Tag: Mrs. Robinson

Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me…Aren’t You?

December 25, 2019

That’s probably the most memorable line from The Graduate. A question and a plea. In 1967, the story of a mature, married woman initiating an affair with a young man was pretty racy, as they would say. And yet, every actor and actress wanted to be in this film.  Well, except for a few.  Doris … More Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me…Aren’t You?

Bookends (1968)

November 14, 2019

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel was their most mature work. Not remotely as embraced as Bridge Over Troubled Water, but a more interesting tapestry. These songs grew from the same embryo. My favorite S&G album. The album was a mixture of folk, pop and a pinch of rock all of twenty-nine minutes and fifty-one seconds. … More Bookends (1968)