I’ll admit, I went into What Would Jesus Buy? expecting a bit of a joke. I had heard of Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping before. It seemed like an amusing concept: an evangelical preacher, compete with gospel choir, doing a full-blown revival against consumerism. But the documentary turns the thing from a [...]
Silverdocs: Note by Note
Close readers of this blog know that I love the piano. It’s an instrument of enormous range and versatility. It’s a hugely complicated machine, with levers and hammers and wires. There are dozens of factors that can affect the sound in little ways. When it comes to pianos, the top of the heap is Steinway. [...]
Silverdocs: Frank & Cindy
Family is a funny thing. Whether you get along with yours, or not so much, it’s hard to get a handle on it all without perspective. That usually comes with distance, whether chronological, geographical or emotional. But you can also get perspective from another person, an objective observer. Or you can turn yourself into that [...]