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I don’t go to the movies much anymore.  It’s such a hassle.  And movies that I’m interested in seeing?  They’re only around for a week or two (or so it seems).  But the film adaptation of the stage musical "Rent" was one I wasn’t going to let slide.  I’m a fan of the show — I saw it in 1997(?) … Read More

Well, you can’t get a much better review than that. Here’s the full NYT review, and here’s some select snippets from the review: Approaching Chris Columbus’s film adaptation, which reunites most of the original Broadway cast to belt out Mr. Larson’s lung-stretching songs about love, art, real estate and AIDS, I was inclined toward the latter category. Two hours later, … Read More

Since I blogged about him only two days ago,  it would be wrong not to take note of the fact that Gary Glitter was arrested in Vietnam yesterday for trying to have sex with underage girls. When asked to comment, the very weird Glitter merely shouted "HEY! (Da-na da-na-da-na)."

How totally incredibly cool is this? That’s right, it’s The Electric Company on DVD! One of the best educational children’s shows ever made, and adults will love it, too!  It’s available in this "best of" 4 DVD set. Sadly, this won’t be filling stockings for Xmas, since the release date is February 7, 2006, but still…. It’ll be nice to … Read More

You all know who Gary Glitter is, even if you think you don’t.  He’s the one-trick-pony, sexually ambiguous, glam rocker who wrote the catchy jock rock classic now played at every single goddamn sporting event (except for golf, I suppose, but it wouldn’t surprise me if we start hearing it there soon). Yes, you know that song.  It’s called ‘Rock … Read More

Shakespeare’s Sister had a question of the day from last Friday: What little movie do you just love, that you find yourself recommending to everyone, because hardly anyone has seen it? There are tons of these for me, although a particular favorite is Henry Fool. That’s a tough one.  Not including short features, animation and Chaplin/Keaton shorts, I guess I … Read More

Newsweek: An innovative Broadway revival has its share of delights (starting with Patti LuPone) but misses the tragedy at this dark musical’s heart New York Times: "Brace yourself. They’re putting on one helluva show." The interesting thing this revival of "Sweeney Todd" is that it is pared down and somewhat minimalist.  The New York Times explains this: [Director John] Doyle, … Read More

"Bland." "Mechanical." "Mr. Broderick often comes across as a dead man walking." Ouch.  I don’t think those quotes are going to make it on to the theater marquee, do you?  (Not that it matters — the limited run show is sold out).

There was a particular Star Trek episode when the Enterprise crew was being terrorized by a disembodied "Jack The Ripper" — an alien who acquired power and strength by feeding on the fear that it generated in human beings (not unlike the Republican Party, actually).  To fight the alien, Dr. McCoy gave shots to the Enterprise crew — shots that … Read More

Well, why not? Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann’s Yeast Nation, a new comic musical about single-celled yeast organisms and their struggles in the timeline of Earth’s evolution, was heard in a private industry reading in New York City Oct. 21. The Tony Award-winning writers are known for their satiric Broadway musical, Urinetown. The starry Manhattan Theatre Club presentation of Yeast … Read More

Shelley Winters Suffers A Heart Attack No, I’m not trying to make light.  I like Shelley Winters. To show you want a classy broad she is, she donated her Oscar (for "The Diary Of Anne Frank") to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. You go, girl. Here’s hoping she’s okay.