Like its direct descendant, "The Blair Witch Project," Blackwood's tale pricks at our most primitive, arboreal fear: that of becoming prey.
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Theater Review (NYC): Raised in Captivity by Nicky Silver
Twins reconnect after their mother's death in this partly funny, partly baffling play.
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What if Gore Vidal had interviewed Timothy McVeigh in person on death row?
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Spend a jolly evening of clever musical buffoonery with the "Best Band in the World."
Read More »Book Review: People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
An imagined history of a real book comes to life in this beautifully written historical novel.
Read More »Music Review: Indie Round-Up – D’Haene, June Moris, Back Door Slam
In a world of hyper-talented young musicians, Back Door Slam plays truly impressive stuff, because it feels real.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): The Klezmer Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" is cleverly klezmerized in this kid-pleasing show about a magical dreydl.
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas by The Dido Project at the Samsung Experience
The Dido Project transposes Purcell's Baroque opera about the Queen of Carthage and the hero Aeneas to the modern boardroom, with video aplenty.
Read More »DVD Review: Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1966-1970
A new film focuses on the climactic period of Lennon and McCartney's legendary songwriting partnership.
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Danny O'Connor plays a batch of wayward twenty-somethings in an impressive, if frustrating, one-man show.
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