The Dallas suburb of Irving is home to a very clever sculptural fountain. Designed by Kenyan sculptor Robert Glen and installed in 1984, “Mustangs of Las Colinas” depict a herd of nine bronze mustangs galloping between a river, splashing water.…
Anna Sewell’s “Black Beauty” has seen a number of on-screen incarnations since the Silent Era. The last adaptation from 1994 was a video store staple, its amber-colored poster illuminated a gorgeous black horse rearing up, a display of both natural…
Netflix’s attempted monopolization of military-focused action movies continues with “Mosul,” which ticks many of the same boxes as the streaming service’s previous offerings. Like “Extraction,” “Mosul” is produced by the Russo Brothers and stars actor Adam Bessa. Like “6 Underground,”…
“Do exactly as I say…” HBO has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary series titled Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults, available for streaming starting in December this year. This is the latest documentary made by filmmaker Clay Tweel,…
There is never a shortage of films tackling the joy – and frustration – of the holiday season. Each year, former classics brought back into the spotlight for traditional binging, while new films are quickly absorbed into the future fold.…
This New York City park is named for its dominant feature: massive storage silos and hoppers that were once part of a batch-mix concrete plant that operated from the late-1940s until 1987. At that time, Transit-Mix Concrete Corporation became insolvent,…
Palazzo San Giorgio or the Palace of Saint George, may not be among Genoa’s top tourist attractions, but its historic significance is more than worth noting. Not only is it the site where Marco Polo’s famous memoirs were written, but…
Dulsie is said to have its origins in the word dhulfhasaidh, which means meadow. The current bridge dates to 1755, when it was constructed by Major William Caulfield and men from Lord Robert Manner’s Regiment. Around this time, hundreds of miles…
The opening shot in Peter Weir’s “Witness” is of Amish men marching out of a wheat field, heading to a funeral. From the very start of Weir’s 1985 film, there’s no mockery in the way this exotic world and those…
An influential meeting is imagined in One Night in Miami, the directorial debut of Regina King. The night begins as a celebration. Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke gather to congratulate Muhammad Ali on his title win over Sonny Liston.…