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Theater Review - Renewing classics Article
NAME: Pride & Prejudice at the Alliance Theatre
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AGE: Jane Austen’s classic novel was published in 1813. Jon Jory directs the world premiere of his theatrical adaptation, co-produced with the Arizona Theatre Company and San Jose Repertory Theatre.
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The irresistible comedy of manners surrounding the opposites-attract courtship of outspoken Elizabeth Bennet (Julia...
Theater Review - A dollhouse Article
In the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, Art Spiegelman found a unique perspective on the Holocaust by drawing the Jews as mice and the Germans as cats. Maus’ insight into anti-semitic persecution and the generation gap relied on strong characterization, but the “animal” trope never let you forget who were the predators and who were the prey in Nazi-occupied Europe.
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Is it art? January 25 2006 Article
Culture Surfing - Ben Mankiewicz’s Top Five Article
Nephew of legendary Hollywood producer Joseph Mankiewicz and co-host of the Sirius national liberal radio show “The Young Turks,” Ben Mankiewicz is also the weekend host of Turner Classic Movies.
1) The Bruce Springsteen channel — Sirius Satellite Radio: “I’m terrified Sirius will get rid of the channel and ruin my life.”
2) www.AthleticsNation.com: “The only site a true fan of the...
| more...Speakeasy with - Jake Jacobson Article
A veteran movie critic with 23,000 movie reviews under his belt and interests that range from grind-house exploitation to Ozu, new IMAGE Film & Video Atlanta Film Festival Director Jake Jacobson is clearly a man who knows his cinema.
Favorite film?
I could name any number of Keaton, Buñuel, Cocteau, Ozu, Clouzot or Renoir that I would love to be stranded with, but Charles Laughton’s The Night...
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Theater Review - The other side of the wardrobe Article
Book Review - Freedom of Information Acts Article
Is it art? January 18 2006 Article
Speakeasy with - Michael Krass Article
Making his Alliance Theatre debut with Pride & Prejudice, costume designer Michael Krass has multiple Broadway credits and heads the Design Program for the Playwrights Horizons studio of New York University. He talked about whether Pride & Prejudice came with any special challenges and explained why he doesn’t touch needle and thread.
Do you do most of your work at a sewing machine, at a...
| more...Theater Review - Village people Article
Is it art? January 11 2006 Article
Culture Surfing - Marki Shalloe’s Top five Article
Speakeasy with - Karen Finley Article
Theater Review - Theater sampler Article
Visual Arts - Generation Gap Article
Romo Gallery in Castleberry Hill has tended to gravitate toward edgy conceptual art done by artists in their 20s and 30s. But owner Sam Romo departs from that generational grid in his small survey of works by Philip Morsberger, a 72-year-old artist whose work has a youthful, winsome touch.
Morsberger’s spry quality may derive from his source imagery. The artist draws from the image bank of his...
| more...Shelf Space - The culture of Jacko Article
About halfway through reading Margo Jefferson’s On Michael Jackson, I boarded a plane and found myself sitting next to a soft-spoken African-American kid who could have almost passed for Michael Jackson’s double at 12, maybe 13 years old: the well-groomed globular Afro, a certain innocent sweetness in the eyes paired with a quiet air of confidence way beyond his years.
Of course, none of that...
| more...Is it art? January 04 2006 Article
“A Taste of the Future,” an 18-by-24-inch acrylic painting on wood by Atlanta Jonathan Fenske, was recently on view at Matre Gallery in a group exhibition.
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| more...Culture Surfing - Caveman Michael Van Osch’s top five Article
A former Atlanta resident, Michael Van Osch is a New York-based actor who performs in the one-man show Defending the Caveman at 14th Street Playhouse through Jan. 14.
1) The Fugitive Kind: “This cool Brando movie from 1959 was my best DVD rental in years.”
2) Sam Cooke’s Greatest Hits: “What more do you need to say? It’s on my iPod right now. I’ve also gotta have Paul Weller close by at all...
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