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Harper Barnes: Oldsters rock Print E-mail
By Harper Barnes, Special to the Platform   
yath_pat.jpgThe Young at Heart chorus will challenge your preconception of rock 'n' roll. As columnist Harper Barnes points out, "These are people who, when asked about their favorite kinds of music, tend to mention opera or show tunes. But they like performing rock music because, they say, it 'expands' them."
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 April 2008 )
 
Hi-Pointe going dark? Print E-mail
By Harper Barnes, Special to the Platform   
hipointe_sm.jpgThanks to a report on Thomas Crone's 52nd City blog, we learned that the Hi-Pointe Theatre is closing its doors. When we confirmed that news, we learned that people are working to keep it going. Landmark Theatres are stepping out. Who is stepping in? Harper Barnes has the story.
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 April 2008 )
 
Nick's List - March Print E-mail
By Nick Otten, Special to the Platform   

What is Nick's List. Here's teacher Nick Otten's description, "I will read books and watch movies, and then tell you about them. All kinds of books. All kinds of movies. One often leads me to the other.

"For every single work, I’ll quickly post a brief commentary — each week, at least 1 book and 2 movies, usually more. Maybe a paragraph, maybe a page. Sometimes, not often, I may go crazy and write some kind of extra on a movie or pair of movies or some genre, actor, or something else, or how one book relates to another or a movie or you or me or us."

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 April 2008 )
 
Nick's List -- April 21 Print E-mail
By Nick Otten, Special to the Platform   

Welcome to Nick's List. Here, teacher Nick Otten shares his thoughts about the wealth of books and  movies he consumes. As he says, he picks up "All kinds of books. All kinds of movies. One often leads me to the other."

We pick up his intellectual journey with the most recent addition first and link (at the top of the story) to what he's read and watched in March. In March, you'll discover the variety that catches his fancy. He covers lots of titles, but definitely check out what this teacher of a few decades has to say about the first "Gossip Girl" novel.

Look for additions to the list every Monday. 

Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
 
Harper Barnes: On Movies Print E-mail
By Harper Barnes, Platform Contributor   
Karl Markovics and Dolores Chaplin enjoy life before the Nazis in"The Counterfeiters" confronts the questions of how far people will go to stay alive amid the horror of the Holocaust. The Oscar winner for foreign film is now playing in St. Louis.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 April 2008 )
 

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