A madcap story of family secrets and thwarted love trashes the household of a popular London cooking-show doyenne.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Entangled’ by Gabriel Jason Dean and Charly Evon Simpson
The Amoralists' latest play tackling mass murder is an artsy study of two isolated characters in search of an elusive peace of mind.
Read More »NAB 2019: The Making of ‘Apollo 11’
Rarely does a documentary film not only relate past events, but along the way preserve the culture and set new standards for future filmmaking: Apollo 11, currently in theaters, does just that. At the 2019 NAB Show, the National Association of Broadcasters industry meetup in Las Vegas, April 5-11, filmmaker …
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2019: March 15 (Austin, Texas)
Broken Social Scene and Steve Earle rocked out Friday's showcases at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.
Read More »NAB 2019: Opening Day Honors Alan Alda and Looks to Future
During the opening ceremonies of its annual meeting, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) honored actor Alan Alda, broadcast pioneer Tom Taylor, and set attendees’ sites on current challenges and future innovation. NAB was held April 6-11, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV. More Than M*A*S*H The opening session was chaired …
Read More »Theater/Opera Review (NYC): Ivo van Hove’s Staging of ‘Diary of One Who Disappeared’ by Leoš Janáček
As operatic theater this staging of Janacek's song cycle by Ivo van Hove falls short. As an opportunity to hear great music performed with dedication and finesse by fine singers, I'll take it.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2019: March 14 (Austin, Texas)
Clavvs and HÆLOS helped bookend a tiring Thursday lineup at South by Southwest 2019 in Austin Texas.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Charlie’s Waiting’ by Mêlisa Annis
Can we ever leave our pasts behind? 'Charlie's Waiting' by Mêlisa Annis poses this eternal question in the fresh context of modern love.
Read More »SXSW 2019 Documentary Review: ‘Autonomy’: Self-Driving Cars: Can You Sleep at the Wheel?
If people stopped owning cars, what would our cities, currently configured with huge parking structures and optimized for rush hour traffic, evolve into?
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: ‘The Highwaymen’ – An Un-Remake of ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
In an era when every third film out of Hollywood is a remake, seeing a new take on an old story is refreshing. The Highwaymen, by Netflix, approaches a tale we have probably seen before, the story of Bonnie and Clyde, from a new angle — the perspective of the …
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