Review

Film Review: “Fading Gigolo” — Kind of Funny, Kind of Touching

May 2, 2014
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“Fading Gigolo” isn’t about fulfillment, sexual or otherwise — it’s about the transitions in the lives of its characters.

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TV/DVD Review: The Complete “Hill Street Blues” — A Groundbreaking Cop Show Untarnished by Time

May 2, 2014
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The complete “Hill Street Blues” is a godsend for those eager to venture beyond “Law and Order” and “CSI” dynasties.

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Theater Review: Hello Muddah? — “My Son The Waiter”

May 1, 2014
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Comic genres don’t die; they just become niche markets.

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Book Review: An Informative Tour of Randy Revolutionary Times

April 30, 2014
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This book is a valuable reminder that “the men associated with an era of supposed morality and Christian values of monogamy and marriage have nearly all been linked to infidelity and sex outside of wedlock.”

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Concert Review: Deborah Voigt — Not Your Ordinary Diva

April 29, 2014
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In both appearances here, courtesy of the Celebrity Series, Deborah Voigt was sensational and very likable to boot. This cannot be said of all divas.

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Theater Review: “Snow White and the Seven Bottoms” — Smart, Stylish, Slick, and Hilarious

April 28, 2014
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Ryan Landry has a sharp eye and ear for contemporary foibles, skewering stereotypes and pop culture icons with equal aplomb.

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Visual Arts Review: Jordan Eagles — Art Made of Blood in All Its Ruddy Glory

April 28, 2014
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Rich as the material is, can any Blood Artist develop and mature by just seeing red?

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Television Review: A Rousing Documentary on the Liberal Gusto of Ann Richards

April 28, 2014
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This fine, partisan documentary resurrects Ann Richards, and it’s showing on HBO in a Lone Star election year. The Republicans better worry about Texans seeing it.

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Visual Arts Review: Designing the California State of Mind

April 27, 2014
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California has long been the home of fads, trends, new styles and the next new thing. It is where cool was and is created.

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Film Reviews: Flesh and Fantasy in the Art House

April 26, 2014
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Two new films take a poetic and fantastical look at the artifice of sensual surfaces to imagine the horrific realities beneath.

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