Jazz...The percussion-filled score for Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) was written by jazz drummer Antonio Sanchez and its sleek cacophony is a perfect companion to thi… Read More
While there are some films that really ought to be seen on a theater screen I can’t often bring myself to spend money on overpriced movie tickets. Last fall I relented and went to Gone… Read More
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In the course of our recent Netflix binging my wife and I started watching Peaky Blinders. This is a BBC television series set in post-WWI Birmingham, England, and is centere… Read More
"Why actor David Oyelowo made sure this love story became a movie" PBS NewsHour 2/17/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: In "A United Kingdom," a prince from southern Africa proposes to a British woma… Read More
First Class Post - because this post is first class!I received a lotof books in March, and I'm sharing a lot of links to of things to read online, so advance warning, this post is super long… Read More
Welcome to Once Upon a Retelling! I'm a huge fan of retellings, and I'm really interested in hearing about authors' own love of the original stories, and what inspired them to retell those s… Read More