Monday, March 31, 2014
The Passionate Wild Story of Maria Braun
'THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN' is a glorious, remarkable film. I watched this work of cinematic artistry the other night and I was mesmerized by the highly articulated dramatic concepts engendered by the movie's superb director, Rainer Werner Hassbinder. This bit of cinema presents a fascinating saga of one woman's major adjustments to rip-roaring life in Postwar Germany.
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Wim Wenders...Genius Director
THE GERMAN FILMMAKER, Wim Wenders is a genius. His movies are packed with so many levels of meaning and people get excited about his cinematic passion quickly. The shrewd film of his entitled 'Wings of Desire' is a work that hits us all with remarkable passionate thrusts. This man from Dusseldorf produces an art that has remarkable film tone somewhat like the sly works of the superb Resnais,
Thursday, March 27, 2014
A Georgia Puzzle
I HAVE WONDERED for years why it is that some people believe men and women from Southwest Georgia are just not culturally 'hip.' I know that even when I was 16 or 17 in my town in Southwest Georgia we had a lot of interest in art and fine music and of course things of the theater. I myself even participated in a clever Anton Chekov play when I was 16 years of age. Despite all the street cred engendered by guys like the curmudgeon H.L. Mencken mumbling about the Deep South (with his "sahara of the bozart" verbal meanderings) believe me I know many folks who managed to do the ancient Latin, did Shakespeare and just about did all kinds of shall we say intellectual things. Let's give people a chance. Stop this malarkey about having snide mental hang-ups because of women and men and the geography they sprang from.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
'Pretty Little Liars' Ideas
SOME SPRING THOUGHTS: 'Pretty Little Liars' is a clever program on the ABC Family Channel. This show is very enjoyable because it has outstanding writing, good production work and the girls...Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Trojan Belisario and Shay Mitchell..are outstanding women of the acting world. The rather new soul, Sasha Pieterse, as Allison is marvelous, too. I truly love this delightfully entertaining show.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
DeNiro and 'Taxi Driver'
WATCHED the '76 film 'Taxi Driver' tonight. The young DeNiro's performance was so terrific. Robert DeNiro is a fantastic soul.
Sports Culture 'March Madness' Is Fun
SO AMUSING today when Mercer knocked off Duke. Probably K. was rather taken aback by all of this. At times, the clever modicum of March Madness is sleek cultural joy, indeed.
Fallon, Joel
BIG FUN last night on Jimmy Fallon's show. The wonderful Billy Joel was a guest. When Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel performed together it was truly magical.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Southern Culture 2014
DEEP SOUTH culture is so different now. The 60s, 70s, 89s mindsets are gone. The people of the South are so very diverse now, culturally. I feel that is a good thing, indeed.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
The Sophisticated Man of France: Edouard Manet
EDOUARD MANET was such a superior man of the French Painters' World. I love his work entitled 'Luncheon on the Grass.' Manet provided a truly grand link from the rather wild aura of realism to the intricate art that is impressionism.
Ozu Japanese Films So Original
OZU presentations of unique cinema prove quite enchanting. I watched the man from Nippon and his gorgeous films, 'Tokyo Story' and 'Equinox Flower' again recently and the thrill provided by the Japanese film artist jolted me with such brazen creativity. The human beings from Japan are powerhouses.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Piet Mondrian
WILD ART is so much of a really vigorous delight. I enjoy the merry, strong modernism of Piet Mondrian so much. His art is cubist-inflected with all sorts of provocative modernist overtones. Some may like Manet and Pisarro but I enjoy Mondrian for he has such a brazen animalistic spirit. A thought comes to mind...Picasso and Mondrian are such art rebels that it is thrilling to know and study their kinds of mighty eventful art.
'Resurrection' Powerful.
LOVE THE NEW 'RESURRECTION' Show. This TV gem. represents truly powerhouse entertainment. The acting and writing are conceptions are indeed so fabulous.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
'A Joy That is 'American Hustle'
WILD and JOY-FILLED....That is 'American Hustle.' I feel that David Russell's film is a feisty groundbreaker. There is a really big sense of delight in this film. It feels so right just like the masterworks of Resnais. Enjoy the work of Adams, Cooper and Lawrence in this one.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Fine New Tv Show
RESURRECTION enchanted me last night. I watched this new drama on ABC and found it so very engaging. It is an interesting presentation about people that actually come back from the beyond. It is great.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Resnais...Powerful Man of The French New Wave
ALAIN RESNAIS, a leading, remarkable cinematic force of The French New Wave left us on March 1 in Paris. This man was an amazingly creative moviemaker. His 'Hiroshima Mon Amour' and 'Last Year at Marienbad were two huge favorite films of mine. Resnais was 91 when he passed away. Resnais was a GENIUS!
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Harold Ramis. The 'Great One'
A FEW DAYS AGO a fantastic man of film comedy passed. Harold Ramis was a tremendous comic genius. His work in 'Ghostbusters' and 'Stripes' was so memorable. Rest in Peace, Mr. Ramis.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
'Son of God'
TRULY GREAT! That's my opinion of the new film of the moment called 'Son of God.' This movie put together by the wonderful, magnificent team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey is greatness personified. I feel terrifically invigorated knowing that a monumental film like 'Son of God' has come to all of us. Now, life has a huge amount of meaning and fantastic tone. This is a grand time ...this period we define as March 2014.
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COOLING OFF WITH WEST COAST JAZZ is loads of fun. The temp is wildly hot now and so I listened to Art Pepper jazz, grand West Coast stuff....
