Don’t Swoon: Howl when you’re far from home. Weep at Nature’s wonders.
But, dearest sister, never ever swoon.
Author: D. J. M. Saunders
D. J. M. Saunders is a practising artist who lives and works in Cardiff, Wales.
God Bless Us Everyone, Including Bankers and Businessmen
They might be learning to be human, too
Gentlemen Prefer Bland Homogeneity: Unless They Have to Pitch in with the Others
Then goodness knows what will happen
Meet the Macbeths: Again and Again and Again
Almost as though we’re addicted or something
Lovers and Killers? Only on This Island
Which is why you and I must escape
The Connectitrons Are Coming! But wait a minute, weren’t they here all along?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single species in want of heart, brains, and courage stands in need of the Connectitrons — or, at least, the good version[…]
Between the Idea and the Reality the Shadow Falls
So please mind the gap
Young Ones and Swan Songs: Luis Bunuel in Mexico, Bela Tarr in Edinburgh
“Attempts to create interesting projects of any sort despite our limitations can sometimes touch us more deeply than slick illusions that — literally by design — hide a lot of skill and effort, yet, in so doing, also hide something of the crazy courage it takes just to be human.”
Helping Humanity: We All Get Stressed Out
But have you stopped behaving strangely?
A Funny Valentine to Crime: Where Jim Fits a Bill or Two
And Claude Rains.
That’s My Girl! Well, actually, she’s not. But we love each other anyway.
What do Bellissima (Visconti, 1951) and The Unknown Woman/La Sconsciuta (Zamarion/ Tornatore, 2006) have in common? Apart from being examples of Italian Cinema randomly connected by my recent viewing, the answer is they[…]
Black and White Orpheus: An Audio Visual Species
That still finds musicians easier to rob
Essays · Noir · Writers & Critics
Ossessione: Shabby Little Shocker?
Or Advanced Guide to Cinematic Survival?
Jean Renoir’s Toni: Unreal and True
And staying forever young
Books · Essays · Uncategorized · Writers & Critics
On the Escarpment, Off the Escarpment: It Helps When the Love Is Strong
Especially when the lovers aren’t
Essays · Film Technology & History · Music & Musicals
Art Thou Troubled? Musicals May Calm Thee
But don’t forget DVD opera
The Complete A of Altruism: In Which the Selfish Gene Explains Everything
Except whether to laugh or cry
Hotels and Homelands: After Ken and Rosa
Neither will be the same
Lost Watches and Lost Souls: From New Jersey to Old Istanbul
Fresh Starts Don’t Come Easy
The Misery Business: In Which Your Agent Will Be Lauren Bacall
And your ankles will still bebroken
