Archive for the “Culture at Large” category
A Note on Howl, the Movie
by budparr on October 4, 2010
A movie about a poem? Really? How does that work? Well, it helps if the poem was famous, and great, and had its own obscenity trial. It’s a nice reminder of how great the poem is, particularly when read aloud, (…)
Obama, Dylan
by budparr on September 28, 2010
I just love this, particularly since I remember hearing that Dylan was playing at the White House and thinking to myself, what the hell is Bob Dylan doing at the White House? This is President Obama talking about that event (…)
Craftsmanship
by budparr on September 22, 2010
We recently watched the documentary “Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037” and the whole family enjoyed it. I only wanted to see it because I love music and the mystique that instruments hold, but I wasn’t really expecting (…)
History Lessons
by budparr on September 18, 2010
If, like me, you sat horrified as Colin Powell so obviously lied to the world about WMDs in Iraq back in 2003, you knew there was a heavy dose of politics at work there. Making explicit what we more or (…)
Where We Find Music, 0.1
by budparr on August 24, 2010
The movie “Nine” is based on a play that is in turn based on the film “8 1/2.” Despite an all-star cast led by Daniel Day-Lewis and a stunningly beautiful production it manages to fall flat on its face. If one (…)