<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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American Masters: Andrew Wyeth

American Masters: Andrew Wyeth

Sep 5, 2018

?He painted the soul, not just the image.? The PBS series American Masters is airing an episode focusing on the painter Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth was one of the 20th century?s most famous magical-realist painters. He had both popular and critical success. But the popular...

Searching: Life and Death Online

Searching: Life and Death Online

Sep 5, 2018

Think of how much time we spend looking at screens. I?m looking at one (with various windows open) as I write this review. You?re reading it on a screen. We work and play and often socialize through the many screens of our lives. Searching tells us its story through...

Operation Finale – Capturing a War Criminal

Operation Finale – Capturing a War Criminal

Aug 29, 2018

?We?re all animals fighting for scraps on the Serengeti.? One of the most celebrated trials of the twentieth century was when Israel put Adolph Eichmann on trial. Eichmann headed the SS Office for Jewish Affairs and was one of the key architects of the Holocaust. But...

An L.A. Minute – Fickleness of Fame

An L.A. Minute – Fickleness of Fame

Aug 24, 2018

An L.A. Minute seeks to be a satire focused on the place fame has in our culture. It clearly makes a point that fame and success are not all that many might hope for, but it misses opportunities to truly speak to cultural issues. Ted Gould (Gabriel Byrne) is a...

Papillon – From Savagery to Resurrection

Papillon – From Savagery to Resurrection

Aug 22, 2018

?It?s not rehabilitation?we know that?s worthless?so we do our best to break you.? Papillon is inspired by semi-autobiographical bestselling books (Papillon and Banco) and the 1973 film with Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman (with a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo).?...

Alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins

Alone on the Island of the Blue Dolphins

Aug 21, 2018

Every year many fourth grade students read Island of the Blue Dolphins in school. ?The book is a fictional account based in a historic tale of a Native American woman who spent eighteen years alone on San Nicolas Island (part of California?s Channel Islands). Alone on...