arts and culture
‘Ubu the King,’ a raunchy play from 1896, revived in Culver City
November 23, 2022Its fanciful lunacy won me over and I ended up quite enjoying this 40th anniversary revival and tribute to one of L.A.’s greatest theaters.
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‘Bones and All’ review: Morbidly beautiful exploration of alienation, identity, and love
November 22, 2022Just in time for Thanksgiving, here’s a film that centers around cannibalism.
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‘Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground’: General, president, man and play
November 17, 2022People should, maybe not run, but dutifully show up to check out an important historical figure and, equally or even more important, a masterful monument of acting.
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‘Joe Hill, Alive as You and Me’ unites and inspires in Akron
November 16, 2022Now is a good time to talk and learn about Joe Hill, as we did on a November evening in Akron.
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Social realist TV: Escaping the corporate streaming bubble
November 15, 2022Each of these series in its own way counters both the big budget “metaverses” of the corporate streamers and the flashy and insincere casting of other series.
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