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April/May 2023 Viewing Diary

Posted on June 9, 2023 by sheila

River of Grass (1994; d. Kelly Reichardt) Reichardt’s first film. Wendy and Lucy (2008; d. Kelly Reichardt) The start of Reichardt’s collaboration with Michelle Williams. Showing Up (2023; d. Kelly Reichardt) Reichardt’s latest. I reviewed for Ebert. It’s fine. Her … Continue reading →

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Review: Close to Vermeer (2023)

Posted on May 26, 2023 by sheila

I liked hanging out with the people in this documentary, I liked soaking up their passion and expertise. I reviewed for Ebert.     Thank you so much for stopping by. If you like what I do, and if you … Continue reading →

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2022 Books Read

Posted on January 6, 2023 by sheila

Some re-reads this year, but a lot of new-to-me authors as well. New novels written by faves. Been a year of upheaval and transitions. I’ve managed to keep up my regular reading schedule. I just don’t feel right if I’m … Continue reading →

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Assassinate me tender

Posted on March 23, 2022 by sheila

This outrageously sexy shot of Elvis sleeping with abandon in Love Me Tender – a movie where he plays a guy who is the opposite of sexy throughout, if that’s even possible (and it is) – calls to mind (if … Continue reading →

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January 2022 Viewing Diary

Posted on February 14, 2022 by sheila

Crossfire (1947; d. Edward Dmytryk) Went on a little Robert Mitchum kick, thanks to the Criterion Channel. Crossfire came out the same year as Gentleman’s Agreement, and both films deal with anti-Semitism, which was very much on American minds at … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: Maxfield Parrish

Posted on May 1, 2021 by sheila

Sometimes the sky does shit you can’t even believe is real. But there it is. And I am thankful for my aunt Regina’s Maxfield Parrish book, which I LOVED looking at as a child. Add to this one of the … Continue reading →

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It’s All Just “Too Much”

Posted on May 29, 2020 by sheila

Two weeks ago, I received a gift from my cousin Kerry, a commissioned piece of artwork from the gifted Sari Lennick, showing Elvis, superimposed over a couple of pages from Stephen King’s On Writing. It’s already on my wall, where … Continue reading →

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Focus on The King. Make that Two Kings.

Posted on May 14, 2020 by sheila

My cousin Kerry O’Malley is amazing. A gift arrived in the mail yesterday: a piece of artwork commissioned for me by Kerry! The artist is Sari Lennick, whose work is fascinating and thought-provoking in re: collage of words/pictures/art. Lennick takes … Continue reading →

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Review: The gorgeous Ruben Brandt, Collector (2019)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by sheila

I love this film! It’s an animated art-survey course, as filtered through an international art-heist caper. So much fun. Gorgeous! My review of Ruben Brandt, Collector is now up at Rogerebert.com.

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Review: Never Look Away (2018)

Posted on December 1, 2018 by sheila

My review of Never Look Away, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (whose The Lives of Others won Best Foreign Film almost 10 years ago), is now up at Ebert. I knew nothing about it going in, and in the … Continue reading →

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