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Tag Archives: France
The Books: Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love, edited by Anne Fadiman; “Love with a Capital L, The Vagabond and The Shackle, by Colette”, by Vivian Gornick
Next up on the essays shelf: Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love, edited by Anne Fadiman During Anne Fadiman’s reign as editor of The American Scholar (I had a subscription). During her reign, she instituted a regular feature called … Continue reading
The River (1951); Directed by Jean Renoir
Martin Scorsese ranks The River up with The Red Shoes as the most beautiful color film of all time. Scorsese also says that he watches it about three or four times a year. (He first saw it when he was … Continue reading
The Books: Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love, edited by Anne Fadiman; “A Companion of The Prophet: Arthur Rimbaud, by Enid Starkie”, by Luc Sante
Next up on the essays shelf: Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love, edited by Anne Fadiman During Anne Fadiman’s reign as editor of The American Scholar (I had a subscription), she instituted a regular feature called “Rereadings”, where she … Continue reading
The Books: The Only Game In Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker; edited by David Remnick; ‘The Long Ride’, by Michael Specter
Next up on the essays shelf: The Only Game in Town: Sportswriting from The New Yorker, edited by David Remnick The Only Game in Town is a collection of sports writing from The New Yorker. So far, I have excerpted … Continue reading
Review: The Family (2013)
Luc Besson’s The Family: It’s not perfect, and it’s messier and more uneven than his other films. But I was entertained by it, especially Michelle Pfeiffer. I LOVE her in comedic BROAD parts. She’s a genius goofball in the right … Continue reading
Review: Red Obsession (2013)
The title makes it sound like it might be a film about the McCarthy era in United States politics. Instead, it’s a documentary about the Bordeaux region of France, and wine obsession. Narrated by Russell Crowe. My review for Roger … Continue reading
Transformation: Norma Shearer as Marie Antoinette
It is such a good performance. Brilliant, really. More thoughts about it here.
The Books: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink; edited by David Remnick; ‘Good Cooking’, by Calvin Tomkins
Next up on the essays shelf: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink, edited by David Remnick Secret Ingredients is a collection of food writing from The New Yorker. I love these collections. So far, we have … Continue reading
The Books: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink; edited by David Remnick; ‘The Afterglow’, by A.J. Liebling
Next up on the essays shelf: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink, edited by David Remnick Secret Ingredients is a collection of food writing from The New Yorker. I love these collections. So far, we have … Continue reading
Seen Recently: The Conjuring (2013), Marie Antoinette (1938), Chasing Mavericks (2012), Danton (1983)
The Conjuring directed by James Wan At one point during The Conjuring, my friend Jen whispered to me, “I have got to stop screaming.” Well, no, you don’t. Why would you? Let it out. Let your screams cry out into … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrzej Wajda, France, historical drama, horror, Norma Shearer, Poland, politics, reviews, sports movies
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