Saturday, July 28, 2012

Team USA, London2012

The opening ceremony was an extravaganza that revealed much of the Anglo-Saxon soul, from its love of a boy soprano singing "Jerusalem," to the pagan bonfire of the lit cauldron. The American commentary was uniformly dreadful. During the healthcare/children's literature scene: "These kids don't look...

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Andrew Sarris: Looking at Radio & Television with me

I'm 2 for 2 for being out of town when a distinguished critic of my acquaintance dies. First Paul Fussell, who I studied and learned to drink scotch with, and on June 20, Andrew Sarris, who I worked with on a screening exhibition at the then Museum of Television & Radio in the 1990s as editor...