Natalie Portman joins the ranks of great movie crazy ladies
I wish I could hang out in lobbies all over the country as screenings of “Black Swan” are letting out. “Sophisticated” New York metro area audiences are flipping out at Darren Aronofsky’s intense and...
View Article‘Mavericks': juggling art and money in American ballet
It’s hard to think of another arts documentary like “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance” — one that digs so deeply into the personal and financial challenges of keeping an arts organization alive...
View ArticleTerrific extras on Carol Channing ‘Larger Than Life’ DVD
The window between the theatrical and DVD release of movies is getting narrower with each passing season. So it didn’t really surprise me a few days ago when the home video version of the wonderful...
View Article#FridayReads Maggie Shipstead’s juicy ‘Astonish Me’
Maggie Shipstead made a big splash with her first novel, “Seating Arrangements,” which was a very witty but pointed look at a New England WASP wedding, in the vein of John Cheever or A.R. Gurney. By...
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