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...He’s been an outspoken critic in large part, I think, because people in the field of social norms have been critical of his standard of binge drinking,” he said...
DIED. ELLIOT NORTON, 100, courtly, influential dean of Boston theater criticism for 50 years; in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. As critic for the Boston Post, Record American and Herald American, he reviewed more than 6,000 productions and helped shape shows that were on their way to Broadway with his perceptive critiques of their early, often rough, versions...
...test of time from socialist kitsch. That meant excluding some well-known work from the period, such as Walter Womacka's idyllic couple in Junges Paar am Strand (Young Couple at the Beach), a Norman Rockwell-like painting that could once be found in many East German homes. Some critics complain that such exclusions constitute a cleansing of East German art, and play down the intellectual constraints under which artists had to work. But März says he simply dismissed paintings that didn't pass the quality test. They are "illustrations, not art," he says. He also says that...
...intentions are delayed when he receives news that a deadly outlaw he sent to prison is due to arrive on the noon train. Everyone knows the outlaw has come to seek revenge on the sheriff, but all are too frightened to help him fight. Although John Wayne harshly criticized the film upon its release, it has since garnered acclaim and was remade in 2000. High Noon screens Monday, August 4 at 3:15 and 7:15 p.m. The 7:15 showing will be preceded with an introduction by Metrowest Daily critic Bob Tremblay...
...rising star Shichinosuke Nakamura landed a supporting role in this year's Tom Cruise vehicle The Last Samurai. Tokyo's Asakusa Kokaido theater has capitalized on the trend by staging Kabuki plays showcasing younger actors. "They realize that people like Shido are the key to Kabuki's future," says critic Hagio...