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Theater Preview: LIES (LAB Theater in Ybor City [Tampa], FL
LIES ALL AROUND US Tampa, Florida’s LAB Theater Project is taking to the stage live (yes, live) with the world premiere of Jerry Slaff’s award-winning play Lies, running November 5-22, 2020 at 812 E Henderson Avenue in Ybor City, with both limited in-house seating and live streaming options. Lies, directed by Pete Clapsis, and starring Katherine…
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Film Extras Review: BROADENING THE APERTURE OF EXCELLENCE (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
AVA DUVERNAY, JULIE DASH AND EUZHAN PALCY IN “ACADEMY DIALOGUES” SERIES FINALE Part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Aperture 2025 initiative, “Academy Dialogues: It Starts With Us” is a new series of virtual panels which, so far, have been graceful, eloquent and fascinating looks at race, ethnicity, gender, history, opportunity…
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Extras Feature Article: HOW YOUR SMARTPHONE HAS CHANGED YOUR ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE
HOW YOUR SMARTPHONE HAS CHANGED YOUR ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE It’s hard to believe that the word smartphone did not start being used until 1995. Yes, we had cell phones before then, but they did not provide the immersive mobile experience that we are used to today. In fact, even early smartphones were not as advanced as…
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Film Review: FRITZ LANG’S INDIAN EPIC (The Tiger of Eschnapur & The Indian Tomb)
EPIC LANG This 1959 diptych by the master director Fritz Lang is now released in splendid 4K restoration on two Blu-ray discs in a handsome package that includes documentaries and a twenty-four-page booklet with essays about the movies. The two parts, The Tiger of Eschnapur and The Indian Tomb, each running at one hour, forty-one minutes, comprise what…
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Opera Preview: THE ANONYMOUS LOVER (LA Opera/Colburn)
ANONYMOUS NEGLECTED NO MORE L.A.’s Colburn School and LA Opera will stage and stream the company premiere of The Anonymous Lover (L’Amant Anonyme), a charming and unjustly neglected 1780 opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799), a contemporary of Mozart who is widely regarded as the first Black classical composer known to history. Performed in…
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Theater Feature: 2020 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS
2020 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS Nominations in 25 competitive categories for the 74th Annual “Tony” Awards were announced today by James Monroe Iglehart on the official Tony Awards YouTube channel. Nominations: Best Play Grand Horizons, Author: Bess Wohl The Inheritance, Author: Matthew López Sea Wall/A Life, Authors: Simon Stephens & Nick Payne Slave Play, Author: Jeremy O….
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Review: FATE OF THE LHAPA (soundtrack by William Susman)
IT’S FATE THAT THIS SOUNDTRACK IS AVAILABLE It amazes me how many films today have a soundtrack that isn’t informed by the movie itself. This interchangeable claptrap has made it almost impossible to review. But composer William Susman flavors the setting of Sarah Sifer’s Fate of the Lhapa beautifully. Interestingly enough, I saw this documentary…
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Theater Preview: SUCH SMALL HANDS (Kane Rep Digital Reading)
UPCOMING READING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Tony Award winner Rondi Reed and Steppenwolf’s Francis Guinan will star in a world premiere virtual reading of Adam Szymkowicz’s Such Small Hands, directed by Artistic Director of Northlight Theatre BJ Jones on October 14, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. CT, as part of Kane Repertory Theatre’s New Play Lab. The Play: Paul is cancer ridden and descending into dementia. He…
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Theater Preview: SKELETON CREW / GUARDS AT THE TAJ (Atlantic Theater Reunion Readings)
TWO DO-NOT-MISS READINGS FROM ATLANTIC THEATER Atlantic Theater Company in New York is presenting a free virtual reading series of plays that had their World Premieres at Atlantic Theater Company. The Fall Reunion Reading Series launches October 22, 2020, and will include broadcasts of Dominique Morisseau’s amazing Skeleton Crew (review) and Rajiv Joseph’s best play to…
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Extras Feature Article: HOW MUCH IS AN ONLINE CASINO LIKE THE REAL THING?
HOW MUCH IS AN ONLINE CASINO LIKE THE REAL THING? Playing casino games like blackjack and poker, or spinning the reels of a slot machine, can be exciting. However, not everyone lives close to a land-based casino where these games are readily available. So, playing at a brick and mortar casino can involve a lot…
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Theater Preview: AIN’T TOO PROUD LIVESTREAM EVENT (Whoopi Goldberg, Otis Williams, and cast members of Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations)
GET PROUD Starting October 13, 2020, at 7pm ET, catch an exclusive virtual event hosted by Whoopi Goldberg featuring performances from the Broadway musical Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations. There will also be intimate conversations with Otis Williams, founder of The Temptations, Dominique Morisseau, Ain’t Too Proud’s Tony Award-nominated book writer, and cast…
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Theater Preview: SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR (North Coast Rep)
SAME GREAT COMPANY, THIS YEAR Bernard Slade’s wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year. Same Times, Next Year deftly examines the monumental political, social, and most of all, the personal changes that impact the lovers during that quarter century. Full of zippy dialogue, keen…
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Concert Reviews: THE FORD (presented by the LA Phil)
FREE CONCERTS FROM THE FORD From The Ford revisits past performances captured live on The Ford’s amphitheater stage by Los Angeles television station LA36. Each installation includes a curated selection of archival footage and newly created artist introductions providing additional insight into the work. From The Ford will be released weekly on Facebook Premiere. Also,…
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Theater Reviews: STILL. and BOB BAKER’S THE CIRCUS (PlayhouseLIVE from Pasadena Playhouse)
STILL. WAITING FOR THEATER No one has articulated the black American experience in such a way that I, as a white man, “get it,” as has James Baldwin. His cool, unflappable, authoritative delivery is one thing, but his writings — which brilliantly connect the dots between American slavery and growing up Black in America in…
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Theater Preview: THE HUMAN OUNCE (Central Works 30th Anniversary Season)
MORE FROM CENTRAL WORKS The Human Ounce by Nicole Parizeau opened Central Works’ 30th season and was the first offering from the Central Works Script Club. A CW world-premiere about art and scandal, the show played to packed houses and had just announced a 1-week extension before the theater was forced to close its doors….
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Album Review: TRIOS FOR ONE (Josh Lee, Bear Machine Records)
TRIOS FOR ONE AND FOR ALL “What started as an experiment ended up as a necessity,” said Josh Lee of his latest release, which consists of Viola Da Gamba trios. Josh Lee joins Josh Lee and Josh Lee for this positively engaging concoction of English madrigals from the 16th and 17th centuries. “Recording these pieces…
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Film Appreciation: JUMANJI (directed by Joe Johnston)
THERE’S ALWAYS A JUNGLE OUT THERE The film Jumanji (1995) starring Robin Williams and Jonathan Hyde, concerns a mysterious board game that contains dark powers and an inner world filled with dangerous environments, creatures and surprises set to challenge those who dare to take on the challenge. Players must put the lives of themselves, friends…
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Theater Review: WIESENTHAL (The Wallis)
WIESENTHAL ENTHRALLS Writer/performer Tom Dugan’s solo show Wiesenthal capitalizes on the strengths of the famous Nazi hunter – his resilience, tenacity and humor. Dugan has crafted a show in which the retiring Simon Wiesenthal — who claimed he flushed out nearly 1,100 war criminals — addresses us as he packs up memorabilia and memoranda in…
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Extras: TOP 3 GAMBLING MOVIES YOU SHOULD WATCH
Top 3 gambling movies you should watch Gambling has formed a primary theme or subtheme of many popular Hollywood movies. These movies struggle between the lines of glorifying and morally critiquing the profession. Through these movies, people get a glimpse of what gambling looks like and how gamblers live their lives. For freshers and experienced…
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Film Extra: BETTING ON THE OSCAR WINNERS
“Academy Award Winner” by Dave_B_ is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The 93rd edition of the Academy Awards will take place Sunday, April 25, 2021, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced recently. The ABC Television Network will carry the presentations live. The Oscar ceremonies were postponed from Feb. 28, 2021, the originally-scheduled…
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