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I got Renoir’s Collection Book when I was pretty young. I enjoyed turning the pages to see pretty colors and scenes, but I always did not understand why those ladies were so big.. Anyway time has passed. I have been seeing his real paintings at museums around the world and continue to like them. It […]
It is Woody Allen’s new film. I love his movies! The story is based in 1930′ glamorous Hollywood and NY. The movie has full of wit, cynicism, humor, energy, and love. In gossipy Hollywood the young man from NY city, Bobby Dorfman, found his love, Vonnie. At the beginning their love seemed so youthful and […]
I enjoyed Greta Gerwig’s movie “Frances Ha” few years ago. It was very witty, cleaver, and fun. So I went “Maggie’s Choice” which she is a main character, Maggie. Again it is very funny and humorous. But I see the same tempo and mood from “Frances Ha”. Gerwig walks, talks, and behaves with the same manner, […]
I played a piano for Andriessen’s piece at the Minimalist Jukebox festival in 2004 at LA Phil,. and I was expecting this opera to be somewhat I played for the festival. It is completely different! The festival was great success and I truly liked his piece. Again I enjoyed the music in the opera. I grew up […]
I have been trying to go to this restaurant for a long time. It is not easy to make a reservation. Finally I got it, and so my Dream Came True! I am still thinking about what we ate that night. Every dish was just fantastic. They surprised me with unique combination of taste. For […]
Nicole Kidman is interested in “Messy”. She is the producer of the movie and she hand picked Jason Bateman to direct the movie. They are siblings in the movie. The Family Fang is about maximum (!) performance artists (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett), who included their two children, Annie (Kidman) and Buster (Bateman), in anarchist flash mob pranks. […]
I have been performing Tango music for a while, and I am always very fascinated by the culture behind the music. I have gone to Buenos Aires for 3 times, and I love that city too. This movie is a documentary film featuring Tango legends, Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, and following their […]
This piece has been my favorite since my youth. I know it is Classic Music 101 kind, but whenever I hear this piece, my heart trembles. As a professional musician myself, it is almost weird to admit this kind of favoritism! And again I enjoyed it at LA Phil concert on Thursday April 14th. I […]
It is an inspiring movie for LA people! I am reminded how diverse our culture is in LA. Jonathan Gold talks about culture, arts, food, and people. When he reviews the restaurant he goes to the same restaurant at least 7 -8 times. One time he went 17 times! He put everything into his review. […]
“Marguerite” is a movie directed by Xavier Giannoli and written by Giannoli and Marcia Romano. It is inspired by the life of Florence Foster Jenkins. In Paris, set in the golden twenties, Marguerite Dumont is a wealthy woman with passion in music, especially in opera. She has been studying and practicing singing for all of her life, […]