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anthea-anka's picture
Apr.04.2011
A politician named Mike Huckabee has made the news round the world for coming out and claiming that Natalie Portman (actress, Black Swan) is responsible for the decline of America’s moral fiber for getting pregnant out of wedlock. I’m paraphrasing of course, cause to be honest, I can’t keep up with...
matt-beynon-rees's picture
Jan.27.2011
A writer needs to enter the characters in his novel. I’ve talked about this with other writers, but also found it useful to discuss it with artists from other fields. Two movies I saw in the last week, “Black Swan” and “The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town,” illustrate just why...
jeanne-powell's picture
Apr.26.2009
In anticipation of revisiting one of my favorite historical periods, I waited in line to see "The Other Boleyn Girl," directed by Justin Chadwick. New perspective, what's not to like, I thought. I even invited one of my friends to join me at the Metreon cinema south of Market Street. After the...