Alan Rickman: Fearless, Dedicated, and Self-Effacing
In 1985, when Lindsay Duncan was appearing opposite Alan Rickman in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s acclaimed production of the erotically charged “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” she wryly observed, “A lot...
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: “In the Shadow of Women,” and More
“In the Shadow of Women,” directed by Philippe Garrel, Film Society of Lincoln Center, opens January 15Any chance to see a film by Philippe Garrel is a cause for celebration. The French director’s...
View ArticleKazakh Film to Open London’s Asia House Film Festival
The 8th edition of the Asia House Film Festival has revealed its line-up in London for 2016, opening with Kazakhstan’s official submission at the 2016 Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film,...
View ArticleIce Theatre Skates the Edges of an Art Form
On a steel grey winter morning, the ice at Sky Rink was silent.A Zamboni driver took his leave, having finished the job of smoothing the frozen indoor surface with a fresh coat of water. From the...
View ArticleKaori Momoi's “火 Hee” to Premiere at Berlin International Film Festival
In October 2015, Japanese actress Kaori Momoi revealed details of her second directorial effort “火 Hee” at the Kyoto International Film Festival. Presenting a documentary about how the feature was...
View ArticleBette to Broadway in “Dolly”: A Very Good Bet
Jerry Herman’s “Hello, Dolly!”, the 1964 musical blockbuster, has not had an original production in more than fifty years. While there have been Broadway revivals in 1978 and 1995, they starred Carol...
View ArticleGloom and Doom in Arturo Ripstein’s “Bleak Street”
It takes a long time for the films of Arturo Ripstein to reveal themselves. Their mysteries unravel in time, allowing you to enter a world that on the surface appears familiar. But something is always...
View Article5 Films to See This Weekend in New York: “Portrait of Jason,” and More
“Portrait of Jason” (1967), directed by Shirley Clarke, Museum of Art & Design, January 22, 7pmAn under-the-radar but essential program is happening right now at the Museum of Art & Design in...
View ArticleThe Eagles and Broadway: That Not-So-Peaceful or Easy Feeling
Last Spring, Glenn Frey, the co-founder and lead vocalist of the Eagles, admitted that he’d been spending a lot of time in New York, especially in the precincts of Broadway. Although he was coy about...
View ArticleBlondie Meets Boy George, Grandmaster Flash as Photographer Janette Beckman...
Janette Beckman has shot Sting. Several times. And Boy George. Blondie. The Sex Pistols.The photographer has captured some of the most famous images of the stars and has a stream of anecdotes. The New...
View ArticleQ&A with Hoon Lee: The Wildly Versatile Star of “The King and I”
Hoon Lee’s commanding and assured role as King Mongkut in the Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of “The King and I” is the kind of performance that sends audience members riffling through the Playbill’s...
View ArticleThe Pleasing Sameness of BBC America’s “London Spy”
“London Spy,” the new mini-series that premiered in the United States on BBC America this week (it aired overseas in December), pushes the relatively staid medium of television crime drama forward...
View ArticleArthur Miller: A Centenary Gala in Which Attention Must Be Paid
Arthur Miller, who died in 2005 at the age of 89, was one of the great moral arbiters of his era through such classics as “Death of A Salesman,” “The Crucible,” and “All My Sons.” That distinction will...
View ArticleJean-Michel Jarre to Headline Sonar 2016 with World Premiere Live Spectacle
EDM may seem like a young man’s game, but this year at Sonar, one of the genres’ all-time greats and is set to headline and provide what may be one of the visual spectacles of the summer.Jean-Michel...
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: “Fargo,” “Son of Saul,” and More
“Fargo” (1996), directed by Joel & Ethan Coen, Film Forum, through January 28It’s strange to think that “Fargo,” the snowbound crime thriller directed by the Coen Brothers, was released two decades...
View ArticlePacino’s Last Laugh: Despite Brickbats, “China Doll” Recoups
Jeffrey Richards, the lead producer of “China Doll,” starring Al Pacino, recently announced that the Broadway production of the new David Mamet drama had recouped its $3.7 million investment, even...
View ArticleChallenging “Herons” Mixes Violence With Venom at Lyric Hammersmith: Stage...
If you like your dramas challenging and controversial, “Herons” at the Lyric Hammersmith is the place to go. The Lyric often makes some brave choices of compelling material, but this is in a league of...
View ArticleReview: The Restoration of Nell Gwyn at the Park Theatre
When Nell Gwyn hears that her lover, Charles II, is ill, the effects are startling. “I have a rumpus in my bowels. My pot, woman, bring me my pot!” When she’s finished, her maid Margery clears the pot...
View ArticleThe Winking Irony of “The People vs. O.J. Simpson”
In 2014, the writer Lili Anolik wrote a story for Vanity Fair with the provocative premise that O.J. Simpson “killed popular culture.” How he managed to do that, she explained, was simple. The trial of...
View ArticleTea and Catastrophe Collide in Caryl Churchill’s “Escaped Alone”: London...
“Escaped Alone” by Caryl Churchill is a highly impressive new play – or is it two plays?First, we have four old friends, which the stage directions describe as “all at least seventy.” They sit in a...
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