Kevin McMahon
Articles
The Art and Science of Movies: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is not a reliquary but a marquee.
Open Bar: A Diary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2018–2019 Centennial Season
Kevin McMahon offers a personal diary of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 100th season.
The Numinous Has Many Shapes and Ways: On SITI and Aaron Poochigian’s “Bacchae”
Aaron Poochigian’s version of “Bacchae” is colloquial enough to be clear, but not too clear: if it weren’t a bit odd, it wouldn’t be Euripides.
Mapping No-Man’s Land: On Thomas Dilworth’s “David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet”
Kevin McMahon praises “David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet” by Thomas Dilworth.
Notes of Actuality: A New Anthology Documenting the Films of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet
Kevin McMahon finds that the “Writings” of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet enrich our appreciation of their films.
When People Wanted Civilisation: Reassessing Kenneth Clark
Kevin McMahon appreciates the focus of “Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilisation” by James Stourton.
The Dunce Gets a Doorstop: A Life of Jean Cocteau
Kevin McMahon takes the measure of “Jean Cocteau: A Life” by Claude Arnaud.
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