A weekend doddle before I start the big book. The first day I went to work for Mamoulian, he asked me outright if I knew any of his movies. I told him yes, this one. Which all of you probably know like I do, from TV. (Catch it here.)

Above: The suite of Alfred Newman’s Oscar-nominated score, orchestrated by Hugo Friedhofer.

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• “The Story So Far, with Conductor John Wilson”
• “The Story So Far; Or, Conductor John Wilson—His Limits”
• “Cantara Christopher Gives Her Beloved Conductor John Wilson Crib Notes on Todd Field’s Screen Masterpiece, Tár: Love, Teshuvah, and Filipinos Will Save Classical Music (PDF)”

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• Visit DeviantArt for my collection 77 VIEWS OF JOHN WILSON
• Download my old (2008-2011) literary magazine CANTARAVILLE
• Watch ROUBEN MAMOULIAN’s classic movies on my YouTube channel
• Read my blog A FILIPINA HIPPIE IN RACIST EUGENE, OREGON