Cine Peruano

I’ve just seen Tinta Roja (Lombardi 2000), a smart and clever film, and the accents made me homesick. The next two films on this trailer are contemporary classics. Here you can see the first ten minutes of Tinta Roja. On YouTube this section connects you to other sections. But these first ten minutes are interesting … More Cine Peruano

Popol Vuh

It was the weekend, and I was so hard at work that I forgot to have us sing. We will sing soon! I was not doing what I ought to have been doing.  Something that had come up and had to be taken care of. I had to do a kind of psychological operation upon … More Popol Vuh

Delle Venezie

I am on strike because two of my three advertisers have not paid me. They say there is a check in process, but my first advertiser sent me a check post haste. I am not pleased, although I am not yet so displeased as to reveal the renegade advertiser’s names. I am nevertheless on strike, … More Delle Venezie

Rainbow of Desire

Oppression, according to Augusto Boal, [takes place] when one person is dominated by the monologue of another and has no chance to reply…. Augusto Boal died May 2 and for thematic purposes in this blog, as well as for my own research and life, I should have paid far more attention to him than I … More Rainbow of Desire

Au Bal de Lafayette

Now located deep in Lafayette, Louisiana, I may not post for several days. I always have to come to this festival on the first day, Wednesday, to get my backstage passes and my badge saying JE PARLE. I have backstage passes because I work this festival. That is one of the reasons why it is … More Au Bal de Lafayette

Andes 1940

See as well the other old travel videos that come up in the right hand corner of the YouTube page when you watch this. There are amazing shots of Norwegian fjords in the 50s, the 1949 protest in Iceland against joining NATO, and much, much more. Axé.