Inspiration / Sustenance
This is a compilation of names, to which I will add, those individuals, both living and dead, from the walks of history as well as the pages of fiction, who have risen to preeminence and/or have contributed to an enhancement of the Arts; The word “Arts”, here, to be expanded, but not limited to include […]
Inspiration/Sustenance
This is a compilation of names, to which I will add, those individuals, both living and dead, from the walks of history as well as the pages of fiction, who have risen to preeminence and/or have contributed to an enhancement of the Arts; The word “Arts”, here, to be expanded, but not limited to include […]
Film Noir – An Appreciation
The following excerpt appears in “Ten Shades of Noir” – ( for the entire article, follow the link below.) Dark rooms with light slicing through venetian blinds, alleys cluttered with garbage, abandoned warehouses where dust hangs in the air, rain-slickened streets with water still running in the gutters, dark detective offices overlooking busy streets: this […]
J.M.W. Turner – (1775 – 1851 )
From a 2014 review of the Mike Leigh film, “Mr. Turner” : Like Leigh’s “Topsy-Turvy,” which showed the world of Gilbert and Sullivan almost exclusively through their eyes, and the eyes of their performers and collaborators, “Mr. Turner” understands creative people on every conceivable level, and translates that understanding with a deftness rarely seen outside […]