films
The real and reel Ava Gardner: What price celebrityhood?
April 25, 2023As a film historian, when I heard a bioplay was being mounted about silver screen siren Ava Gardner at one of L.A.’s finest theaters, the Geffen Playhouse, it was “Westwood Ho!” for moi.
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Children on screen: Four dramatic new films
April 19, 2023As much as they represent important social themes and are entertaining as well, these films may actually signal a turn in dealing with issues of childhood.
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Traffic jam at the juncture of Black and ‘Blue’
April 11, 2023The second I entered the Matrix Theatre on the opening night of June Carryl’s Blue, Rogue Machine’s new play immediately got me into the mood indigo.
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April screenings in L.A. honor the Hollywood Ten at 75
April 7, 2023Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods.
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‘Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square’ film review
March 27, 2023At Cooper Square, people did the impossible: beat back the real estate speculators and aligned power brokers to take control of a piece of their neighborhood.
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