Arts
“Bridget Jones’s Baby”: Good fun for women and men
September 19, 2016The story has lots of laughs generated by sight gags, broad slapstick, witty dialogue and many mature references (minus snickering) to sex, body functions, body parts and paternity.
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Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge”
September 15, 2016The show is a Greek-style tragedy covering diverse issues including homoeroticism in a hyper-masculine proletariat.
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“Arcadia”: Tom Stoppard’s complex Byronic drama to the manor born
September 14, 2016This two-acter is so complex that the playbill actually includes a "character map" which, like a genealogical diagram, traces who is who in a series of linked boxes.
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“What does it mean to be Chicano?”: International film festival pushes for Latinx inclusion in Hollywood
September 13, 2016The weekend festival highlighted the triumphs of Chicana/o creativity while addressing the continued need to fight for inclusion and diversity.
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“Haunted House Party”: Roman comedy makes a comeback after 2200 years
September 12, 2016After the proverbial curtain fell I felt like paraphrasing Hamlet: "I have of late, but wherefore I know why, lost all my misery...."
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