It rained much of this past weekend in SoCal and I was mostly content to lay under the covers and read a book. Add in the time change (why? WHY?) and it seemed unlikely that I’d ever leave the house. But, yesterday I had complimentary […]
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned my abbreviated visit to Palm Springs Modernism Week 2018. Though, I had a shorter schedule than usual I was still able to make it to a number of wonderful events such as the Albert Frey screening and home […]
In August of 2016 I headed to Lompoc for Wine & Fire, a celebration of the wines of the Santa Rita Hills. I spent my downtime exploring and decided to check out Nojoqui Falls in nearby Goleta. Located off a quaint country road the trail […]
When it comes to classic film not all the artistry is limited to the screen. Just as today, a flurry of marketing materials accompanied a movie release but, unlike today, most of it was hand painted by a range of artists. Nowhere is this better […]
In 1923 Cecil B. DeMille, one of Hollywood’s leading directors, started work on his biblical epic, The Ten Commandments. A stickler for details he was hoping to film in Egypt but the idea was quickly axed by the studios. Instead they gave him a more […]
