Japanese poet and filmmaker, Fukuma Kenji, visited New York City for a screening of his recent film, A Fairy Tale. The film is a blend of cinematographic and literary poetry. The movie tells the coming of age story of the heroine, Sasaki Yuki. In the story, Yuki interacts with a number of imaginary characters. These characters:… Read more »
One of the greatest challenges for professional dancers is basic survival. On the stage they accomplish the impossible with ease, but their lives are often perplexed with paucity. Few artists make such severe sacrifices. Even at a professional level, dancers must often supplement their meager income with various jobs. In addition to this, dancers spend… Read more »
There is an understanding between women that, as a man, will always elude me. When I was a child, I recall my mother and sister communicating in ways I was incapable of comprehending. It was not a conversation of what was said, but of what was understood. Countless times, my sister would pull me aside… Read more »
Everyone has heard the phrase that all roads lead to Rome. When I first arrived in New York City in 2011, I felt all the literary lines I had been reading through my life had been leading me here. I had never stepped foot in the city, I had never even been within 200 miles… Read more »
Final Analysis, written by Otho Eskin and directed by Ludovica Villar-Hauser, tries too hard to be profound and by doing so exhausts itself. While interesting in its historical dimensions, it skimps on plot, and the dialogue never manages to succeed in captivating us. The play begins with a projected backdrop of Vienna on the cusp of… Read more »
In any other person’s basement, spending hours upon hours punctuated only by pretending to be a doll salesman would be unnerving. Indeed it sounds like an Edgar Allen Poe plot, as observed in the play itself. When the celebrity in question is Barbara Streisand, however, it is a comedy—and a raucous comedy at that. Buyer… Read more »
Bollywood, in case you are unfamiliar, is Bombay’s film juggernaut, producing thousands of Hindi movies each year. The films are terrific, because the characters spontaneously burst into song randomly, and instead of sex scenes the characters dance in a suggestive manner. It’s almost exactly like my high school experience, except that everyone speaks foreigner! Recently… Read more »
Today is actually Kate’s due date, Friday July 19, and the royal baby will be born in the next few days according to reports out of London. “A small number of staff at St Mary’s who might be called upon when the Duchess gives birth were told they had to remain teetotal for a month before… Read more »
Lady Liberty is open for business again — the guest of honor for a July 4 celebration months after Hurricane Sandy flooded the island and walloped nearly everything but the statue itself. We love her and wish her a happy birthday! As The New York Post reports: The 14-foot surge from the hurricane, which ravaged… Read more »
Having successfully tightroped on a 2-inch-thick steel cable above the dry river bed near the Grand Canyon Nik Wallenda is now eyeing his next venue which maybe New York. Wallenda hopes his next stunt will take him between the Chrysler and Empire State buildings and he is also open to suggestions and will ask his Facebook and Twitter… Read more »
