Poetic magical realism
More than a touch of poetic magical realism weaves in and out of Dabney Day’s “The Gardener,” opening at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center on April 17. Before the narrative begins, we see gorgeous scenes of nature, and a man — possibly the gardener (William Miller) of the film’s title — digging in the rich earth…
‘The Hand that Holds the Line’ at the M.V. Film Center
We live on an Island surrounded by water that has sustained many a seaman for centuries, from the ancestors of the Wampanoag to today, when people from diverse backgrounds fish the Vineyard waters. Director and cinematographer Geoffrey Bassett’s documentary, “The Hand that Holds the Line,” playing at the M.V. Film Center on April 12, reveals…
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Literary Arts
Poet’s Corner: Cloud Mountains
Cloud Mountains By Jeffrey Agnoli At certain times of the year when the water is cold and the air warm or the water warm and the air cold massive clouds form over the ocean and appear like mountains so near one might imagine hiking into them and climbing effortlessly…
Around the Bookstore: Oh, what fools!
April Fools’ Day in many countries is a day to play pranks on one another. Here in the U.S., nearly 20 percent of families have a tradition of playing jokes on that day, fooling each other into believing one thing when the truth is another. April Fools’ is all about…
Poet’s Corner: Be the Penguin
Be the Penguin By Fan Ogilvie I first learned about you in grade school saw you in books and on TV later in zoos but never knew you “in person.” Recently I saw you on my iPhone when a film crew watched you turn, leave your fellow penguins as…
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