I often say that present-day poetry is full of disharmony – blank verse, grotesque images, playing the games of postmodern instead of true feeling… But I know: sometimes its disharmony turns out to be breathtakingly beautiful. Yesterday a poem caught…
Pop-art is a kind of game with symbols of mass culture (for example, images from ads or comic books). Works created in this style are a challenge to the public and the traditions of fine art – in many cases,…
Not every artist can illustrate books. Such a job requires creativity, great skills and incredible self-discipline at the same time. Charles Wess has all these qualities. Wess works wonders in the world of wonders: he specializes in illustrating of myths…
I paid attention to Frank Hoyt Taylor rewatching Big Fish (it’s one of my favorite movies). He wasn’t the lead star there but perfectly played his part. I started to look for other films with him.
When somebody advises me to watch an action movie or read a horror book, I usually think: ‘Thank you, but I shouldn’t waste my time. There are so many good classical masterpieces!’ Maybe, my position is wrong? All genres are…
Jayma Mays changed her first name twice. Originally she was Jamia Suzette. Since people often mispronounced such a rare name (a female version of James), the girl decided to be “Jaima”. The trick didn’t work, and the young actress corrected…
While looking for information about American actress Helen Morgan, I’ve accidentally found a video about another gifted woman who has the same name. This Helen doesn’t work in films or on the stage. She is a textile weaver.
If you reckon that a true person of art is a poor suffering loner who remains unrecognized up to his death, you are mistaken. A talented artist can be successful. Benjamin Walls’ biography is good evidence of that fact. He…
I’m embarrassed to say: in spite of my almost philological education, I am not good at English-language literature. At our faculty, we had been studying the literature of our country for the most part.
The target audience of modern fairy tale movies are not only children. Mothers and fathers go to the cinema with their babies and then, while cooking dinner, are humming something like ‘Prince Ali! Mighty is he! Ali Ababwa-aaa! Strong as…