Alternative monitoring of popular culture ~ broadly defined ~ in the pursuit of deeper understanding
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Les Miserables
It's interesting that Hollywood decided to go with Silver Screen A-listers (Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway) for the film version of the musical Les Miz, a tremendous show that features many roles with very difficult vocal parts. But of particular interest is the casting of Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the lousy, slovenly, filthy and conniving Thenardiers (see below). I don't get it.
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August Wilson's Century Cycle -- Gem of the Ocean
August Wilson seems to have had a lot on his mind when he wrote Gem of the Ocean -- history, religion, folkways, maybe even politics, but ...
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As you closely read the two photographs above -- Sally Mann's "Candy Cigarette"(top) and Diane Arbus's ...
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The release of a new Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) feature film is an event for cinephiles because the decidedly quirky and celebrated auteur...
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In traditional Hollywood terms, director Joseph Kosinki's $200 million racing baby, F1: The Movie , is a sure winner. With the epic ci...


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