“Why did I come to Copenhagen?” one of the characters asks, late into the second act of Michael Frayn’s play Copenhagen. I asked myself the same question after seeing Flat Earth Theatre’s production last weekend. I am a huge Noises Off fan, another play by Michael Frayn, but his two scripts are nothing alike. Copenhagen […]
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If you watch NBC’s The Office, you already know Mindy Kaling. Or to be more specific, you know her on-screen counterpart: Kelly Kapur. And maybe you think that Mindy is actually Kelly, and therefore assume that Mindy is obsessed with weight loss, boys, and shopping. But you’d be wrong. Mindy is obsessed with weight loss, […]
Steig Larson’s Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a fast-paced, utterly engrossing, reactionarily feminist mystery novel, with a charismatic leading man and a fascinating lead female. But Larson’s novel falls off when you start thinking about writing style, thematic brilliance, or overall writerly aptitude. David Fincher’s Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, in contrast, is almost […]
As I mentioned in my last review, November was full of Shakespeare. My second show was at Brandeis University, featuring an original adaption of Comedy of Errors by Bill Barclay, a Resident Acting Company member of the Actor’s Shakespeare Project. Barclay also directed this unique production, which starred Brandeis University students with award-winning community actors. […]
I read Matched, the first in the trilogy that includes Crossed, in a sort of breathless blur. Left yearning as I was after finishing The Hunger Games, Matched seemed like its heir apparent. But Crossed actually makes me think retrospectively less of Matched, while still admitting that I’m definitely going to read the third installment […]
Our annual My Entertainment World Award Season began today with the My Theatre and My TV Award Nominees, and now it’s time for our 2nd annual My Cinema Awards. Then we’ll kick off our Nominee Interview Series and announce the Winners, Performers of the Year and recipients of our yearly Honorary Award. The following is […]
Our annual My Entertainment World Award Season began today with the My Theatre Award Nominees and now it’s time for our 5th annual My TV Awards. Still coming are the My Cinema Award nominees. Then we’ll kick off our Nominee Interview Series and announce the Winners, Performers of the Year and recipients of our yearly […]
Our annual My Entertainment World Award Season begins today. We’ll start with the nominees for our second annual My Theatre Awards; the fifth ever My TV and second My Cinema Award nominees will follow soon. Then we’ll kick off our Nominee Interview Series and announce the Winners, Performers of the Year and recipients of our […]