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What makes Lars von Trier one of cinema’s most fascinating directors? It is his willingness to pull out the stops in a riotous search to understand his own mind and ask questions about human nature. His films are a quest to find himself.
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The David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical makes its long-awaited Broadway bow. (Well, long-awaited by some…)
Read MorePulitzer Prize-winner Annie Baker’s John is a haunting feminist drama about women and madness.
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Fans will be pleased that time around director Wes Anderson has shot off everything in his stylistic quiver.
Read MoreHere is what I learned from watching the film Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding: Boomers are being sold down the river.
Read MoreThe intriguing notion of a down-and-out clown troupe struggling with a classic text propels this superb production.
Read MoreI can say, without equivocation, that Helen Dunmore’s novel “The Greatcoat” is no “The Turn of the Screw.”
Read MoreWhat seems to animate many of the fairy tales is a heady freedom from the constraints of realism.
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A 50th anniversary is a wonderful milestone, and I congratulate the Revels for looking back and huzzahing the occasion as they have.
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TV Commentary: Jon Stewart — He Told Us to Put the Bong Down
There’s no question Jon Stewart had the attention of millions but, all kidding aside, was he a part of the political game or just a color commentator?
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