Strathcona, Vancouver's Oldest Neighbourhood, Celebrates the City's 125th Anniversary, Sept 25

August 22, 1951, Florence, Italy

JOHN ALLEMANG
From Saturday's Globe and MailPublished Friday, Aug. 12, 2011

A great photograph can’t remain static: It has a subsequent life-history much like that of its subjects.

An American Girl in Italy, Ruth Orkin’s masterly evocation of time and place, turns 60 on August 22, and that frozen moment in post-war Florence is now being feted as one of the camera’s most vivid achievements. Is it possible to look at the black-and-white image Ms. Orkin caught in the Piazza della Repubblica and not feel a part of the passing scene?

ANOTHER YEAR
United Kingdom, 2010
DIR Mike Leigh
SCR Mike Leigh




CAST Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Stuart McQuarrie, Martin Savage, David Bradley, Peter Wright, Imelda Staunton, Karina Fernandez, Oliver Maltman, Philip Davis

Beppi Scores Both 90/100

Santa Rita Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Chile
Plum, chocolate and a classic Chilean note of mint rest on a tannic spine. It has an invigorating acidity with a dollop of spice on the finish. Great value.



Emiliana Adobe Reserva Syrah 2009, Chile
Full, dark and plummy, this drinks like a wine twice its price. And it shows impressive varietal character, with a classic Rhone Valley syrah dusting of cracked pepper and chewy tannins. Pair it with roast game birds or braised red meats.

PUEBLA.- People look at a 1990s Volkswagen Beetle named Vochol during an exhibition on Huichol culture at the Museum of Puebla, near Mexico City August 10, 2011. The name Vochol, was conceived from a combination of Vochoa popular term for Volkswagen Beetles in Mexico and Huichol, a Mexican indigenous group. The car was decorated by indigenous craftmen from the Huichol community living in the states of Nayarit and Jalisco, using traditional beads and fabric. According to local media, the work will be auctioned after its exhibition in Paris and Berlin next year, with proceeds going to the Huichols. REUTERS/Imelda Mediana.

REAR WINDOW
United States
1954
DIR Alfred Hitchcock
CAST James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Raymond Burr

Harold Pinter's 2005 Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

Art, Truth & Politics 

In 1958 I wrote the following:

'There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.'

I believe that these assertions still make sense and do still apply to the exploration of reality through art. So as a writer I stand by them but as a citizen I cannot. As a citizen I must ask: What is true? What is false?

A critic's guide to Vancouver Island wineries

BEPPI CROSARIOL 

From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

Tuesday, Aug. 02, 2011 

Each spring at Averill Creek Vineyard on Vancouver Island, the slopes take on a peculiar look. Where you would expect to see verdant vines, the vista is obscured by sheets of grey plastic, draped over each row in an inverted V shape to form elongated tents. They’re temporary greenhouses, designed to harness heat and accelerate foliage growth until the warm weather arrives.

Theatre's Not Just For Gays Anymore....

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