Arts

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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National orchestra delivers solid performance

Guest conductor leads review of European masters St. Joseph’s Church rang with the music of the 19th century on Friday evening. The Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra delivered a distinguished performance of European masters conducted by one of Poland’s best-known conductors, Jozef Wilkomirski. In the second half of the program the LNSO was accompanied by Polish

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