Forbidden Games

This is a stunning film.  Beautifully done.  See it.

Van Gogh FAQ

I am frequently asked questions about Vincent so FYI

This is what acting is.

Goodwin's book is superb, but Day-Lewis incarnates Lincoln.

No, No, No!

Another production of King Lear that has Lear molesting his daughters?  How tiresome, banal and ridiculous. 

There is nothing in the play to support that interpretation.  Further -- if Lear is a monster, it makes Cordelia, Kent, Edgar, Gloucester, the Fool, Albany and his knights blithering idiots.  They love him.

Most important - if Lear is an incestuous monster, there is no tragedy whatsoever.  He deserves everything he gets.  That makes Shakespeare a blithering idiot.

Please.

Dead Gitmo detainee was cleared for release in 2009

So much for Obama's promises.  And where is the anti-war demonstration?  You can't object only when the party you don't like is in power.  Sheer hypocrisy.

Jekyll & Hyde

Synetic's upcoming production sure to be splendid.

Was Vincent van Gogh color-blind?

A major problem with the suggestion of color-blindness is that it ignores van Gogh's incredibly specific written description of his paintings.  I think not.

It Borders on Racist

For those who find it loathsome to vote for either Obama or Romney, I suggest you read the interview in Salon with Gary Johnson, the only candidate with the intelligence, the courage and the integrity to qualify for the presidency.

How to give elephants nightmares. They do remember.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/discovery-presents/videos/meet-the-elephant-man-promo.htm

Hitler FInds Out Romney Strapped His Dog to the Car Roof

Hysterical. Funniest video I've ever seen. Wonderful.

Please sign the petition

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/nude-scanner-order/

This is an opportunity to force the TSA to comply with court directives.

New van Gogh exhibit

Van Gogh: Up Close - Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Opens at the National Gallery of Canada Until September 3, 2012

Source: PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1cBIK)

Exhibit details

http://www.gallery.ca/en/see/exhibitions/upcoming/details/van-gogh-up-close-70

Reference to The Eyes of Van Gogh

Sugar Ray Robinson: Bright Lights and Dark Shadows

An excellent biography of one of the two greatest prizefighters of all time.




A profile of the man considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound fighter of all time includes film clips and interviews with Jake LaMotta, journalist Nigel Collins, wife Edna Mae Robinson and son Ray Robinson Jr. The original score was composed and performed by Wynton Marsalis...