Not only a typeface, but also a massive gesture, daunting to ignore, revealing as a Christmas tree hung from buildings indicates significant steps toward its completion. Too, a daring kiss, a stolen embrace, new love.
Brokeback Mountain (9/10 Rating) Released December 9, 2005 (Limited) For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Contemporary Western, Period Drama, Tragic Romance R: Sexuality, nudity, language, and some violence 2h 14m Watching films from the early 2000s has reminded me how much American culture has changed in such a short period of time, but... Read More
Recently, I did some shopping at the Dollar Tree in Danville Plaza II on Mount Cross Road across from Walmart. While standing in the checkout line, I watched as the cashier rang up the purchases of several customers in front of me. These “Dollar Tree treasures” were of a Christmas Season nature; plastic branches and... Read More
(Scene: Mamie is zinging around the house like a pinball accelerating off rubber backstops. Solly is watching and trying to calm her down.) Mamie (puffing): …Lists…I need lists…I’ll never get done in time… Solly (inner brows angling downward): What’s wrong, Mamie? Why are you so very frantic? M: It’s the holidays, Solly. I’m not very... Read More
Nate Hester is living his dream. The visual artist, whose work explores the rich tapestry of American landscapes and the dynamics of modern home life, has found an unlikely muse in Danville, a city whose layers of history, texture, and everyday beauty have become integral to his artistic vision. From Deep-Fat Frying to Fine Art... Read More
Harvest time when cherry trees, shaken by machines, drop their fruit, both red and green. All the greens are packed to go, to be dyed, disguised as bright red maraschinos. Their bottles hold bold delights, cherries red and merry, once green, hiding in plain sight.
Not long ago, I was lined up to be the guest soloist at Danville’s Trinity United Methodist Church. This was not something new to me, as I have enjoyed such brief Sunday “song sojourns” to other churches over the years. I have enjoyed the people I met; and they seem to have enjoyed me. The... Read More
Pride and Prejudice (7/10 Rating) Released November 23, 2005 Streaming on HBO Max, For rent/purchase on all major platforms. Genre: Costume Drama, Feel-Good Romance, Period Drama, Romantic Epic PG: Some mild thematic elements 2h 9m I have not read the novel, nor seen any other adaptations of this story by Jane Austen, so this... Read More
Scene: Mamie and Solly are walking home from dinner along a two-track in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with their two dogs respectively prancing or being dragged along on leashes. Light discussion abounds. Mamie: Beautiful trees, Solly. And the pinesap smells nice. We walking so fast on the way to dinner that we couldn’t even look around.... Read More
Donald Towns never wanted to work for Disney. Standing in his studio today, surrounded by canvases that capture fleeting moments of light on everyday objects, the 35-year animation veteran laughs at the irony. “I wasn’t interested at all,” he admits, brush in hand, working on a piece where afternoon sun transforms an ordinary leaf into... Read More
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