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“The King’s Speech”—A Personal Idiom for All of Us

Written by diana on January 17, 2011. Posted in movie reviews.

This is the third of my movie reviews so far. The first movie review, “127 Hours”, and the second, “Black Swan”, are two portraits of protagonists who have a daunting obstacle to overcome. In “127 Hours” the main character has to wound himself in the most barbarous of ways to survive. In “Black Swan”, the ballerina has to face her demons in...

Eleven Tips for Women’s Memoirs on 1/11/11

Written by diana on January 11, 2011. Posted in Blogging, Writing and Blogging Tips. 1 Comment on Eleven Tips for Women’s Memoirs on 1/11/11

Thousands of us love reading of all kinds: fiction, history, memoir. Sometimes all three are combined into one glorious book. We all know someone who is writing: a novel, a blog, a series of poems, a mystery, children’s book, cookbook, screenplay and more. And everyone knows someone in a readers’ or writers’ group. Now there is one website...

“Black Swan”—Dancing in the In-Between

Written by diana on January 1, 2011. Posted in movie reviews. 4 Comments on “Black Swan”—Dancing in the In-Between

This spellbinding movie, routinely described as a psychological thriller, is not to everyone’s taste but I absolutely loved it: dancing around the thin membrane between a fantasy/dream world and reality. Starring Natalie Portman as Nina, the beautiful but fragile ballerina who wishes to be the prima ballerina of Swan Lake, the movie opens...

The Legion of Honor: “Japanesque”—So Picturesque!

Written by diana on December 28, 2010. Posted in Art. 1 Comment on The Legion of Honor: “Japanesque”—So Picturesque!

Before Xmas my husband and I saw an unbelievable art exhibit, “Japanesque”, at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco (see flyer below). It is such a beautifully organized exhibit of Japanese ukiyoe woodblock prints, from the Legion’s own Achenbach collection. I hadn’t seen such an exquisite collection in one place since a similarly conceived...

Carmel Rancho Art and Framing Center—Frame Your Memories!

Written by diana on December 19, 2010. Posted in Art, MPC Print Club. 2 Comments on Carmel Rancho Art and Framing Center—Frame Your Memories!

Gift giving is an art form, as we all know! And so is framing, which may not be so obvious. But have you ever looked at a framed piece and said that the frame was spectacular…or totally wrong…or even made the art or photo look a little sad or tired? If you have a favorite original artwork, photo, scrap of fabric from a vacation or special...

“127 Hours”: The Instinct to Survive and the Will to Live

Written by diana on December 14, 2010. Posted in movie reviews.

My husband and I just saw the movie that brings to the screen the harrowing tale of 23 year old mountain climber Aron Ralston, who literally cuts himself loose from a boulder in a slot canyon in Blue John, a remote area of the Moab desert in Utah, the state with the most slot canyons in the world. (A slot canyon is a narrow and extremely steep...