Natasha’s Dream – Ambitious and Imaginative When fifteen year-old, state orphan Natasha Banina jumps out a third floor window on a dare, she’s wounded and taken to a hospital. [...] September 27, 2016
Fiorello! – Sheer Delight! In an election year full of worst possible behavior and damaging convictions, it’s uplifting to be reminded of a man of principle. (The [...] September 23, 2016
The Magnificent 7 – A Team of Outcasts Fights to Save a Town “I’m so bummed this isn’t a Quentin Tarantino film!” The young woman behind me couldn’t be faulted for believing that The [...] September 23, 2016
Five Films About Whistleblowers With Oliver Stone’s Snowden in theaters (read our review), now seems like a good time to remember some other cinematic entries about [...] September 23, 2016
A Taste of Honey– Splendid Acting Playwright Shelagh Delaney grew up after World War II weathering the bleak conditions depicted in this, her first play. Joan Littlewood’s [...] September 22, 2016
Notorious – The Drama Behind Cable News Wendy Walker spent 32 years at CNN, 18 of those as the senior executive producer for Larry King Live. Criminal defense attorney, Mark [...] September 22, 2016
Kiefer Sutherland as the Designated Survivor In Fox’s hit drama, 24, Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer was credited with saving the lives of more than one American president. In [...] September 21, 2016
Call Fosse At The Minskoff – Funny, Charming, and True! Gypsy Mimi Quillin rushed through the stage door at The Shubert Theater late for her performance in a benefit for American Dance Machine. [...] September 20, 2016