The Founder John Lee Hancock (2017) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] John Lee Hancock’s new film The Founder, the story of McDonald’s Corporation’s CEO Ray Kroc, opened in wide release on January 20, though it had originally been scheduled for an August release, and had been held back… Continue reading The Founder
Author: Jay Ruud
Cafe 501
Review No. 41: Café 501 650 United Dr., Suite 100 (501) 329-4508 23.5 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: Once again, Ruud called me to join him for lunch, and even though I was “trying to reduce” in anticipation of a Mexican vacation (or maybe because of that effot), I said,… Continue reading Cafe 501
Lovelace’s “To Lucasta, Going to the Wars”
Silence
Silence Martin Scorsese (2017) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-12.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Three Tennysons/Half Shakespeare[/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] It’s no secret that as a boy, before being seduced by the allure of filmmaking, Martin Scorsese wanted to be a priest. And of course much of his work (most obviously The… Continue reading Silence
Sashimi Japanese Steakhouse
Review No. 40: Sashimi Japanese Steakhouse 1700 Altus (501) 932-6733 22.8 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: I was listening to a podcast, pondering a tiny, healthy lunch at home, when Ruud called me and asked if I wanted to have lunch with him, which of course I said yes to… Continue reading Sashimi Japanese Steakhouse
Ezra Pound’s “Ancient Music”
Moonlight
Moonlight Barry Jenkins (2016) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-12.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Three Tennysons/Half Shakespeare[/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] One of the 2016’s most acclaimed independent films has at last made it to the cinema in Conway, so you’d better get to see it quick before it’s gone. Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight… Continue reading Moonlight
Fat Daddy’s Bar-B-Que
Review No. 39: Fat Daddy’s Bar-B-Que 1004 Oak Street (501) 358-6363 22.2 percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Fat Daddy’s has been a Russellville institution since 2006, famous, apparently, for its Loin Back Ribs with brown sugar glaze. Since 2010, there have been two Russellville locations, and in 2016, management decided… Continue reading Fat Daddy’s Bar-B-Que
Dylan Thomas’s “In My Craft or Sullen Art”
Patriots Day
Patriots Day Peter Berg (2016) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] If you have ever been in a big marathon, a half-marathon, or even a 5K, with thousands of other runners, or stood around the crowded finish line cheering on somebody who was running, especially on a sunny spring… Continue reading Patriots Day