1991, Ivory at the 48th Venice International Film Festival, Creative Commons About one of my favorite humans, Solid Ivory: Memoirs (2021) is a carefully crafted mosaic of memories, portraits, and reflections, by the Academy Award–winning James Ivory who has led a … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “I am an Unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde Sort.” – E.M. Forster
Portrait by Dora Carrington, 1924 Most of the film adaptations of Edward Morgan Forster's work are first-rate and faithful in style and spirit to the great Edwardian writer, but the Merchant/Ivory production of A Room With A View (1985) is possibly my favorite movie of all … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, James Ivory
June 7, 1928– James Ivory is a great American filmmaker. When asked to name a favorite film, I usually answer A Room With A View (1985), although that choice changes from moment to moment, the movie is really in a ten-way tie, but I name this one, based on the 1908 E. M. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Gay Rights Pioneer, Edward Carpenter
August 29, 1844- Edward Carpenter: “I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't.” Gay Rights activist, socialist, feminist, pacifist, vegetarian, nudist, mystic, poet, essayist, sandal wearer… an apt description … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Filmmaker, James Ivory
June 7, 1928- James Ivory is a great American filmmaker. When asked to name a favorite film, I usually answer with A Room With A View (1985), although that choice changes from moment to moment. That … [Read more...]
