Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

The Cat! The Whos! The Places They Go!

Posted on December 1, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

‘Seussical: The Musical’: The Cat! The Whos! The Places They Go! Whoever the many chefs were, the finished product is a flavorless broth. The heightened brightness of all the ingredients � the eye- searing design palette, the dizzying lighting effects, … Continue reading →

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Enchanting visions of fairyland

Posted on November 29, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

Enchanting visions of fairyland We cannot get rid of the past, even if we try to. Just as history constantly informs the present, so childhood stays with us, shaping our gestures and responses. If the child makes the man, it … Continue reading →

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Children's Christmas books

Posted on November 29, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

Children’s Christmas books Recommendations from the Electronic Telegraph’s BooksOnLine

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'Grinch' Helps Get Hollywood Back on Record Pace

Posted on November 27, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

‘Grinch’ Helps Get Hollywood Back on Record Pace “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” a lavishly mounted offering from the director Ron Howard, starring Jim Carrey, has virtually catapulted families into movie theater seats, dominating the five-day Thanksgiving weekend … Continue reading →

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Boing! Pop-Up Books Are Growing Up

Posted on November 27, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

Boing! Pop-Up Books Are Growing Up Pop-up books may be the literary preserve of children, but lately the whirligig pages of flaps, foldouts, pull- tabs and double wheels are moving frenetically to attract grown-ups.The New York Times

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Sense and Nonsense

Posted on November 25, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

Sense and Nonsense At the top of the juvenile pantheon, the benevolent ruler of all that he sees, sits Dr. Seuss. In the world of children’s culture, perhaps only Walt Disney has as wide and enduring name recognition. But whereas … Continue reading →

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So Elegant, So Intelligent

Posted on November 25, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

So Elegant, So Intelligent T. S. ELIOT knew that his carefully constructed persona could be forbidding. He satirized himself, gently but tellingly, in a piece of light verse: How unpleasant to meet Mr. Eliot! With his features of clerical cut,And … Continue reading →

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You're not so bad, Mr. Grinch

Posted on November 20, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

You’re not so bad, Mr. Grinch The story has a moral lesson no different than Dickens’s A Christmas Carol — but with a tone that is loony rather than melodramatic. It’s basically about learning what the true value of Christmas … Continue reading →

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The animator of worlds

Posted on November 18, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

The animator of worlds [on Wullschlager’s biography of Hans Christian Andersen] An unmarried man, without family of his own, he was dependent, emotionally and physically, on others until the day of his death, demanding assurance, consolation, praise and home comforts. … Continue reading →

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Counter Culture�

Posted on November 17, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

Counter Culture� – The dialogue stars in You Can Count on Me. The 6th Day thinks through cloning and capitalism. Why’d they bother with How the Grinch Stole Christmas? � by David Edelstein The new, live-action How the Grinch Stole … Continue reading →

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