Robert Frank

Film Reconsideration: The Beats’s “Pull My Daisy” at 60

You can go home again, daddy-o, but you’re not the same person you were the first time around.

Robert Frank had dared overturn the central conceit of the great photographs of the Farm Administration 1930s; that the poor were noble creatures.

Lyn October 23, 2021 at 10:30 pm on Film Commentary: “The Bishop’s Wife” — Realistic Christmas SentimentRobbie, I’m afraid they don’t sell them—or grow them—like this anymore. As a child in 1950’s Southern California, this was...
Elliot October 23, 2021 at 8:46 am on Jazz Album Review: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett — Together Again, MemorablyBoth a great review and a lovely appreciation.
Lynne October 22, 2021 at 9:00 pm on Music Remembrance: Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)Thank you for writing this. She was wonderful in concert. I saw her in Portland, ME. She will be missed....
Allen Michie October 20, 2021 at 12:20 pm on Jazz Album Review: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett — Together Again, MemorablyI like people who think like this, with humility, self-awareness, and a drive for self-improvement (and the good taste to...
Robbie October 20, 2021 at 12:16 pm on Film Commentary: “The Bishop’s Wife” — Realistic Christmas SentimentI love the movie, but have always wanted a tree like that. What is the name of the the tree...