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...Huntington’s production of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler that the show was taken to Broadway, where the same lead actress won a Tony. With Hedda Gabler, Martin managed to turn a familiar script into a more effective telling, not altering the essential strains of the classic story, but drawing them out in subtler, more powerful ways. The Boston Globe called the production “crisp and potent...
...obsessed with movies, sex and politics, in that order, from the director of Last Tango In Paris. The plot begins with Matthew (Leonardo DiCaprio look-alike Michael Pitt) encountering Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel) at the protest of the closing of the French cinematheque, the classic movie theater where these three cinephiles have spent many an afternoon. Soon, Matthew is invited to stay at Isabelle and Theo’s house while their parents are away. Movie-inspired sexual games ensue. One of the more interesting devices Bertolucci uses is intercutting scenes of the three main characters with...
...American Repertory Theatre continues the run of its production of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Reinventing the classic proved a triumphant achievement for director Martha Clarke, who, with the moving music composed by Richard Peaslee, brings a whimsical and strikingly beautiful play of non-stop eye candy to audiences. Ethereal costumes coupled with the airy choreography executed with grace and finesse by the cast (who turn in a series of moving performances), creates an unforgettable experience. Clarke gives new life to the play by focusing...
...album have been remixed ad nauseam, this is the first time Spandau Ballet’s “True” has been turned into a rap song, but to unfortunate results; I fear Gary Kemp would not approve as WILL.I.AM and FERGIE manage to ruin a classic love song that has been a favorite for many years...
It’s the chemistry that counts in Starsky and Hutch, the feature-length comedy remake of the classic 1970’s “buddy cop” television series of the same name from director Todd Phillips, whose previous projects include Road Trip and Old School. While old fanatics of the original show may rush to the theaters in a mix of nostalgic excitement and careful curiosity to see their favorite quirky cops reunited, younger audiences will be drawn in to see the principal Ben Stiller-Owen Wilson duo—the comedic force responsible...