Culture

Cirque Du Soleil’s The Beatles LOVE Show

July 15, 2014 By Ed Rampell

Once the show begins, "somebody calls you... A girl with kaleidoscope eyes," into a production that's more an evocation of the Beatles, their music and philosophy, than a chronological narrative.

Jan Ole Gerster’s award-winning feature debut, A Coffee in Berlin

July 11, 2014 By Ed Rampell

It's a surprising delight to discover a bittersweet sensibility in this black and white dramedy with a decidely jazzy soundtrack.

Hymn to the Community Garden

July 7, 2014 By Rev. David Breeden And Christopher D. Sims

This poem is a collaboration and was recited in Providence, Rhode Island at a workshop entitled "This Is What Love Looks Like."

“Last Days in Vietnam”: propaganda flick by JFK’s niece

July 2, 2014 By Ed Rampell

"Last Days in Vietnam" is so shamefully one-sided that it's hardly a documentary; it's the cinematic equivalent of putting a blossom on a turd.

Today in labor history: Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” released

June 30, 2014 By Teresa Albano

Twenty-five years ago today Spike Lee's union-made blockbuster movie on race and racism, "Do the Right Thing" was released in theaters nationwide.