Tag Archives: King Kong

My own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions

Posted on May 18, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The New Yorker magazine features a cartoon caption competition, where they print a captionless cartoon image and invite their readers to submit caption suggestions. Three submissions are then put up for a public vote to determine the final winner. Every … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Literary Lyricism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE

Posted on June 17, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

DAY 1 – the first film you remember watching My memory is tricky here, but it was definitely Disney. I remember being told the first film I saw in the theater (at age 3) was either “Fantasia” or “Pinocchio” (either … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, LGBTQ Alphabet Soup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Will Whoopi Goldberg Get Andy Serkis his Overdue Oscar?

Posted on July 15, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

“War for the Planet of the Apes” has opened to universal acclaim and a renewed call to give an Oscar to Andy Serkis, the actor who pioneered and perfected motion capture acting as lead ape Caesar in the Planet of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment