Author Archives: Kathy

All Roads Lead to Rome

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Kathy

My Latin students never know what’s in store for them. Some days it’s a tedious review of demonstrative pronouns, and other days a fascinating account of my medical problems. Today they heard about my feet. That’s because yesterday I received … Continue reading →

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Family, Fashion, and Freaks

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Kathy

Sarah Polley, a young actress and director, has created another one of those engrossing documentaries (like Still Bill or Searching for Sugar Man) that you want everyone to see because they’re so good. In carefully ordered sequences, she reveals secrets … Continue reading →

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More to Say about Violence, Women, and Hate Crimes

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Kathy

Our Cleveland newspaper’s website just published an opinion piece of mine about classifying some violent crimes against women as hate crimes. As you may know, Cleveland has recently been too much in the news regarding abuse of women. A couple … Continue reading →

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Good Choices This Weekend

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Kathy

I’ve never seen Richard Pryor’s Which Way Is Up? (1977) and expect to try it at the Cleveland Cinematheque tonight or tomorrow (5:15 and 9:45, respectively), forewarned that it’s raunchy. I don’t think I’ve seen any Richard Pryor movies, in … Continue reading →

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Mother, Daughter, Me, and Katie Hafner

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Kathy

A couple weeks ago, the Cleveland Plain Dealer printed my review of Katie Hafner’s new memoir Mother, Daughter, Me. I pitched it to the PD because the mother-daughter angle interests me, and, as it turned out, Katie and I have … Continue reading →

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Two Sweet Movies

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Kathy

I’ll limit my Cinematheque recommendations this week to the one film I’ve already seen–Kolya, a Czech Academy-Award winner from 1996. Frequently, it seems, the foreign-film Oscar goes to the most sentimental and accessible of the candidates, i.e., the “heartwarming” one. Kolya fits … Continue reading →

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My Parents’ Bookcase

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Kathy

  I’m reading a book called Chaplin and Agee: The Untold Story of the Tramp, the Writer, and the Lost Screenplay by John Wranovics. I have some interest in film and in Charlie Chaplin that’s rubbed off from my film-buff … Continue reading →

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Your Weekend Plans

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Kathy

This weekend you can have your mornings and afternoons to yourself. Your evenings belong to me. The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque offers stellar movies for your enjoyment. I thought My Left Foot (1989) might have been the first film … Continue reading →

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Lunatics and Laughs

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Kathy

Federico Fellini’s last film, The Voice of the Moon  (1990), shows this Saturday at 5:15 pm at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Crazily, this movie was never released in the U.S. It’s so odd that Americans had no way to … Continue reading →

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Insights from Book Group

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Kathy

Some people question the purpose of book groups. I’ve had people (mostly men, to be honest) ask, “What’s the point? Why not just read the book? Who really cares what anyone else thinks?” Most everyone, however, can comprehend at least … Continue reading →

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