Thursday, February 28, 2013

'Rebecca'

THINKING HARD about the truly great film 'Rebecca.'  This movie of our friend "Hitch" is so powerful. Super work By Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in this one.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Very Emotional Strong Art

PABLO PICASSO has fascinated me for many years.  The powerful Picasso indeed encapsulates a brand of art that is loaded with raw emotions.  His strange work of art called 'Guernica' is very special.  It is a thinker's sort of painting or drawn art that comments on war and its various horrors.  The raw emotion art souls have provided us with many dimensions and they have enabled us to become more interesting to those people who surround us.

Movies About People With Problems

NEW TREND DEVELOPING in the arena of popular movies.  Well, actually this started quite some time ago.  I think the popular 'Silver Linings Playbook' film explores this situation well.  Also even the old Elizabeth Taylor films like 'Butterfield 8' and 'Suddenly Last Summer' did a good job of explaining this kind of human experience i.e. the world of men and women with gigantic emotional difficulties.  It is grand that this cultural cinematic trend is taking place because this material educates us about how we all think and certainly that is very beneficial.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Ben Affleck's Time in the Limelight

BEN AFFLECK is now in the gigantic filmdom limelight. His Best Picture win at the Oscars last night for 'Argo' is a very strong achievement.  Listen everyone...You got to respect this creative man from Boston.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

The Fascinating, Intense Mr. Bradley Cooper

BRADLEY COOPER brings to his acting work a brave intense focus that overwhelms us.  His pragmatic yet wildly surreal style is a terrific joy to watch.  His conjuring up the mad and picaresque world of the insane man in  Russell's gorgeous film, 'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK' puts the film enthusiast old me in a delightful frame of mind.  This kind of intellectualized joy is only matched by the time when I was a little "wunderkin" and maxed myself out reading my buddy Sigmund Freud for the first time.  The acting "chops' of Bradley Cooper are moving right along on filmdom's cascading pinball machine...in other words Mr. Cooper is diving into a profound Joycean stream-of-consciousness acting mode that is ironic and full of "Hitch" twists and listen everyone... it is such FUN to love the iconoclastic arena of movies again.

The Acting Powerhouse: Mr. R. DeNiro

ROBERT DENIRO remains one of the most elegant, terrifically passionate men in the vivid world of cinema.  His versatile, bravura performances totally enchant us all.  I wish fervently that he could win a giant award for his tremendously remarkable work in the feisty David Russell film, 'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK!"

Oscars Day 2013

IMPORTANT and such a glorious day! ..Yes, today is Oscars Day.  I am so excited about the huge annual Academy Awards show tonight.  I am hoping Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro get gigantic respect and thrilling achievements this evening.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Please Help Us With This Weather

PLEASE  help us for believe me  this weird weather is not helpful to good cultural thinking now. So true.  Let's  totally enjoy our unique lives.

'Suits'

LAST night 'Suits' was great on USA Network. Meghan Markle was fabulous in the role of Rachel Zane.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

'Playbook' Ideas

'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK' is great cinema.  Let's help it.  This kind of film with its strong focus on mental illness is so meaningful.  The fact is we all need lots more serious material like this film gem.  Jennifer Lawrence is SUPER in this one.

Donald Byrd, Great Trumpet Man Passes

SADDENED by the passing away recently of the eloquent man of the trumpet, Donald Byrd.  His sound was so very exciting, so lyrical and quite engaging.  His improvisatory ideas were shiny and fresh and so vibrant they had brilliant impact on the mind.  The super brass men like Donald Byrd were so wonderful and such a joy for all of us who love the magical world of jazz.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

'Safe Haven' and Julianne Hough

'SAFE HAVEN' looks like a fine movie.  This film opens tomorrow and I am psyched up about it.  I hope and pray Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel get a huge number of people to come and see this nice work of film.  Julianne and Josh are quite talented and this movie based on the Nicholas Sparks novel looks like a winner.  Let's all make it a "hot" item.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

David O. Russell

DIRECTORS have to do so much hard work.  Fine Directors are a special breed.  Tackling very difficult film concepts like mental illness can be so challenging.  But when the movie works...Lord it is a magnificent achievement.  The new film by the clever director David Russell is what I am talking about.  This movie is a terrific interpretation of human emotions.  This movie...'Silver Linings Playbook'...is a great one.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

'Psycho'

'PSYCHO' has a smashing film energy.  This film by the crafty Alfred H. is full of incredible emotion.  The horror in this movie will certainly beguile you.  Let me say this....the performance of the beautiful  actress, Janet Leigh, is also brilliantly amazing..

Dizzy Gillespie and 'Night in Tunisia'

DIZZY GILLESPIE is a terrific man of the trumpet.  His unique style is provocative.  His music is so memorable.  I will never forget the first time I heard the uncanny classic jazz tune of his....'Night in Tunisia.'  The mystery and the profound cascading notes of this jazz work had so much glittering and iconoclastic style.  It was pure insane joy listening to John Birks Gillespie...a.k.a. "Dizzy" ...play this vigorous and wildly melodic intense jazz exuberance..

ATL Sunny Today

LOTS OF SUN today here in metro Atlanta.  I feel sorry for friends in the Northeast with the brutal blizzard.  Let's all hang together  and enjoy Dizzy and J. Cash and the great acting of De Niro.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence

I HAD GIGANTIC enjoyment today watching the fine David Russell film, 'Silver Linings Playbook.'  The cinematic work in this gem is amazing.  Jennifer Lawrence is a GENIUS!  Her work is remarkable in this tremendous story.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Kandinsky

ENJOYING the wild, lovely art of Kandinsky today.  Studying the art of Mr. K. and the joyous art of Marc Chagall is a huge delight.

Mr. Bogart

THE MALTESE FALCON was fantastic on TCM last night.  Watching the incredible performance of the esteemed Mr. H. Bogart is a terrific joy!  The classic 'Falcon' film is a clever masterpiece of mystery.  Also, the director, John Huston, did a marvelous job on this cinematic gem.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Atlanta's Buckhead Area Has Super Restaurants

RECENTLY, I visited the mighty Buckhead Diner again.  This Atlanta restaurant is fabulous.  The crab cakes I had the other day were scrumptious...The Buckhead area is fascinating. Another favorite eating place of mine is the great Atlanta classic traditional food spot, The Colonnade.  The food is incredible...so delicious.  The seafood and chicken are tremendously delightful. And the service is a true delight.  Go to Atlanta's dynamic Buckhead and get charmed by Southern cuisine and grand creativity,

Nice Writing

THE GOOD terse writing of Ernest Hemingway is a real joy.  He does not use too many adjectives.  His 'Torrents' is a fine tome.