Culture
“The Water Engine” features wonderful performances
February 12, 2015The Water Engine opens in the red glow of flames from a factory furnace, while workers operate drill presses and grinding wheels in a shower of sparks.
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Switzerland’s Best Foreign Film Oscar submission goes full circle
February 12, 2015Swiss co-writer/director Stefan Haupt's The Circle (Der Kreis) is a strong fact-based drama about the struggle for gay rights in Switzerland.
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Radical dude: Figaro unbound
February 12, 2015L.A. Opera has launched "a city-wide celebration of the revolutionary spirit of Beaumarchais' "Figaro."
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Today in African American history: Opera soprano Leontyne Price
February 11, 2015Leontyne Price's recordings earned her numerous honors, including more than a dozen Grammy Awards.
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“10 Items or Less”: A movie you might have missed
January 30, 2015The picture "10 Items or Less," from 2006, is the sort of gentle, insightful film I wish they made more of.
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