Recently, I had the pleasure to experience a silent film landmark in a fun evening with friends. Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 infamous “The Battleship Potemkin” was showing with live orchestral accompaniment at the local arts center. A rare treat in such a setting to be certain. So, I contacted a friend and silent screen enthusiast from the twittersphere, Trevor aka @tpjost to set the wheels … Continue reading A night of Potemkin
picturedept: Newsweek Remembers: Nora Ephron Nora Ephron, 1941–2012Writer, director, and producer Nora Ephron passed away Tuesday at 71. From her early days as a reporter to her 1992 directorial debut and her work on set in ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ see the Oscar nominee’s life in pictures. READ MORE ON NEWSWEEK & THE DAILY BEAST (Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/26/remembering-nora-ephron-as-our-dorothy-parker-but-more.html/) Continue reading
jamesdeandaily: Notice as the air is coming out of the tire, how James Dean starts to slide down the balcony… and you’ll actually hear him exhale at one point. Its as if the air has been let out of him too. Continue reading
Some people have passion for classic film. And a few people love classic film so much they celebrate it as a theme for their wedding. I can happily claim both. For those of you who may have discovered in a recent podcast I co-hosted on the recently disbanded The Cinementals, I revealed that I was married in a classic film wedding. I’ve always loved movies. … Continue reading A Classic Film Inspired Wedding
classicmoviefanproblems: When people back in the Golden Age did something wrong in their personal life, it was kept to themselves and wasn’t really talked about in the open like Hollywood is nowadays. Submitted by: nothing-wrong-with-a-lil-class (photo from chaplininpictures) Continue reading
perfectlypaula: Orson Welles, b. 1915 #birthdaytoday Continue reading
The issue of a legislative and societal crusade against women has been a buzz across social media channels lately. For us women, the concept that women are treated less equal to our male folk has always been a daily and clearly unjust reality. As a group, women by and large get paid less for the same work; overall have different demands and expectations than men … Continue reading #WaronWomen…the struggle continues
This is a battle I face more times than I care to admit. Well, until now. A recent incident occured over the social network stream of facebook that sent me into a familiar personal battle of self censorship. For those of you who know me, it’s hardly a secret that I’m progressive in my political and religious views and I broadcast my opinions in a … Continue reading Self Censorship: the challenges of being so &@*% Outspoken!
“At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols.” -Aldous Huxley The author of The Brave New World expressed many prophetic images in his science fiction piece that still remains a classic and required reading for many high school … Continue reading Celebrity Extremist: A Cautionary Tale
Welcome one and all (okay, most likely just one) to my blog. I was drawn to start blogging because I enjoy writing and I’m known for being rather passionate about my points of view. I can be long-winded in my fervent responses on facebook regarding politics, religion, relationships or hot topics. So…time to transition to blogging! A couple of key points of note: Self-described as a progressive or a … Continue reading introductory bit about me
Outspoken & Freckled 