Playwright and screenwriter of 'Junebug,' the award winning Angus MacLachlan, has done it again with 'Goodbye to All That'
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Interview: Angus MacLachlan, Director of ‘Goodbye to All That’
The director discusses his adult coming-of-age film composed of wonderful comedic moments, drama, poignancy and surprises that smash you over the head. It opens today in New York and then in other selected cities, and is available on VOD.
Read More »Billy Collins, Former Poet Laureate at the NY Botanical Gardens: ‘The Holiday Train Show’
Children's screams of delight and laughter and adults "ahhhs" accompanied the beauty and splendor of the magnificent miniature recreations designed and staged amongst flowering plants and foliage.
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The acclaimed writer's play explores strict adherence to religious principles and a new generation's rebellion against them.
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The mistress of Auguste Rodin was a gifted sculptor in her own right. What early influences shaped this woman's amazing life and work?
Read More »Faulkner Society’s Words and Music Literary Feast in New Orleans
The joy of this "feast" is that one has the opportunity to see the beauties of New Orleans because the events are held in various venues, all incomparable because they are centered in and around the unique French Quarter.
Read More »Theater Review (Paris): ‘La Grande Nouvelle’ Based on Molière’s ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ at La Cartoucherie’s Storm Theater
Perhaps no one better than the French understand how to make Molière's 'The Imaginary Invalid' current and funny. 'La Grande Nouvelle' based on Molière's last play and directed by Philippe Adrien at The Storm Theater in Paris was a delightful mix of innovation and humor.
Read More »22nd Hamptons Film Festival Review: ‘The Great Invisible’
Margaret Brown's documentary 'The Great Invisible,' recently shown at the 22nd Hamptons Film Festival, avoids repeating known facts about the horrific Deepwater Horizon catastrophe and BP oil spill.
Read More »Theater Review (Broadway): ‘Love Letters’ by A.R. Gurney, with Candice Bergen and Alan Alda
Love Letters may appear to be the old fashioned way of saying "I love you," but in this digital age where electronic surveillance is a given, letter writing may the only private way of expressing who we are to ourselves.
Read More »Theater Review (Off Broadway): ‘The Velvet Oratorio’ by Edward Einhorn & Henry Akona
'The Velvet Oratorio' is a celebration of The Velvet Revolution that took place in Czechoslovakia brought to the world stage by Vaclav Havel, the Civic Forum, students and the Czech people. It is enjoyable and humorous reminder of Havel's playful wit incorporating the complex and haunting music of a time of revolution, hope and lasting change. There is nothing more revelatory for us at this time to inspire us.
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