Monthly Archives: March 2017

Fish Friday

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

This fish isn’t for sale in Jerusalem:

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memories of the ’80s – The Lonely Guy

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

The early 1980s proved another rom-com penned by Neil Simon could become a big screen hit with The Lonely Guy. Based on The Lonely Guy’s Book of Life by Bruce Jay Friedman, the screenplay was written by Ed Weinberger and … Continue reading →

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Market lady

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

The black and white lady of the market in Jerusalem:

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memories of the ’70s – The Goodbye Girl

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

Neil Simon’s words were the key to this rom-com of the late 1970s: The Goodbye Girl. Directed by Herbert Ross and produced by Ray Stark, the film starred Marsha Mason and Richard Dreyfuss. Paula (Mason) is a dancer who is … Continue reading →

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Man vs man

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

Two of the many faces by Solomon Souza in Jerusalem:

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memories of the ’80s – Conan the Barbarian

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

The early 1980s brought a fantasy story from the 1930s to the big screen and the launch of a new action hero: Conan the Barbarian. Based on a collection of fantasy stories published in the 1930s by Robert E. Howard … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’80s – Conan the Barbarian

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

In 1982, a fantasy story came to the big screen and created a new action star: Conan the Barbarian. Based on pulp fiction stories of the 1930s written by Robert E. Howard in Weird Tales Magazine, director/writer John Millius rewrote … Continue reading →

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Old man of MIMA

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

Spotted in the basement gallery of the MIMA Museum:

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MIMA Woman

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

Another amazing example from Brussels’s MIMA Museum:

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memories of the ’70s – Pumping Iron

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

The late 1970s brought a docudrama film to the big screen about men, muscles and competition in Pumping Iron. Focusing on the world of body building competitions, Pumping Iron was produced and directed by photographer/filmmaker George Butler. Butler had first … Continue reading →

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