Irwin gets inside Beckett as an actor, and also explores his work from the perspective of clown theatrics.
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Movie Review: Yen Tan’s Moving ‘1985’
Yen Tan's drama tells the moving story of a young gay man's life in a small town during the 1980s.
Read More »Theatre Review (London’s West End): Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ Starring Ian McKellen
McKellen is truly a master of his craft in the title role, shaking his fist and controlling his tone as he rages at the other characters in this memorable production.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Girl from the North Country’ by Conor McPherson, Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan
I cannot imagine any writer but Conor McPherson effectively providing such a dramatic flight path to Bob Dylan’s repertoire. The playwright’s eerie, atmospheric writing effectively implies connections between the material at hand and otherworldly realms. Dylan’s titular song is part of the hybrid McPherson musical Girl from the North Country, …
Read More »Review (London): ‘Michael Jackson: On the Wall’ Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery in London is located at St. Martin’s Place by Trafalgar Square. 'Michael Jackson: On the Wall' will be there through Sunday, October 21.
Read More »Theatre Review (London’s West End): Harold Pinter’s ‘Art, Truth, and Politics’ with Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance performed Harold Pinter’s lecture 'Art, Truth, and Politics', a scathing critique of U.S. military actions, with an emphasis on actions by Ronald Reagan in Nicaragua and George W. Bush in Iraq.
Read More »PC Videogame Review: ‘Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics’
'Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics' has pacing problems and could have used more of the Lovecraftian mythos.
Read More »Fantastic Fest Film Review: ‘An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn’
Fantastic Fest welcomed back festival alumnus writer/director Jim Hosking for his second feature film, An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn. Fantastic Fest ran Sept 20-27, in Austin, Texas, at the Alamo Drafthouse Theater – South Lamar. It bills itself as the largest genre film festival in the country showing horror, …
Read More »Interview: Youssra El Hawary – Egyptian Singer/Songwriter Pt.1
Part one of two part interview with Egyptian singer songwriter Youssra El Hawary currently on tour in the United States.
Read More »Theater Review (Westport, CT): Philip Hernandez Inspires as the ‘Man of La Mancha’ at Westport Country Playhouse
Director Mark Lamos is to be congratulated on imbuing this show with new life and purpose in these trying times. The final moments of this 'Man of La Mancha' present a stark tableau of some of the challenges facing us, including the red-hooded specter of intolerance, images of the falsely imprisoned, and the continued abuse and subjugation of women.
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