"The Antonyo Awards to Celebrate Black theatre on Juneteenth…Audra McDonald, Tituss Burgess & more to appear" by Broadway Black - "Broadway Black ... is pleased to announce the inaugural Antonyo Awards, a celebration of the Black Broadway and Off-Broadway...
NYC: "NYC Officially Under Curfew; Second Set for Tuesday Night, de Blasio Says" by NY1 - "... de Blasio said a curfew would be in place for the city the following day as well, from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday." http://bway.ly/0f363f *Publisher note: How...
by Carol Rocamora The first thing you noticed about Brian Dennehy was his bear-like frame and shaggy, grey head – you couldn’t miss him anywhere. I recognized him instantly, standing at the cash register of Ernest Klein’s supermarket on 6th Avenue...
Linda Purl recorded this video on her cell phone and has oodles of Purls of wisdom for her fans. You'll get a chuckle - much needed right now. You've had the great pleasure of seeing this artist in New York City clubs (Feinstein's/54 Below &...
An Amusement Column by Harry Haun MY LORD OF THE FLIES: Two of the more arresting plays around these days involve small-fry, both visible (Make Believe through Sept. 22 at Second Stage) and invisible (Eureka Day through...
Photos: Shoshana Medney Video Interviews: Shoshana Medney & Sandi Durell The Chita Rivera Awards nominees reception took place Monday, April 29 at Bond 45 (221 W. 46th Street). Nominators consider outstanding choreography, featured dancers and ensembles in...
Opening in Theatres March 16 By Ron Fassler There isn’t a shot fired until seventy minutes into the war drama Journey’s End, British director Saul Dibb’s new film version of R.C. Sherriff’s old play. First produced ninety years ago in London, and...
by Sandi Durell It's with great sadness that I write this; that the creative and vibrant 57 year old Rick McKay was found dead in his apartment and everyone is awaiting more news on the cause of death. Rick's hit 2004 kiss to Broadway legends...
by Carole Di Tosti John Turturro appears in a pivotal moment in Antonino D’Ambrosio’s fascinating documentary Frank Serpico. Turturro reads from Bertolt Brecht’s play Galileo and draws a profound comparison between Galileo and Serpico.Both Galileo and Serpico...
Tuesday evening, October 25 saw the opening night, screening and party for Sam, the first film by Nicholas Brooks together with his father, executive producer Mel Brooks at the Sunshine Cinema on the Lower East Side. Nicholas Brooks’ debut...
by Marilyn Lester By the early 1980s it wasn’t easy to find any kind of venue playing short films. Commercial movie houses mostly stopped showing them, TV outlets were marginal, and the internet, YouTube and Vimeo weren’t even concepts. This,...
Interviews and Photos by Miriam Spritzer Disney's Aladdin is back in the headlines with the launch of their newest Diamond Edition. After almost 25 years from it's premiere in 1992, the film still reaches audiences of all ages and...
by: Cooper Lawrence It's no longer true that behind every great man is a great woman. According to Nancy Meyers' new film The Intern, behind every great women is a 70 year old man, gently reminding her to tuck in her shirt and maybe drink a little less....
By: Sandi Durell The only thing missing are the boxing gloves in 30 year old Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ (An Octoroon, Appropriate) latest...
By Marcina Zaccaria Opening June 19, Rubble Kings, a documentary presented by Saboteur Media, presents a slice of gang life in New York City. Narrated by John Leguizamo, the film depicts the tough neighborhoods of the Bronx, Brooklyn, and...
By: Sandi Durell In a musical program featuring celebs from Broadway, Television and Film, the National Arts Club was filled to capacity in celebrating another Gala year on October 26th as they honored Joel Grey and Jeanine Tesori. Artistic Director Nancy...
By Miriam Spritzer A special sneak peek press conference was held for the film "Begin Again" featuring a panel of its stars: Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley, James Corden, Adam Levine and more as well as the film showing. Theater...
TheaterPizzazz' Magda Katz was on site when Director/Actor Clint Eastwood welcomed the opening night audience of “Jersey Boys” The Movie at the The Paris...
by: Eric J. Grimm Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Scarlett Johansson. I can’t think of a working actor I like more than Joaquin Phoenix. Like rapper Kanye West, his well-publicized personal exploits are deeply...
by: Eric J. Grimm Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, and Sabrina Ferilli I have to fully disclose that I walked out of the The Great Beauty. This, perhaps, means I should not review the film,...
by: Eric J. Grimm Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki's final film stirs up a great many emotions for me. Here is a film that contains some of the greatest visual and sound work of his rich career, but feels incomplete. Perhaps I can give...
Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams. By: Eric J. Grimm I expect ludicrous from Brian De Palma, especially since the 90s, though it is a feat of great wonder that he has made Passion, his bigger budget remake of...
by: Joshua Desjardins The movie, “Jobs,” directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matt Whiteley, and starring Ashton Kutcher as the late Steve Jobs, has received a lot of negativity by many critics. But I must say that I enjoyed the film as Jobs was a...
By: Eric J. Grimm 1916. Directed by DW Griffith. Starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, and Constance Talmadge DW Griffith's silent film epic, Intolerance, is playing at Film Forum until August 20. A film whose ambition is awe-inspiring even by today's...
The Hot Flashes. 2013. Rated R. Directed by Susan Seidelman. Written by Brad Hennig. Starring Brooke Shields, Wanda Sykes, Daryl Hannah, Virginia Madsen, and Camryn Manheim. by: Eric J. Grimm Susan Seidelman's latest film, The Hot Flashes, opens today at the...
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