A California native, Sandra happily calls Manhattan (her city of choice for the last several decades) home. Enjoying an enduring passion for the theatre, her plays have been produced in several off-off Broadway venues, and an original drama for television was produced by the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. Her journalism credits include among others, reviews and profiles for Our Town, A Manhattan Weekly, The New Orleans Review, and Show Business Weekly. She is currently at work on a novel about cinematic illusions and a collection of stories about women in unfamiliar landscapes. Her paintings were featured in the opening exhibition this year at the Seti Gallery in Kent, CT. She believes every subject finds its medium—film, fiction, theatre, fine art—and she loves the journey. An inveterate traveler, she still finds stimulation and surprise in New York, and her cat Pazza, her greatest inspiration.
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Bruno Dumont is a trickster of the highest order. Don’t get me wrong — this French master of the cinematic art is also a very serious filmmaker. For the record, he’s an acclaimed auteur who has not only twice...
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It’s ironic that the man who has said the most about jazz in our culture doesn’t say it with a horn or a snare drum or on the ivory keys. He doesn’t even keep the beat with his feet. In fact, Nat Hentoff has been...
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Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Greer Grammer, an up-and-coming young performer as well as the daughter of Kelsey Grammer, the star of TV’s Frasier. I found her refreshingly open in all her responses, as...
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Early in Livia De Paolis’ debut film, Emoticon ;), a father tells his teenage son “I want you to know we’re having a family dinner. I want to tell you instead of e-mailing you.” That pretty much sums up the...
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Gore Vidal (October 3, 1925-July 31, 2012), the brilliant writer and essayist, said about America that “we forget everything.” In Nicholas Wrathall’s impassioned new documentary, Gore Vidal: United States of...
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Sasha loves Paige and Paige loves Sasha, and Tim loves Paige and now Paige loves Tim too. Sound confusing? Sasha is gay and Paige and Tim are straight, but Sasha and Paige are the BFFs (best female friends) ever seen on...
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There are certain signposts that any self-respecting moviegoer should recognize in a fright night film. From the opening frames, our little trio of actors are a little too happy-go-lucky as they leave their familiar...
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I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Christopher Denham, the director of Preservation, a suspenseful horror/thriller that is a current entry in the Midnight category of the Tribeca Film Festival’s 2014...
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A lot can happen between 5 and 7 p.m. -- you can meet a stranger, and then agree to meet again. If you’re French and you like the chemistry of the encounter, you could even book a room at the St. Regis for a...
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“You drive down a street one night…that’s how life goes sometimes.” If you’re a loan officer, happily married to all intents and purposes for 26 years, the road should be solid pavement beneath your wheels....
