Archives for: August 2011

The Cost for King

By Richard Amada on Aug 25, 2011 | In Visual Arts

This Sunday will mark the official dedication of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.  It's the culmination of a long-time effort to bring such a memorial to the nation's capital.  For many who hold Dr. King in great reverence for… more »

Twelve Reasonably Doubtful Men

By Richard Amada on Aug 19, 2011 | In General, Performing Arts

This week, yours truly got himself cast in a production of the drama, Twelve Angry Men.  (Acting is something I do when I'm not practicing law to satisfy the artistic spirit in me.)  The stage play by Sherman L. Sergel, as adapted from the teleplay by Re… more »

Cantinflas at 100

By Richard Amada on Aug 12, 2011 | In Cinema, TV, Radio

Friday, August 12th, 2011, marks the 100th birthday of Mexico's most famous comic actor -- Mario Moreno, known to many millions of fans as Cantinflas.  The actor died at the age of 81 in 1993, but his legacy as the baggy pants everyman who could comicall… more »

Is It Really Marilyn?

By Richard Amada on Aug 8, 2011 | In Cinema, TV, Radio

An Argentine collector claims to have a 1940s porno film that features Marilyn Monroe before she became the famous Hollywood sex symbol.  But the protectors of Ms. Monroe's estate say the claim is hogwash. Collector Mikel Barsa tried to auction off the… more »

This Time a Piece of Ground Zero Is the Target of a Lawsuit

By Richard Amada on Aug 4, 2011 | In Visual Arts

A piece of the rubble that remained in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York is now at the center of a legal controversy.  The piece at issue is a cross-shaped beam that was found amidst the mangled debris of the col… more »