Picks for January 2007

Film: I saw a lot of films on these transatlantic flights in the last month and I think my favorite was ‘The Departed’. Okay, I did have to cover my eyes a few times as it gets pretty violent, but it is such a compelling, moving story. I really loved it and I think this is Scorsese’s year. I think Leonardo DiCaprio is the most underrated actor in the world. He was superb.
         

Book: my dear friend, Adriana Trigiani, who is a one-woman empire, a force of nature, a Venus Genius, wrote this great series of books. The first was ‘Big Stone Gap’, several years ago, and the latest is "Home To Big Stone Gap", which I just finished. I loved it. I love Adri’s natural way of writing and her feel for her characters. You can tell she loves them, and it makes you love them, too. I hated to leave Ave Maria Mulligan McChesney, but she’ll be on the big screen soon as Adri has written the screenplay and is already in pre-production. I told you she was an empire.

Music: I have been listening obsesively to Brahms, played by Elisabeth Leonskaja. The particular recording I am in love with is on 222 Recordings, and it includes Opus 116-119.
Sublime.       

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