Opinions & Analysis
Can creative writing be taught?
How, then, can universities hope to teach a skill that is seemingly so subjective and abstract? Many are cynical about…
Paul Newman: In Memoriam
Pushing and pulling...pummeling and kneading until the flesh is ready...is ripe. And only then did the body rise from a…
The Women
It is unfortunate that Clare Boothe Luce`s trenchant view of Thirties New York Anglo-Jewish society never has been translated onto…
The Golden Age of Hollywood
Although during the Golden Age Hollywood was a town run by Jews, it has never been a town which supported…
Two Peas in a Pod - Mike Leigh & Alfred Hitchcock
When Mike Leigh first uttered his expletives against Alfred Hitchcock`s Frenzy at the 2006 London Film Festival seminar on London…
COLUMN: Talking about the e-book
Everyone is talking about the e-book reader. Most are ranting about it, some are cautiously praising it, a brave few…
COLUMN: Give me your hands, if we be friends
“I’ve had enough food to last me for a week!” was my Grandmother’s annual litany as she neatly set down…
A problem called Maria: creative designer?
I’ve long forgiven her all the screaming. It just doesn’t get in the way enough and never has. But recently…
Make them laugh, make them cry...
When I sat down to write my column for this month, I thought back over my last few postings. I’ve…
COLUMN: All propaganda????
Do you ever wonder if what you see by way of location in cinema is nothing more than propaganda? Director…