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Talking Movies before the Golden Globes
As far as I’m concerned, the Golden Globes are just one more pretext to talk about films. By the time the event rolls in each year I have hardly had the chance to watch a few of the films … Read More
in Film
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Truffaut, Kar Wai and Film Noir
First, I would like to say that these are not actual book reviews, from the simple fact that I seldom read film books da capo al fine over a short period of time, especially, surprisingly, good film books, unless … Read More
One December Afternoon
On a December day, 55 years ago, two of America’s emblematic figures met for a friendly afternoon together. She was Marilyn Monroe. He was Carl Sandburg, the poet and writer and three-time Pulitzer prize winner (twice for poetry, once … Read More
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Everest: The First Ascent & Other Winter Reading
First of all, I should start by confessing that I bought this book, Everest – The First Ascent, by mistake. And I am glad I did. Another book, with a very similar title, The Ascent of Everest, had been … Read More
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Style in Film: Amy Adams in Nocturnal Animals
Tom Ford’s second film is strangely seductive, beautifully constructed, and cautiously glamorous A friend of mine once told me that it’s when she’s most impeccably dressed that she is going through the most difficult times. I have never … Read More
