Perspectives from a Professor
A couple of days ago, one of my students said “When are you going to update your blog?” (You know who you are, Derrica.) I thought about how busy I’ve been with midterms, but that’s not really an excuse because she’s had midterms, too, and still manages to check the blog! I have been meaning …
If you missed it today, you still have three chances to see Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet in the Triad this week. Fitting Wiseman’s signature style, known generally as an observational mode, the story unfolds in its edited form with minimal intrusion and manipulation. For two hours and forty minutes, …
Sometimes when you can barely wait to see a movie, the expectation is just too much. Not that A Single Man should be avoided. On the contrary, it’s definitely worth seeing. Colin Firth gives a wonderful performance as, George Falconer, a gay man closeted at work (he’s a university professor) in Southern California in the …
It’s a wonderful feeling when a movie you’ve been waiting for (anxiously) finally arrives into town and meets expectations. And that is the story for me with Crazy Heart. I knew it would be the type of intimate drama I admire, but I didn’t know if I would be deeply touched by this one. Crazy …
Wow! There is one episode to go on DirecTV to complete the fourth season Friday Night Lights (with the NBC run of the series scheduled to begin April 30, 2010), and the show has never been better. That’s saying a lot, too, because I’m a huge fan of this series. Lots of changes have come …