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Film Review: POT LUCK (directed by Jane Wells)
BLAZING A TRAIL I can pinpoint most of today’s ills beginning with Ronald Reagan’s tenure. AIDS? Failure; the man didn’t even mention the word although thousands had already died. The homeless crisis? Dismantle the federal health care system, and put thousands of people with mental health concerns on the streets. Smart, huh? From economics to…
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Concert Preview: MUSIC OF THE KNIGHTS: THE SONGS OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, ELTON JOHN & PAUL MCCARTNEY (Rubicon Theatre at Ventura Fairgrounds)
THREE KNIGHTS OUT Rubicon presents the last program in its concert series at the Ventura Fairgrounds September 7-9, 2020. The event, a cross between a live concert and drive-in, will celebrate with Music of the Knights: The Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John and Paul McCartney. Ted Neeley will brings his rock wail to “Gethsemane”…
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DVD Review: MISS FRIMAN’S WAR | FRÖKEN FRIMANS KRIG (MHz Series, 2013-2017, on DVD and Streaming)
MISS FRIMAN’S FRAUGHT FREEDOMS ARE FINE AND FANCIFUL Set in the first decade of the 20th century, this enjoyable and amusing Swedish drama concerns the challenges facing stalwart women’s rights activists in the capital, Stockholm. Although this well-written and beautifully series (twelve episodes in four seasons, all in one collection) is about Swedish women and…
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Film Reviews: Revisiting PASSIONADA & MYSTIC PIZZA
PORTUGUESE PIZZA There are two movies that take place in New England which center around Portuguese people. One is Passionada, which is set in New Bedford, Massachusetts (home to Moby-Dick author Herman Melville); the other is Mystic Pizza, about the employees of a restaurant in Connecticut. Passionada (2002), directed by Dan Ireland, is a romantic…
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Film Reviews: BEYOND THE VISIBLE: HILMA AF KLINT, Newly Restored A BIGGER SPLASH & MORE (Kino Lorber)
AWESOME DOCS ABOUT ARTISTS NOW AVAILABLE ON KINO LORBER As our readers know, Stage and Cinema has been trumpeting documentaries as the most engaging and affecting movies made in our times. And these documentaries about artists are no different. Not only will you increase your knowledge of fine art, but your jaw will drop at…
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Dance Preview: UNSETTLING RAMONA SALON SERIES (Heidi Duckler Dance)
UNSETTLING RAMONA SALON SERIES Los Angeles-based dance company Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) is presenting a 3-part series of virtual programs amplifying the histories and contemporary experiences of Native Americans in California through art, music, conversation and a deep dive into the story of Ramona. The third and final salon will occur tomorrow, Thursday August 27,…
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Extras Feature: BEHIND-THE-SCENE SECRETS: WHAT DO ACTORS USE INSTEAD OF CIGARETTES?
BEHIND-THE-SCENE SECRETS: WHAT DO ACTORS USE INSTEAD OF CIGARETTES? All of us know that the cinema world works quite differently from the picture that we can imagine. Not everything that we see on the screen is always true. Even if we talk about video advertising, many things are fake. For instance, they use sunflower oil…
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CD Review: NIV ASHKENAZI: VIOLINS OF HOPE (Niv Ashkenazi on Albany Records)
AN ALBUM WHICH DOES INDEED OFFER HOPE 81 years ago, Moshe Weinstein and his wife, Golda, moved to Tel Aviv and opened a violin shop. They had both graduated from the Vilna conservatory, Moshe as a violinist and Golda as a pianist, and followed the large Jewish emigration from Europe to Palestine. In postwar Europe,…
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Concert Feature: BRAT PACK (For the Record Talent Search)
FOR THE RECORD SEEKS STUDENTS TO JOIN THE PACK JOIN THE PACK! Follow These Simple Steps – Write a short essay via email describing who you are. – Make a video of you singing OR submit a video of a past performance. Pop music only. – Send to info@fortherecordlive.com
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DVD/TV Review: CAPTAIN MARLEAU (MHz Choice)
BENEATH HER GOOFY GUISE, MARLEAU IS UNMATCHED There are a slew of quality police series, especially coming from Europe. But rare is the show with a goofy lead character, and this fine series has the kookiest lead you’ve ever come across. Capitan Marleau (Corinne Masiero), somewhere in her advancing middle-age, solves crimes in her own…
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Album Review: PROVING UP (Missy Mazzoli & Royce Vavrek)
PROVING UP PROVES ITSELF The debut recording of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s acclaimed 2018 chamber opera, Proving Up, is available starting today on Pentatone. The 80-minute album features the original Opera Omaha cast recording of director James Darrah’s production, as premiered in the company’s first annual ONE Festival in April 2018, with the amazing Christopher Rountree…
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Museum and Film Feature: MICHAEL ALMEREYDA HERE AND NOW (Retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image)
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE PRESENTS A SELECT RETROSPECTIVE OF SINGULAR AMERICAN AUTEUR MICHAEL ALMEREYDA ON THE OCCASION OF HIS NEW FILM, TESLA MoMI’s Virtual Cinema presentation includes four features and rarely shown shorts AUGUST 21 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 A true American iconoclast, Michael Almereyda has been directing, writing, and producing unconventional, fiercely independent…
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Theater Feature: BACKSTAGE LIVE AT THE GEFFEN (Geffen Playhouse annual fundraiser)
DIANE KEATON, GLORIA CALDERí“N KELLETT AND FRANK MANCUSO TO BE HONORED BY GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE Being recognized this year at Geffen Playhouse’s 18th annual Backstage LIVE on August 22 are Academy Award winner Diane Keaton, who will receive the Artistic Impact Award, and One Day at a Time co-creator, co-showrunner, executive producer and actor Gloria Calderón…
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Film Preview: MORONI FOR PRESIDENT (directed by Saila Huusko and Jasper Rischen)
PRESIDENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR The documentary Moroni for President offers an eye-opening and humorous look at a political race that runs surprisingly parallel to the current political landscape of the U.S. It will be released in Virtual Cinemas beginning Friday, August 21, 2020,at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater, and then expanding to other arthouse theaters through September…
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Concert Review: STEPHANIE J. BLOCK (The Seth Concert Series)
BLOCK IS CHOCKABLOCK WITH FUN AND TALENT Seth Rudetsky’s fun and insightful Broadway concert series that first began in Provincetown at The Art House in 2011 is now a weekly virtual series titled The Seth Concert Series. I caught his live conversation-and-song episode with Stephanie J. Block, (The Cher Show, Falsettos) and it was positively…
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Music Extras: WHAT IS A CELLO BOW MADE OF?
WHAT IS A CELLO BOW MADE OF? Unless you’re playing the pizzicato, a cello without a bow is like a bow and an arrow without the arrow. You can use any type or size of an arrow as long as the bow can hold it. It is the same with the cello bow. A bow…
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TV Preview: THE RIFLEMAN, THE REAL MCCOYS & MORE (FilmRise AVOD Offerings)
Stream Away the Dog Days of Summer with FilmRise AVOD Offerings Including New The Rifleman It’s August now and temperatures are still rising out there. Sure, you could try to book a last minute trip out of town, but trips cost money and a lot of your effort. What to do: FilmRise can help you…
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Theater Preview: AMERICA ADJACENT (Skylight Theatre Company Streams the World Premiere Production)
AMERICA ADJACENT STREAMS FROM SKYLIGHT THEATRE Reservation are FREE but required During this week’s Skylight Live time slot on Thursday, August 20th at 3pm PST, the company will stream the archival video of America Adjacent by Boni B. Alvarez. In early 2019 the production premiered at the Skylight Theatre, directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera. Run…
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Music Preview: IN CONCERT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic)
IN CONCERT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL LA Phil’s Gustavo Dudamel is set to host a new six-episode series highlighting unforgettable performances from the past 10 years at the Hollywood Bowl. Tune in for the debut episode of In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl this week with “Hecho en México” (“Made in Mexico”), which pays tribute to…
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Art Preview: PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ: HARLEM RENAISSANCE FASHION TALK (Art Deco Society of Los Angeles)
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ: HARLEM RENAISSANCE FASHION TALK A Virtual Illustrated Presentation with CAMARA HOLLOWAY & ELIZABETH WAY Sunday, August 23, 2020 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT / 6:00 PM EDT Tune in from Home Presented by the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles Harlem during the Jazz Age was renowned for the style…
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