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Ozu7 by Lewis Saul
*52. Akibiyori (Late Autumn) (11/13/60) (125 min.) [Sound Color] [buy it here] A girl lives with her mother. Though she has had opportunities to marry, she refused, preferring to stay at home. The widowed mother,…
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Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater’s Wordsmith Par Excellence — By Earle Hitchner (guest blogger during October 23-29)
First, buy, rent, or check out of your local library Sondheim! The Birthday Concert, a 116-minute DVD issued in 2010 that contains several stunning performances of songs chosen from musicals composed wholly or partly…
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“Definition” [by Herb Engelhardt]
It must be loveWhen you feelAffection at the sight Of her underpantsIn a small heapOn the floor — Herb Engelhardt
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When in London, do as the poets do. . .
A reminder of the reading coming up 09 November · 19:00 – 22:00 Location Oxfam Books & Music 91 Marylebone High Street London, United Kingdom David Lehman, Denise Riley and Todd Swift will read…
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“Thank you for the cucumber sandwiches, Gilbert”
David Lehman's "Poem in the Manner of Victorianm Pornography" was posted today by Stephanie Brown on Zocalo. Here is a teaser: <<<The streetwalker was a great invention, if an ancient one, and served as…
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Ozu6 by Lewis Saul
In 1951, Keisuke Kinoshita's Carmen Comes Home became the first Japanese film in color. Two years later, Kinugasa's Gate of Hell became an international hit. Ozu did not like the way red turned out on…
