Director – Graham Moore. Writers – Graham Moore and Johnathan McClain – “Graham Moore is an American screenwriter, author and director known for his 2010 novel The Sherlockian, as well as his screenplay for the historical film The Imitation Game, which topped the 2011 Black List for screenplays and won the 2014 Academy Award for […]
Ben Carter and Crash Dive – 1943 Film Review including Social Justice Information
Crash Dive (found on IMDB) stars Tyrone Power as a naval lieutenant re-assigned from P.T. Boats to submarines during World War II. There is a side love story, which I thought we could have done without, but that’s just me. Jo Swerling wrote the screenplay and W.R. Burnett wrote the original story. As an early […]
Murder on the Orient Express – A Tacoma Little Theatre Review
Teamwork and cooperation are the essence of great theatre, especially when the characters have accents, come from various countries, wear different clothing styles, and carry their own attitudes. Stage Manager Ellie Rutt teamed up with Dylan Twiner (Production Manager/Sound Designer), Michael Graves (Costume Designer), Wade Hicks (Dialect Coach), and Mauro Bozzo (Hair and Wig Consultant) […]
Tacoma Arts Month – Tacoma Studio Tour – October 2022
The pamphlet came in the mail. I never saw it. I got an email from my friend Chris who told me about the art show two days before the event. When I mentioned it to Peg, she said “Yes. We’re going.” Peg and I made a couple of wrong turns, but eventually saw the sign […]
JAVA Tacoma: To Bean or Not to Bean – Play Review
The Play: “JAVA TACOMA: To Bean or Not to Bean was the eighth and final installment of an original sitcom for the stage that Dukesbay began in 2011. The play was written by Aya Hashiguchi. This theatrical serial is generously peppered with local Tacoma humor as well as a storyline involving current politics and zingers […]
A Wonderful Birthday Dinner at Harbor Lights
Well, it certainly pays to have a birthday! Especially a landmark birthday. Don and I had treated ourselves to a meal at Harbor Lights about a month ago. We each had a great meal and great service. When we arrived, we didn’t know that they had the October Early Bird Special. It’s been so long […]
The Ghost Train – A CenterStage Halloween Production
I love old (some classic, others just bad) black and white films from the ‘30s and ‘40s. I grew up watching Charley Chan, Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, the Thin Man and myriads of amateur and private detectives who solved murders and other crimes in their spare time. The Ghost Train, a 1925 comedy thriller by […]
Brand New Tommy Bahama Shirts – A St. Vinnies Bargain
My wife Peg and I love to visit St. Vinnies South 56th Street in Tacoma. You never know what’s you’ll find. On this Thursday trip I was thrilled to save over a hundred dollars. They have a great selection of brand-new men’s shirts by Tommy Bahama for only a fraction of the original price (some […]
Can I See it? Can I Touch It? – Modern Medicine: a Blessing and an Embarrassment
COVID has left numerous people beside the roadside as it stormed around the world. My wife Peggy and I had annual check-ups and more, that kind of fell by the wayside while COVID raged. Earlier this year we began putting our health-lives back together. I was shocked when I was told I had a heart […]