And so we saw the King Lear last night. It was glorious. There is something magical in the fact that the entire production was done without microphones in a theater the size of Royce Hall. By no means am I equipped with the expertise to offer any critical revelation or opinion on the production. Suffice [...]
For no good reason the ol’ lady and I watched The Karate Kid for the umpteenth time tonight. Although Gomez’ obsession with “Sweep the leg” has become infectious, my new favorite line comes as an off the cuff diss at young Daniel-san: “It must be Take-A-Worm-For-A-Walk Week.” Just brilliant. This post also serves as a [...]
I’m quite disturbed by this – I saw it on TV tonight shortly after the discussion about protests and puppets. There is something scary in the commercial. That it’s selling vodka furthers the problem for me. Reminds me a bit of dialogue at the recent workshop I presented: a teacher completely disregarded an merit of [...]
Returned from meeting number two of a focused book club entitled “Planet of the Humans.” The club, its organizer, and meeting location all deserve elaborate, extensive posts; not something I’m going to do quite yet. While books one and two focused on specific relationships with nature, tonight’s discussion looked specifically at human interactions with other [...]
So the Final Cut of Blade Runner has smoked me out of my blogging shell for the time being. I’m sure I won’t be saying anything that hasn’t already been said. The film is brilliant, huge, and so quintessentially L.A. My relationship with this film is one that I don’t think I’ve ever shared. At [...]