This is the kind of comedy where a divorced father—covered in gold body paint, lugging a giant cross (with a…
If you grew up in Boston, the criminal legend of James “Whitey” Bulger might carry some weight, particularly if you…
The movie of the summer in 1996 should have been A Summer’s Tale, a wise and bittersweet romance by then-septuagenarian…
Eight Los Angeles friends gather for an ordinary meal, which is then interrupted by a mysterious crisis. That film was…
The new spiritual leader of a small religious sect in the American South has received the word. That is, the…
In 1954, Joseph Papp produced the first “Shakespeare in the Park” festival in Lower Manhattan. Today, those who wish to…
Musical theater has had some success with neglected orphans (Annie or Oliver!, anyone?), so an adaptation of Jane Eyre was…
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Opening • Chen Shaoxiong The contemporary Chinese artist shows new video works and their source drawings in the exhibit Ink….
Literary Events Brian Herbert Part of the famous sci-fi clan, the local author reads from his latest, Little Green Book…
Stage Openings & Events ACT One-Acts Shorts by Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Sam Shepard; R. Hamilton Wright directs. ACT…
Friday, July 18 Repo ManThere are certainly worse ways to spend an evening than driving around with Emilio Estevez and…
Car racing, like yacht racing and horse racing, is the province of the rich. Or the corporate-sponsored; there’s a reason…
Opening ThisWeek As Is It in Heaven Runs Fri., July 18–Thurs., July 24 at Northwest Film Forum. Not rated. 87 minutes….
Opening Nights PJane Eyre Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St., 781-9707, taproottheatre.org. $20–$40. Runs WEd.–Sat. Ends Aug. 16. Musical theater has…
Stage Openings & Events ACT One-Acts SEE THE PICK LIST, PAGE 18. The Arabian Nights Seattle Public Theater’s Youth Program…
With the sole exception of The Pirates of Penzance, which Broadway embraced, productions of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas are rarely…
Forgotten writers seldom return to favor. There’s Melville and… that’s about it. Rarely read today, French writer Violette Leduc (1907–1972)…
In this adaptation of the 2010 stage play by David Ives, Roman Polanski casts his wife in the main role…
Paul Haggis has had such a curious career, it’s no wonder he seems to make movies with no regard for…
