Scorsese’s Stations of the Cross: ‘Mean Streets’ at 50
Sean Murphy“Don’t you have something you really want to do?” Eternal props to John Cassavetes, mentor...
Football and American Faith
Lots of well-deserved buzz surrounding this timely and important story by Dave Sheinin (read via...
Original Poem: Albert Ayler’s Vision
If it’s true a picture is worth a thousand words, this particular image seems able...
1455 PRESENTS: A CONVERSATION WITH STEPHEN P. KIERNAN, AUTHOR OF ‘THE GLASS CHATEAU’
It’s always a special joy to welcome writers back into the 1455 program schedule! This,...
Like a Hurricane: The Brilliance of Billy Friedkin’s Burned Bridges
Boy does it hurt to admit William Friedkin was mortal after all. It didn’t seem...
William Dowd, RIP–and some thoughts about the harpsichord (Revisited)
(From Dec 6, 2008.) A life well spent? That’s the goal, isn’t it? For any...
The American System’s Dark Heart: Serpico at 50
Look at that dude. Pacino, clean-shaven and short-haired as the movie begins, sports the best...
Moby Dick, Martin Scorsese, and Making a Literary Life
November 14, 1851 Quick, literary folks: why is this date important? Hint: Call Me Ishmael....
Hipgnosis is the Gift that Keeps Giving
The image above –no matter how immediately recognizable or important it happens to be to...
Every Day is Veterans Day
I. Personal Remember when Born in the U.S.A. was ubiquitous? The album and the song. Springsteen was...