We're here... The idea of reconstructing the human body has intrigued the scientific community for over a century now, and we all know that it can be done with varying degrees of success. Even face transplants. No one ever thinks those body parts will cause people to do things the previous owners might have, though. … Continue reading The Hands of Suggestion
Stage To Screen: Grand Hotel
"Grand Hotel. Always the same. People come. People go. Nothing ever happens." So intones the lonely and forgotten Doctor Otternschalg as he watches guests and former guests mill around in the lobby of Berlin's Grand Hotel. For him, a former First World War military doctor and burn victim, nothing ever does happen. No one writes … Continue reading Stage To Screen: Grand Hotel
For Your Consideration
Hello there... In 2006, my husband and I went to the movies. We'd been hearing for a long time about a film where Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman go head to head as rival magicians, with Michael Caine as stage manager, and we were both intrigued and interested. Only problem was, neither one of us … Continue reading For Your Consideration
Taking Up Room 