It’s been a while since I posted. I’ve been accumulating little notes here and there about things I could write about, but none of them were really strong enough for a whole blog post. So, here is a selection: 1) … Continue reading
“Tonight’s program takes us backstage to witness first hand the creation, start to finish, of a new play mounted on the American stage. “Asteroid City does not exist. It is an imaginary drama created expressly for this broadcast. The characters … Continue reading
1) “Denis Villeneuve: ‘Frankly, I Hate Dialogue. Dialogue Is For Theatre And Television’“ “Frankly, I hate dialogue,” the filmmaker told The Times of London in a recent interview. “Dialogue is for theatre and television. I don’t remember movies because of … Continue reading
I have mixed feelings about the Wes Anderson movies I’ve seen. (This is not a question of “love/hate,” by the way. People use “love/hate” quite often for things which — as far as I can tell — never rise to … Continue reading
First: I was very sorry to read about the death of Joan Acocella. As I’ve said before, I always enjoyed reading her writing, particularly about dance (although I have no real interest in dance). And now, on to the regularly … Continue reading
One paragraph in this article in The New Yorker popped out at me: Before the show opened, Hüller read an essay that portrayed “Hamlet” as a critique of the conventions of Renaissance revenge tragedy—and of the society from which those … Continue reading