Vicki Baum, the author of “Grand Hotel,” wrote: “you can live down any number of failures, but you can’t live down a great success.” After witnessing the fall and rise of his novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Manuel Puig would agree. Originally released to critical dismissal – “a rather frail little love story” – the […]
Category: Films
The Skin I Live In (2011)
There are certain metaphysical questions such as – What is a human being? What does it mean to be a singular person? These questions have no singular answer. THE SKIN I LIVE IN is a masterful tale of secrets, obsession and revenge from Academy Award winning writer/director Pedro Almodovar. The celebrated director tries to answer […]
Ayn Rand’s We the Living / Noi Vivi and Addio, Kira
On September 14, 1942, the Italian film of Ayn Rand’s We the Living premiered at the Venice Film Festival winning a major award and a standing ovation from all. September 14, 2022 will be the 80th anniversary of the movie. This is occasion to celebrate this superb film, its “lost years” and rediscovery, and its […]
Theranos – Elizabeth A. Holmes – The Inventor
On 4th January, 2022 the Theranos Founder Elizabeth A. Holmes Found Guilty of Investor Fraud on the grounds of conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud investors in Theranos, Inc. The verdicts follow a 15-week trial. I have been fascinated with Theranos and its enigmatic founder Elizabeth Holmes. Theranos was […]
NIJINSKY
Nijinsky (1980) is a biographical film. This film explores the life and career of Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky (12th March, 1890 – 8th April, 1950). He was a Russian ballet dancer of legendary fame, celebrated for his spectacular leaps and sensitive interpretations. After school, Nijinsky became a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, in 1907, […]
Memories of Sir Alfred Hitchcock – 7 seasons, 400 Episodes and 220 Hours Later
“Alfred Hitchcock Presents” is an American television anthology series hosted and executive produced by Alfred Hitchcock, which aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Alfred Hitchcock is a wonderful storyteller and there are a lot of interesting plots and surprising twists. It’s also nice to see so […]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Final Arrangements
Final Arrangements is 36th episode of Season 6 of the ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ telecasted on Tuesday the 20th June, 1961. It is interesting for a simple reason that the main character of this episode Mr. Leonard Thompson -Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) – approaches his suicide /death in a very dispassionate manner. […]
