Easy, by Daniel Okrent
I’d have to go through my playbills and figure out when it was that Stephen Sondheim and his husband sat down next to my friend. He (Sondheim, not my friend), died in late 2021 so I’m thinking it was before … Continue reading
Midnight Cowboy, by James Leo Herlihy
For an unsuccessful novel, it has certainly been published enough times. According to Goodreads, there are 60 editions of this short and intense novel and I suppose it’s almost certainly because of the amazing movie that was made of it, … Continue reading
The Leftovers, by Tom Perrotta
I just read that this was the most perfect series ever, lasting just 3 seasons for very good reasons. I’m not sure I would agree. The book was published in 2011 and the series aired 2014 – 2017. When I … Continue reading
Safe. by Todd Haines
I recently had a chance to see the 4K restoration of this movie, and to see Julianne Moore and Todd Haynes “introduce” the movie. They were fine but mostly just said how much they enjoyed working together and how it … Continue reading
Skincare, by Austin Peters and 2 others
Elizabeth Banks is one of those stars that always seems to come near greatness but never quite reaches it. She reminds me of Debby Reynolds or Joan Collins vs. Elizabeth Taylor. Or in the more modern version: Jennifer Aniston vs. … Continue reading
Housekeeping for Beginners, by Goran Stolevski
Goran Stolevski is an extremely talented filmmaker who lives Down Under but is originally from Macedonia. He gets the details so damn right it just boggles the mind. In “Of An Age,” for example, one of the characters is an … Continue reading
The Man In The High Castle, by P.K. Dick
I watched the entire series and then read the book because I wanted to see the changes that were made and if they actually translated Dick’s work and ideas into the film. In one way they did. In another, not. … Continue reading
Horizon, updated
I’m pretty sorry to hear that Horizon Chapter 2 has been pulled from its original August release. I saw Chapter 1 again and it was much clearer the second time around. It still suffers from the basic flaw of not … Continue reading