jpelg

I just learned today that Hinton Battle passed in January. Among many roles of note, he was the original Scarecrow in The Wiz, and more recently the slick, dancing demon (and choreographer) in the Once More With Feeling episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The marquee lights of Broadway will dim on March 12th in his honor.

Happy Birthday!

Lens Noise upon startup and power down - Leica Q3 / Leica Q2 / Leica Q - Leica Forum (l-camera-forum.com)

Lady Blackbird on Saturday night in Pine Plains, NY, in a small, newly renovated venue called The Stissing Center. Intimate set with just her guitar/piano player/producer/co-writer Chris Seefried:

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Echo (Disney+) - Finally something decent out of the MCU since the whole Avengers story arc. Actor Alaqua Cox, who plays the titular character (aka Maya Lopez), is actually deaf, actual indigenous, and actually an aputee - all of which are incpororated into the storyline.

^I think there should be a movement that requires every picture of a nice camera must credit the camera with which said photo of camera was taken. #mostphotostakenwithacellphone

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

It's not a problem if you "can stop any time you want".

Happy birthday!

The Brothers Sun (Netflix) - surprisingly a fun watch. A bit of gory violence, juxtaposed with the tongue-in-cheek humor, mixed with some heartfelt family dynamics (it's complicated). Michelle Yeoh looks great, and there's a few decent cinematography moments in there:

Condolences @MexicanDragon. RIP Uncle Jack.

Happy Birthday!

First four episodes of the limited series Murder At The End Of The World (Hulu/FX). Very good, so far.

(deleted)

Watched the first four dropped eps of Reacher (Prime). More of an ensemble approach in this second season that works well, mostly attributable to the inclusion of several cast members from the gone-far-too-soon series Breakout Kings.

^both sad & hilarious at the same time.

Happy birthday Ric!

Finally got around to watching the second half of the first, and only, season of HBO's "The Nevers". I'm not super-crazy about the very, very end, but there's lots to enjoy up to that point. Some great performances in there.

^This

Happy birthday Todd!

Photographer Elliott Erwitt: Elliott Erwitt | Photography | United States

Over the past several weeks, a few of Mike Flanagan’s series' in reverse chronological order of original release, ending with the earliest & favorite: The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) Midnight Mass (2021) The Haunting of Hill House (2018)