Don’t see how Biden’s anti-MAGA speech, overdue and necessary as it was, will do much good. Meanwhile, the details about the retrieved documents keep getting worse.
Trump’s MAGA believers will get fooled again.
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A Long Time Ago…
Much of the third part of Light & Magic, Lawrence Kasdan’s ILM documentary on Disney+, is about the making of The Empire Strikes Back. Something I’ve neglected to say is, the clips from Star Wars and Empire are from the original film elements, with scratches and speckles intact.
Seeing these widescreen HD snippets of the movies as they first appeared in movie theaters, even the color differences compared to the “corrected” digital releases opened doors in my memory. It would be wonderful if Disney were teasing us for an upcoming re-release of the original Star Wars, before the “New Hope” title was added in 1978. What is much more likely is that Kasdan wanted to show examples of the special effects that were faithful to what the ILM team created.
My favorite moment in part 3 is when illustrator Joe Johnston talks about Syd Mead’s portfolio of concept paintings for United States Steel.
One of Mead’s paintings has a vehicle with a split rear window. It reminds me of the 1963 Corvette Stingray, a car that fascinated me as a kid.
https://sydmead.com/category/gallery/us-steel/
To the Library!
With the pandemic being more or less under control, I’ve started visiting the town library. Nothing says I’m an old retired guy more than that.
During a fundraising campaign to renovate and expand the library I donated $1000. The Boston Globe, that I no longer have delivered at home, is there. Along with several magazines of interest, The Economist, Scientific American, and Smithsonian.
Endfull Summer
Staying on the subject of DJ’s and beaches, Tomboy Hanks will be returning soon to Boss Radio 66 with his summer wrap-up show.
Play it Again
Denro’s brother is living the radio DJ dream I lived for a while, but gave up, so long ago. He’s covering the overnight shift on MVY Radio, on Martha’s Vineyard. Yeah, the island off the Cape Cod shore where the Obamas have an expensive house, but without any top secret documents in the basement.
Monday night Rich played one of my very favorite “recent” (2010) tunes, and I didn’t even request it.
This one you can click (or tap).
Calling Out Copyists
This Bizarro comic strip last week got some people exchanging views, once again, about the validity of Roy Lichtenstein’s work.
In cartoonist Wayno’s blog he tells of his thinking behind the strip. (I’m amazed Google still hosts blogs.)
http://waynocartoons.blogspot.com/2022/08/copycat-crime.html
David Barsalou’s extensive research project, Deconstructing Roy Lichstenstein, reveals every one the comic book panels that were copied by Lichtenstein.
David and I were fortunate to have had Barbara Harris as our Art History instructor in college.
http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/check-barbara-harriss-artwork/
