By Anne Brodie E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea is a story of design excellence, theft and betrayal. Gray, an Irish born architect, potter and loner designed her masterpiece, a Modernist gem of a home in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, on the Cote D’Azur. It’s described as “a white …
Atom Egoyan’s Violent Opera, Quebecker Goes Native, Meghan Markle FINALLY Releases Her Lifestyle Series and …… Where Oscar’s Faves Are Streaming NOW!
By Anne Brodie Atom Egoyan revisits opera in Seven Veils, the story of Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried) who is restaging the opera Salome originated by her late, long-ago mentor. Richard Strauss’ 1905 production, based on Oscar Wilde's play, is shockingly violent. Salome, an ancient ruler's …
Architecture As Personality, Mike Leigh’s Latest and Last, and Detectives Redux.
By Anne Brodie Do you have a short attention span? Then take a miss on The Brutalist. If you can sit for 3.5 hours and watch an engrossing, challenging, beautifully made biopic that embraces intellect, design, sexuality, and complexity, this is for you. Adrien Brody as cutting-edge Hungarian …