![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Anger also focused on occult themes in many of his films, being fascinated by the English gnostic mage and poet Aleister Crowley, and is an adherent of Thelema, the religion Crowley founded.īorn to a middle-class Presbyterian family in Santa Monica, California, Anger later claimed to have been a child actor who appeared in the film A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) the accuracy of this claim is disputed. He has been called "one of America's first openly gay filmmakers", with several films released before the legalization of homosexual acts between consenting adults in the United States. Anger's films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult, and have been described as containing "elements of erotica, documentary, psychodrama, and spectacle". Working exclusively in short films, he has produced almost 40 works since 1937, nine of which have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle". Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer, February 3, 1927) is an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and author. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() His best journalism from this period is collected in The Trial of the General, which includes sections on South America, Africa, Ireland and more. He settled for a while in Argentina, writing about the trial of President Galtieri and other authorities accused of human rights violations. ![]() After leaving the magazine, Tóibín moved to South America. He worked as a journalist, columnist and editor for several Irish papers and magazines from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, gaining an audience through his regular columns in papers like the Dublin Sunday Independent, and ultimately becoming the editor of Magill, Ireland’s leading current affairs magazine, during its heyday from 1982 to 1985. Immediately after college, he moved to Barcelona and taught English for three years before returning to Ireland to begin a career in journalism. In boarding school, he became a voracious reader, and he went on to graduate from University College Dublin. He began writing poetry and stories at the age of 12, soon after the death of his father. Colm Tóibín was born in 1955 in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland, the fourth of five children. ![]() ![]() There are plenty of quotes from letters of General Dumas that bring his personality to life. ![]() Yet Reiss obviously researched this meticulously-he doesn't just go by his son's memoir, but sought out confirmations and contradictions and complications in the story. So many of the events in this biography sound like out and out adventure fiction. He enlisted as a common soldier and when the French Revolution briefly swept away race as a bar, he rose to the rank of what would be considered today a four star general-commanding at one point over 50,000 troops-and was a genuine hero. Son of a marquis and a slave, born in Haiti, who his own father pawned into slavery, then redeemed and brought to Paris. But I didn't know about his father Alex Dumas. I knew of his son, who wrote the play that was the basis for Camille and Verdi's La Traviata. ![]() ![]() I knew that this 19th century author was both French and black-yet nevertheless celebrated even in his lifetime. ![]() I haven't read his books, but I've watched several adaptations and homages to them, everything from toons to allusions on Star Trek. I'm sure a lot of people are going to think the same thing reading this biography: "How in the world did I not know about this man?" Everyone knows Alexandre Dumas, père-or at least knows his The Three Musketeers. ![]() ![]() ![]() And the movie features several memorable images: a house being pulled by rope across frozen water a convertible pulled from the deep, the dead, seat-belted occupants hanging from the front seat like broken marionettes. The cinematographer Oliver Stapleton finds a rough beauty in the bays and coves, some richness in the weatherbeaten buildings and weatherbeaten people. Set and shot in rural Newfoundland, "The Shipping News" avoids the visual bleakness that would be so easy to fall into with these roughhewn, and often icy, exteriors. Which is not to say that he's incapable of flourishes. They're intelligently made and they're about adult emotions, and since Hallström works beautifully with actors, you can be assured of several good performances in each movie. Apart from their attention to the old-fashioned virtues of story and character, Hallström's movies offer a respite for audiences weary of pop junk. ![]() ![]() It's obvious why his movies get generally decent reviews and do respectable business. Coming after "The Cider House Rules" and "Chocolat," "The Shipping News" is further proof that Lasse Hallström has a real talent for smooth, craftsmanlike mainstream moviemaking. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Or how expensive they're going to be if they're sought after in particular. What I'm thinking here is that I like the work of Chris Foss so if I was able to buy a decent set that used his artwork then that may be the way to go but I don't know how easy it is to buy them. Having started reading and enjoying these books I'm now thinking that I'd maybe like to own the physical versions too and was wondering if there was maybe a decent series of his books that I should looking to buy? Is there a particular version of this series or others that are maybe worth buying over others? ![]() I borrow them from my local library but actually read downloaded versions on my Kindle as I find Kindle to be a wonderful way of reading but I like using the library because it supports them at the same time. My normal practice for reading books is maybe a bit strange. I'm now about 20% into 'Second Foundation' and it's been the most enjoyable book so far for me.Īvoiding spoilers for people who may not have read certain books, what do people here think about this as a go to guide in relation to what books to read and the order to read them in? ![]() ![]() ![]() Quoting from Macbeth demonstrates rules for quoting from a Shakespearean play. Performance History covers the historical background and traces the versions and adaptations of the play. Memory Work (“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…” V, v, 22-31) Macbeth Parts lists all the parts in the play so students can sign up for reading aloud. ![]() Laying the Foundation Vocabulary - definitions, pronunciations, sample sentences. Holinshed’s Chronicles, the source of Macbeth, is analyzed in detail by Shakespeare Online. Historical Context from Gale Research Literature in Context covers the background of the play. Famous as way to introduce the play.Ħ0-Second Macbeth Newsletter from the BBC.Īct-by-Act Quotations includes the most important quotes in the play. I have put asterisks by my favorite activities and assignments.ģ2-Second Macbeth lesson from the Folger Shakespeare Library. I can maintain and expand this website only with your help. If you download or print anything from this site, please consider making at least a $ 10.00 donation through PayPal. ![]() ![]() As a mathematician myself, I have to admit I sometimes wonder what it would be like if we had "mainstream" monasteries consisting of nothing but academics. ![]() The serendipity of this will be apparent to anyone who has read Anathem, for the book is very much a philosophy text, and much of its philosophy has to deal with science and how people should go about doing science. It just worked out that I read Anathem while beginning two philosophy courses: Philosophy of Science Fiction and Philosophy of Science & Technology. (How Lorite of me.) Yes, the book is long, and yes, it's a dense philosophical exploration of our universe disguised as a philosophical exploration of an alternate universe. It isn't the 991st detailed review, nor is it the 991st long review, but somewhere in those 990 other reviews, I'm sure other people have said anything I'm going to say, and probably better. ![]() ![]() In writing this review, I'm faced with the fact that this is the 991st review of Anathem on Goodreads. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bookens – Massacre and Margins (Poe Baxter Books Series #2) – 3 stars Bookens – Fatalities and Folios (Poe Baxter Books Series #1) – 4 stars Bookens – Aida Time (Stitches In Crime #10) – 4 stars Bookens – Strangled Skein (Stitches In Crime #9) – 4 stars Bookens – Fatal Floss (Stitches In Crime #8) – 4 stars Bookens – Blood and Back Stitches (Stitches In Crime #7) – 4 stars ![]() ![]() Bookens – Sewn At The Crime (Stitches In Crime #6) – 4 stars Bookens – Stitch X for Murder (Stitches In Crime #5) – 4 stars Bookens – Counted Corpse (Stitches In Crime #4) – 4 stars Bookens – Hanged by a Thread (Stitches In Crime #3) – 4 stars Bookens – Bobbins and Bodies (Stitches In Crime #2) – 4 stars Bookens – Crossed By Death (Stitches In Crime #1) – 4 stars – Aaron Safronoff – Sunborn Rising: Beneath the Fall (Sunborn Rising #1) – 4 stars Reviews I have written before I started this blog and reviews of books I DNF aren’t on this blog. I have written more reviews than I posted on my blog, you can find all the reviews I have ever written on my Goodreads account. Reviews of other types of books and non books are under their own heading: Fate roleplay books, tv series and movie reviews, Colouring Books, non-fiction and Product Reviews It’s sorted alphabetically on Author name. Here you can find a list of all my reviews posted on this blog. ![]() ![]() GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES: This is INTL, so anyone can win! To enter, help me get the word out about Stain’s paperback by tagging three people in the comments on this InstaGram post here. Win-win for everyone!Īnd on the note of winning, to celebrate the fantastic news, I’m having a giveaway for the set pictured here: a signed Stain & Alice the Absent mashup poster + limited edition Alice the Absent booklet. My high fantasy/ fairy tale hybrid inspired by The Princess and the Pea has 32 chapters divided into three parts, with titles that highlight each scene’s essence and the Gothic fairy tale atmosphere. ![]() So if you’re a foreign reader, you can purchase the English version through their online store. This means anyone who buys the paperback will also own the Morpheus origin tale I wrote a little over a year ago! Stain’s paperback will be available everywhere domestically, and also via Book Depository (dot com). I’m finally able to announce that the paperback version of Stain-coming out in Jan 2020-will include the full Alice the Absent short story! (SIDE NOTE: The short story will be available ONLY through the paperback version … not the hardback or the ebook.) ![]() ![]() ![]() Felicia Bond’s illustrations (of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. fame) definitely add to the appeal. ![]() □Ĭhristmas in the Manger by Nola Buck–This very simple board book focuses on one animal or character (or group of characters) from the Nativity story. The Christmas Cat by Maryann MacDonald–A nice Nativity tale with a cat beloved by the Young Child Jesus as the star.Ĭhristmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown–This rhyming tale by a beloved children’s author is another winner for toddlers and preshcoolers, even if Diane Goode’s illustrations are a bit Americanized for the real Nativity story. We have enough for all the big kids to open one a day since we usually only do this while we’re in our normal school routine (or I make a concerted effort to do it on other days). This is a list of the books we own that I wrap each Christmas. ![]() |