Gene Kelly

Book Review: Astaire, Balanchine, and Kelly — The Foundations of Film Dance

While Beth Genné proffers a terrific take on dance and its social context, she exhibits a shaky grasp of musical-theater history.

The heart of this theatrical reboot is what it means to go for broke and bet on love, or art, or both.

The reason these films are in this series is because of their color, and they do not disappoint.

Bill Marx September 19, 2020 at 3:10 pm on Literary Appreciation: D. H. Lawrence’s “Women in Love” at 100Since we are on Lawrence, I would highly recommend looking at his essays and reviews as well -- he was...
Roberta Silman September 19, 2020 at 12:22 pm on Literary Appreciation: D. H. Lawrence’s “Women in Love” at 100Hi, Gerry, I used "tarnished" to reflect how the book was received. People were shocked, not only by the sex...
Gerald Peary September 19, 2020 at 11:18 am on Literary Appreciation: D. H. Lawrence’s “Women in Love” at 100A beautiful appreciation, so well written and so knowledgeable. I loved reading this piece. I have the tiniest question. When...
Clinton Smith September 18, 2020 at 10:37 pm on Arts Remembrance: Soul Iconoclast Roy CWent to many of his concerts he was loved by my whole family and right to this day I still...
Gerald Peary September 18, 2020 at 7:36 pm on Film Review: “The Irish Pub” — A Too Polite Homage to the Old-fashioned Gaelic tavernA very good point. I raise my glass to that!