I recall seeing this film at the Bay Theatre in the West End of Vancouver when it came out in 1984 and being horrified by the portrayal of Mozart as a buffoon; all my illusions about this towering figure of classical music were shaken in those first few scenes of the movie.
Remembering My Wolf Lupey
I loved those days we shared rain or shine. This was my wolf, yes he was mine.
Hamilton and Scourge: The Ghost Ships of Lake Ontario
Starting out as a calm night, the weather suddenly erupts into a violent squall sending the United States Navy warships USS Hamilton and USS Scourge, along with 53 sailors, to their watery graves in the cold, dark waters of Lake Ontario during the early morning hours of August 8, 1813.
Robert Redford’s “Small” Masterpiece: A Review of “Ordinary People”
This is one of those rare films that marries form and content and execution so perfectly that there is a stunned silence at the end of it, a silence that in a concert hall would be followed by an extended standing ovation. There are no tricks here, no special effects, no shocking twists of plot; there is only cinematic storytelling and acting at their very finest.
At the Mercy of the Benighted
What makes us so happy when our countryman wins a tournament, we make it to the world finals, and the weather is so wonderful? The answer, in part, is faith.
Casting Couch
This poem speaks to the need for artists to work, and at what cost some pay. It addresses those who use the dreams of art to manipulate and in some cases ruin the purpose of art.
In Praise of Good Grammar (And When It Goes Bad)
Is grammar going the way of cursive writing and memorizing the multiplication tables? Will we be a world of smartphones and little else? Most of us (hopefully) hope not! However, the English language is full of trials and tribulations to overcome, and here are some of the most common goofs.
Fallen Stilts
A poem that speaks to grief and loss, asking us to examine the trap of succumbing to our own limitations.
Kainos: water and women in motion
Stunning underwater scenes and movement caught in this teaser video from the upcoming film, Kainos, by Sarah Lee and Jeff Dotson.
Jr. High
I was home late at night again; I was thirteen going on thirty. The dining room fixture shone brightly down onto the table, like a beacon of sorts. I sat there with my copy books and my pens, and wrote. It was the summer before I was going to start high school.
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