Kevin Spacey might have been acquitted, but I know some male actors who have worked with him when they were young who would have no reason to lie (and would never "come forward" to accuse him publicly for personal reasons) and they have experienced Spacey's predatory behavior. Well that's...

This is not the first such case and won't be the last. Here in Australia we had outrageous claims made about Geoffrey Rush by an actress from the Sydney Theatre Company. All the dirty linen was aired in public when splashed all over the media. OK, Rush obviously did some goofy and immature things bu...

" Time Limit ", 1957, Karl Malden, Director; Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Rip Torn, Martin Balsam. Based on a stage play. A fine film, gripping to the end, set in the aftermath of the Korean War. Widmark is an army lawyer called upon to establish the truth for a possible court marsha...

In case anyone missed it, Andre Watts died last week. He lost his battle with prostate cancer. He had quite an interesting story. Can't say I heard a lot from him and I never had any recordings but he sure came on the scene like gangbusters. Yes, I read about this sad fact on ' Slipped Disc '. He w...

Dear, dear Bernard Haitink. So much missed; such wonderful dedication to music-making.

I attended my first concert by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1977. And this is what they played. (Can't find a DSO clip of it, but the orchestra was directed by Antal Dorati). https://youtu.be/jT6qWac6rRw Note: Neeme Jarvi would take over the helm of the DSO in 1990 until 2005. And this too was...

The spouse and myself lived in Vienna for the whole year of 2011. We visited many of the domiciles of LvB in that city, as well as Schubert, Haydn and Mozart. These apartments are everywhere in Vienna and in Baden where Beethoven composed the "Missa Solemnis" the house where he did this is...

" The Music of Max Steiner: the Epic Life of .. ..." by Steven C. Smith - who was the author of the only book about the music of Bernard Herrmann. It's an interesting talk from Smith about Steiner and his work and influence. Highly recommended for film-music lovers. https://www.youtube.com...

THE ARTISTRY OF CONRAD SALINGER The separated score to " The Trolley Song " from "Meet Me in St. Louis". Martin and Blain composers. The reason for posting this here is that you can hear the phenomenal orchestration of the STUNNING Conrad Salinger. He contributed so very much to...

Seong Jin-Cho, winner of the Chopin competition in 2015, playing the Sonata No. 2 in B Flat Minor by Chopin. A gorgeous man and musician who, when he won the award, told the Polish people in the hall that night that he couldn't believe he was standing on a stage in Poland - the country of Chopin's ...

" Deadline - USA " (1952) Richard Brooks, starring Humphrey Bogart. An excellent film, beautifully restored with an intelligent script from director Brooks. Thought-provoking and Bogart is very good as the editor of a newspaper enduring an existential threat (that part of the film, and its...

Masha wrote: ↑July 23rd, 2023, 3:32 pm

Since only chickens are capable of 'laying' I'd say the dog isn't 'lying' (down) but squatting.

"The Luck of the Irish", 1948, Henry Koster (mmm, yes and no), Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter. What a wonderful actor Ty Power really was; I felt his great good looks undermined his acting.

A wonderful documentary about the greatest composer for the film medium, Eric Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)... Korngold formed an important part of the European emigre film community in the USA from the late 1930s. The thing which comes across in all these stories is the generosity of the American ...

A wonderful documentary about the greatest composer for the film medium, Eric Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnf8spITe48 Korngold formed an important part of the European emigre film community in the USA from the late 1930s. The thing which comes across in all these s...