“A Separation” is probably one of the best films of the year. But it should come with a warning label, because it is not for the faint of heart. It is so intense that it can tie your stomach in knots, and you may have a hard time breathing.
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was the Lady Gaga of Nigeria in the 1970s. The creator of Afrobeat, a fusion of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock and traditional West African chants and rhythms, Fela became an international phenomenon and then went on to become a notorious political activist, the scourge of the Nige
For those of us who have lived much of our lives in the Kennedy Century, “The Color of Rose” is a poignant revisit with the fabled family that always seemed an extension of our own.
Who would have suspected the sophisticated, debonair and wittily dismissive Noel Coward to be a mooshy patriot? Anyone who’s ever seen his play “Peace In Our Time,” that’s who.
If you are a Frankie freak — and who among us is not? — you will find no greater pleasure than flying away to the Pantages Theatre before Nov. 6. There Sinatra reigns supreme, singing 27 of his all-time hits — songs that make you want to hug whoever’s sitting next to you.
“The God of Isaac” is an irritatingly unconvincing play, despite the earnest charm of its leading man, Adam Korson. Korson plays Isaac Adams, a Jewish journalist in Chicago happily married to his blonde “shiksa goddess,” a badly wigged fashion model played by Corryn Cummins.
Of all the things we think we know about William Shakespeare, most of them are guesses, or assumptions, or just plain made up. In actual fact, even though the writings of many of his contemporaries have survived through time, there is not a single piece of paper ever discovered that was written in S
Aleksei Fedorchenko’s latest film, “Silent Souls,” is both silent and soulful. And incredibly Russian. The story revolves around the ritual burial of Tanya (Yuliya Aug), the much-loved wife of the manager of a paper factory, Miron (Yuri Tsurilo).
Like “In the Heights,” the recent happy musical set in New York’s Washington Heights, “South Street,” the new musical that had its world premiere this week at the Pasadena Playhouse, also glorifies a classic neighborhood.
“A woman needs to marry before she gets too interesting,” Elena says ruefully. And Elena, as played by Michelle Duffy, is one of the most interesting characters you’ll see on stage this year.
There is just one word for Jean Baker and Jean-Loup Dabadie’s new film "My Afternoons with Margueritte," and that’s delicious. In this one Gerard Depardieu is a big soft chocolate mousse and his costar, 97-year-old Gisele Casadesus, is a lean, crunchy baguette.
In March 2009, a theater company in Malibu mounted a run of David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Rabbit Hole,” which chronicles the effects of the death of a 4-year-old on the rest of his family.
