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{NOTEWORTHY} ‘I, CLAUDIUS’: When history and fiction collide
By MIK DAVIS
Sun,01/07/24-10:00AM , 827 Reads
The poet Robert Graves amazingly earned a living from writing, yet never turned toward a style of "commercial" composition. Graves could tell stories of his life with the same majesty he attached to the Greek myths. He once told an interviewer in 1965, when writing poetry "it was just a few words on the page first.
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{NOTEWORTHY} FILM AT 11 — ‘The Sting’ ushers in the age of the blockbuster
By MIK DAVIS
Fri,12/29/23-10:00AM , 1,084 Reads
On December 25th, 1973 a film hit the box office that could perhaps only be a success due to its star power. The nation was reeling from its first true economic crisis in decades. President Nixon’s attempts at price controls (1970) and removing us from the Gold Standard (1971) were not helping the fight against inflation either.
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{NOTEWORTHY} Short stories for around the fire
By MIK DAVIS
Sun,12/24/23-10:00AM , 834 Reads
Lucy Maud Montgomery may be more well-known for the emotion and adventure of “Anne of Green Gables.” However, the Canadian author conjured up quite the Christmas tale in “Christmas at Red Butte.” While it does follow the template of a “sacrifice” story like O.
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FILM AT 11 — Film as History and Clarification
By MIK DAVIS
Mon,12/18/23-10:00AM , 677 Reads
In T.E. Lawrence’s “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” from 1926, Lawrence carefully describes and explains his memories of his time in the Egypt bureau and adventures in Arabia. Before you think it is completely about Lawrence, it is not. This is the history of the revolt as written by Lawrence. This is his story told carefully through its retelling.
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