December 2002

Cameraman Woos Spielberg to Dark, Erotic Side

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – They are the oddest of couples: a sunny Hollywood storyteller with a strong sentimental streak and his director of photography, a master of shadows, beckoning him to the dark side. Director Steven Spielberg dwells on beauty, said Janusz Kaminski, Spielberg’s director of photography, in a recent interview. Kaminski, for his part, […]

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Calendar Publisher Fulfills Cultural Needs for More than 25 Years

For over twenty-five years, Don Samull has been publishing the annual Polish American Calendar. Although, each year is different, the format always includes a historic or cultural note for each day and a Polish recipe for each month. The 8 1/2 by 11-inch, glossy finish calendar contains homey line drawings of landmarks associated with Polish-American

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The quiet man

From Poland to Melbourne, actor Jacek Koman has led a strange, if not secret, life, writes Catherine Keenan. There have been some weird moments in Jacek Koman’s life. A curiously aimless attempt to enlist him in the Polish secret police. The time he and his brother were saved from destitution by a former Nazi. Plus,

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