This show, aired by HBO, is another Must See piece of Americana. I’m not sure why it sat in archives for all these years–but what a piece of journalism. What a character study of a brilliant leader. It’s educational,provocative and a relevant benchmark for our current leaders–who pale in comparison.
Highly recommended!
Everyone once in while, you come across an item whose aesthetics strike a chord at the heart of humanity.
For example, in the world of global finance, I described a paper published by the Group of Thirty, a lecture deliveredby Thomaso Padoa-Schiopa as intellectually breath- taking.
I recently watched, on HBO, the production “Thurgood” starring Lawrence Fishburne. It rose to the level of being magnificent. It’s a must see piece of Americana, which lays out the persistence of one man–in search of excellence.
I recently read that Ms. Kardashian is starring in a Super Bowl ad on Sunday. Marvelous and amazing. What a media coup. Hats off to her for this phenomenon of celebrity–and financial success.
I was sorry to hear that John Barry passed away this week. He will be known and remembered as a pivotal film composer–who developed a style much emulated in modern film composition.
But, if in his prodigious catalouge, he had produced only the score of Out of Africa–his legacy as one of the shining standards of film music would be well justified.
As a classical pianist myself I have my own definite tastes in CD’s. I was so impressed by this work, Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3, Sergey Rachmaninov, that I had to write a review.
From time to time I will write online reviews of literature or music that really appeals to me. So it was with this book Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min.
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