Film Fest DC: Tomorrow – Envisioning a More Sustainable Future
But where are the films about us solving the problem and turning things around? That was the question that inspired filmmakers Cyril Dion [...]
Playing Around
A Gambler’s Guide to Dying – Affectionate, Slight
Gary McNair’s granddad was, depending to whom one spoke, a dad, a mate, a liar, a cheat, an addict, a hero, a storyteller. “He was the [...]
The Play That Goes Wrong – An Irrepressibly Calamitous Whodoneit
Comley University has some issues with its Drama Society. Tonight, there’s been a box office mix up and “we trust the 650 of you [...]
Songs and Stories with Harvey Granat: Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman were both born out of the same Brooklyn hospital into Eastern European families. Despite neighborhood [...]
Amélie – Charming Despite Inevitable Comparison
While something innately French has been lost in translation, Amélie is a winsome musical (not cloying) with a solid cast. Condensation of [...]
CCM Celebrates Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Sunday night, Feinstein’s/54Below hosted a banquet of widely diverse selections from the work of collaborators Lynn Ahrens and Stephen [...]
In Search of Israeli Cuisine
In the early-70’s, I spent over three months on a kibbutz in the Negev. It was an amazing experience in many ways, but the food was not [...]
Film Fest DC: The Hippopotamus – Looking for Miracles
Ted Wallace (Roger Allam) is a famous poet who hasn’t written a poem in decades. When he isn’t getting to the bottom of a whiskey [...]
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