Category Archives: Arts

“A Great Day In Harlem” – DVD

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Sandy

by Sandy | Nov 3, 2019 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, music, Photograhy   I always loved that famous 1958 black and white photo of 57 Jazz musicians, arranged on the steps of an apartment building in New York … Continue reading →

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DVD: “20 Feet From Stardom”

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Sandy

I loved the documentary, “20 Feet From Stardom” a music and reminiscence filled ode to the back-up singer released last year on DVD.  Some added their voices to those early Phil Spector songs (“Da Do Run, Run”) and Rock & … Continue reading →

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“Every Little Step” – What They Do For Love!

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Sandy

If you like the theater and/or you dance, sing, act – you know about the audition process and how nerve wracking it can be. “Every Little Step” is a very entertaining documentary about that very same weeding out process – … Continue reading →

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Book Corner : “100 Years of Solitude” – Escape From Reality

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Sandy

This last week has seemed, to me, to be full of a “series of unfortunate events”. By Friday, the last thing I needed was another news show or tabloid paper.  I wanted to be taken away, out of the realm … Continue reading →

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Black Book Fair in the South West!

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Sandy

Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair August 27 – 29, 2010 “Tulisoma,  Swahili for “we read”, is a community-based literary festival promoting literacy and the arts in the South Dallas/Fair Park area… the goal of Tulisoma is to create a dynamic … Continue reading →

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Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Sandy

With Denzel, Viola and a terrific cast, August Wilson’s “Fences” is BRILLIANT! The action takes place during the 1950’s in the usual location for Wilson’s plays, the Hill District of Pittsburgh, where many southern blacks migrated to settle and find … Continue reading →

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Without Papers: “Dirty, Pretty Things”

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Sandy

“Dirty Pretty Things” (2004 DVD) is a movie that explores how “invisibles” get over/get by in a hostile environment. Illegal immigrants often perform work that nobody else wants to do, but are not really seen. Jobs are done without creating … Continue reading →

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Cartier – Rocks Galore!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Sandy

If you like baubles, bangles and beads, (or, you’re just a rock hound) the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco will excite you with “Cartier and America”. “Cartier came to fame as the “King of Jewelers” during the Belle … Continue reading →

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August and Denzel!

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Sandy

August Wilson’s Pulitzer prize winning play, “Fences”, is scheduled for a Broadway revival this April. Not only am I excited about seeing another one of his brilliant pieces of theater – but it will also star DENZEL!  (Mr Washington is … Continue reading →

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“The Godfather” – Forever

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Sandy

“The Godfather” films by Francis Ford Coppola based on the books by Mario Puzo lives on. Parts 1, (1972) and 2, (1974), re explode every 6, 12 months on some TV channel.  If you don’t have 8 hours to devote … Continue reading →

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