I enjoyed a very schizophrenic period this summer — Genius, Gay, Academic, Politico.
Beethoven: Biography of a Genius, George R. Marek, pub. 1969
Early this month, I just had to learn more about Beethoven after watching the 1994 flick Immortal Beloved. After much research, I discovered this is the only comprehensive resource [...]
I caught the Eastern Promises trailer on apple.com/trailers and wasn’t interested. Even passed up a free preview screening. It wasn’t until an NRP interview with director David Cronenberg and lead actor Viggo Mortensen that I got interested. The story sounded so dark and desperate. If for nothing else, I recommend the film because of Mortensen’s [...]
3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale is worth seeing in the theater. Christian Bale is singular. Russell Crowe is ominous. One could say Man vs. Man … don’t be fooled. This flick is Man vs. God. Crowe as God. Bale as Man. Simply, God always has the power to destroy Man. But [...]
As featured in Vogue and W Magazine.
Inspired by our pill popping culture, British artist Damien Hurst follows his infamous The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991) and For the Love of God (2007) with limited edition charm bracelets, (visit official distribution site www.othercriteria.com). According to September W Magazine, 10 solid [...]