We wish we’d seen this play earlier and had the chance to shout to the rooftops about how much we loved it. It’s witty in a dreadfully clever way, and provoked our thoughts and emotions by using the cast in …
Rediscovered: Photographs of LA, San Francisco and NYC
In 24 hours, I came across articles describing the recovery of black and white photographs of three American masters — Ansel Adams, Robert Frank and Arthur Tress. A strange convergence of timing – but, what a great chance to glimpse …
2.22.12
The Secret World of Arrietty
Hayao Miyazaki and his team of master animators at Studio Ghibli worked with American animators at Disney to produce a new film adaptation of Mary Norton’s popular book, “The Borrowers”. If your family loves Kiki’s Delivery Service, The Princess …
Ellsworth is Everywhere!
Kids love the bright, abstract prints and paintings of Ellsworth Kelly, perhaps because they can relate to the large, geometric and colorful forms in a “heck, I can do that!” kind-of-way! Adults (and everyone in between) can appreciate the clean …
For the Love of Lincoln
The artist Maira Kalman spent a year blogging about democracy for the New York Times, and her stylish and witty illustrations and personal observations were aptly turned into a book called The Pursuit of Happiness. Along this journey, …
Costumes from 2011 Academy Nominated films at FIDM through April
What a character in a movie wears is often as important as what they might say. Sorry, screenwriters… but, everyone gets their due at this time of year. The professionals who design the most complex and beautiful clothing for the …
Your Week with Marilyn
I never really lost my head over anything to do with Marilyn Monroe — other than Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind.” But the screen siren is hard to ignore this season; I loved My Week with Marilyn, and …
1.31.12
SNEAK PEEK: Frida Kahlo and the female surrealists
I got a look at LACMA’s new surrealism show this week. In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, which opens on Sunday (1/29) and runs until early May, is significant for being the …
1.27.12
ARCHIVED EVENT: Vivian Maier – Mary Poppins finds celebrity post-humously
Sometimes a story comes along that captures the imagination of everyone that hears it: the story of Vivian Maier is one of those tales. Maier was a nanny in upscale neighborhoods in Chicago in the 1950s (she once worked for …
