TCM Classic Film Festival
Here’s a preview of the Ninth annual TCM Classic Film Festival. Screenings take place from Thursday April 26 to Sunday April 29, 2018 at... Read more →
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My photo trip to China 1981
While the US is in the middle of a trade war with China, initiated by Trump in March, I remember fondly my amazing trip to China in November 1981,... Read more →
Neon Art: Lili Lakich
In 1982, I documented the “Artistic Renaissance of Downtown LA.” I photographed artists in their lofts (Eve Steele), art galleries (Cirrus, Neil... Read more →
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Orpheus & Eurydice
Inspired by a Greek myth, Orpheus & Eurydice, the 18th century opera by Gluck, will be performed in its 1774 Paris version at the Dorothy... Read more →
Gina Lollobrigida, Italian movie star
I had the pleasure of interviewing Gina Lollobrigida, the beautiful Italian movie star famous in the 1950s and 60s, when she traveled to Los Angeles... Read more →
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Fresh pasta, Modena-style
Last Saturday I observed a cooking class at La Scuola (the school) of Eataly LA in Century City. I was intrigued because the focus was on tortellini,... Read more →
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Women Directors:
Movies and Television
I was impressed by several movies and TV shows directed and created by women in 2017, that seem relevant to our times. Wonder Woman by Patty... Read more →
Luca Guadagnino on desire
Call Me by Your Name, directed by Luca Guadagnino from the 2007 American novel by André Aciman, has been attracting critical praise ever since it... Read more →
The Divine Order — Switzerland
The Divine Order (Die Goettichle Ordnung), written and directed by Petra Volpe, premiered at the Tribeca Film festival. It’s the Swiss entry for... Read more →
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Eataly in LA
I had visited Eataly (Eat-Italy), the Italian marketplace in New York, seven year ago on November 4, 2010, not long after it opened on August 31st,... Read more →
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