Tag: Hollywood
Please, Lynn Nottage, Don’t Make Me ‘Meet Vera Stark’!
One of our towering dramatic playwrights finds no time for comedy.
My Journey with Orson Welles (and the Betacam)
The co-author of the new play "Maverick" remembers the year he worked with a genius.
Did We Fail Marlon Riggs?
In April 1994, the Associated Press published a story on how HIV+ patients were starting to live longer. A study out of San Francisco...
And the Oscar Goes to…Blanche Walsh?
The idea of "movie star" was built for her. She deserves the first "Forgotten Women" Oscar.
Ten 2018 Movies the President Should Watch (But Won’t)
They'd have a lot to teach him. If only he'd watch them. And none are by white guys.
In ‘Network’ on Broadway, Design Battles Howard Beale
Played by a craggy, and mesmerizing Bryan Cranston, he's not going to take it anymore.
Pastors, Skaters, Lady Gaga: Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson on 2018’s Best Films
Vox's film critic joins CFR's Sean Douglass and Jose Solís to review their "favourite" movies of the year.
New Plaza Cinema: Rising on NYC’s Upper West Side
From the ashes of an iconic film house comes an exciting new venture.
Screen or Stage, Tyne Daly Finds Arts Essential to Democracy
The Emmy- and Tony-winner has choice thoughts on men and #MeToo, too.
Stage Legend Mary Beth Peil: A Leading Lady On Film at...
Broadway's grande dame shines in a film about aging, longing and the generation gap.
‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ Is So Unpretty
Broadway pimps out a Hollywood title. Don't buy it.
On Broadway, ‘Harry Potter’ Finds Magic Is Father to the Son
Rowling, Thorne and Tiffany wave magic wands over a two-part Broadway spectacle.
When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood?
It shouldn’t be so hard for women filmmakers to make their next project. Period.
Why ‘Inclusion Rider’ Also Needs to Mean ‘Time’s Up’
Hey Netflix, you awake? If you really cared about diversity, you'd listen to Frances McDormand.
Can We Imagine a Hollywood For the Greater Good?
Let's unleash a new generation of revolutionary, socially conscious, planet-saving cinema.
“Red Sparrow”: Jennifer Lawrence Leads Ideologically Putrid Spy Movie
One has to wonder what audience this film is intended for.
Kidman, Johansson, Gadot and Other Reasons to Stop Reading Now
The powerful do not instigate mass movements. They appropriate and profit from them, then kill them at the grassroots.
Crystal-Gazing Arts-Politics: What Do Psychics See for 2018?
"Trump will be ousted from office by a woman with a brilliant man taking over." And other juicy bits.
The “Black Gown” Golden Globes Inspired Only the Stars Wearing Them
Spare us the delusional white liberal feminist who takes a woman of colour to the Golden Globes red carpet like a Swarovski clutch.
Boycott For Choice: Can Artists Be Profiles in Courage?
If you are an artist and pro-choice, you have to confront a terrible and difficult question.
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Biden Our Time as the 2020 Democratic Primary Gets Hot
On our new podcast episode, summing up the Biden launch, mourning hate, and a quiz!
