‘Arts’ Archives
The Odyssey
from the series Movie Corner... Howard McQuitter II 5/5 Stars Universal Pictures 2026Adventure/Dark Fantasy/Adventure Hero By HOWARD MCQUITTER I anticipate a Christopher Nolan Film (Memento, The Dark Knight,Interstellar, Oppenheimer, The Prestige, Insomnia, et cetera) will be memorable.The Odyssey is no exception. Nolan avoids using Computer Graphic Imaging(CGI); applauded by many who are fans of his work.It is Nolan's version of the ancient Odyssey story that is estimated to beabout 2,700 years old and written by the Greek poet Homer sometime betweenthe 8th or 9th century BCE (Before Common Era). Some modern historiansbelieve the long oral story may have been by more than one person. Be that as itmay, Nolan makes The Odyssey a most passionate, riveting film, larger than life,an extraordinary adventure journey, a cinematic wonder, and all done on 70mmentirely in IMAX.Odysseus is a war-torn warrior, away from his wife Penelope and sonTelemachus for 10 years. He hasn't [...]
POETRY: Kiziah’s Story, Part II
Read Part I here. By SHELIA BLAND To the other,The mother says only,“Yes, sir.” The mother and Kiziah go to the allotted area,Where the mother goes over the list of dutiesand the order in which they must occur—without passing on to Kiziah,the mother’s anxiety. The mother inspects Kiziah’s dressTo see that everything is perfectBefore she leaves thishouse of the othersto head home. The next day,the mother sets out for work. --What do you mean “the next day…”?What happened at the event?How did Kiziah do?What is to be the fateOf the mother and daughter? I cannot say.I was not there, you see.No one was.We are not guilty.The mother was not there.She is not guilty.She is responsible—We all are. You see, the mother assumedThe event ran lateAnd Kiziah was requiredTo stay the night. It’s a valid assumption.We have no control over the others.We are merely required to obey them.Kiziah would have had to do as she was told. That would be following [...]
The Death of Robin Hood
from the series Movie Corner... 3/5 Stars 2026Ryder Picture CompanyPeriod Piece/Adventure/Drama By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Over the last century, many actors have played Robin Hood on film and television. The earliest Robin Hood is played by Douglas Fairbanks (1922). Errol Flynn takes on that legendary character in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood. Flynn’s version of Robin Hood as a man who delights in robbing the rich and giving to the poor is probably the best known. Sean Connery donned the cape but as an older, more seasoned Robin in Robin and Marian (1976). Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood plays a more modern version of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves which was a blockbuster. To be a more comedic Robin Hood, Cary Elwes did a parody of the fictional character in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Russell Crowe plays a hardy, war-battled archer with a dark edge in 2010. Taron Egerton in 2018 plays a rather action-packed Robin Hood. On television, [...]
