Five Films About Vino
Thursday, May 25th is National Wine Day! Celebrated every year it’s an excuse (like you really needed one), to have a glass or two of your favorite vintage. It also seems like an appropriate time to consider wine on cinema. An Autumn Tale (1998) This French film is directed by Erich Rohmer (My Night at […]
Plantations of Virginia – Exploring the State’s Historic Homes
Jai Williams and Charlene Giannetti spent six months visiting 40 plantations in Virginia, taking tours and talking with the families and the professionals tasked with caring for these historic properties. Their new book, Plantations of Virginia, has just been published by Globe Pequot Press. Virginia has produced eight presidents and three of those – George […]
Kate Mara in Ridley Scott’s Morgan
Morgan is not like other five year-olds. She has the appearance of a young adult, yet she was created and raised in a lab by a group of scientists who have become her de facto caretakers and parents. Morgan, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, also is super strong and when she’s upset or challenged apt to […]