"The Chesapeake Bay Retriever": A shaggy dog mystery story
Blitzstein was a fine writer and critic, whose articles appeared several times in communist publications in the 30s and 40s when he was a Party member.
Heart of lightness: "Florencia en el Amazonas"
Who says the operatic art form is dead? Simply put, Florencia en el Amazonas is among the finest operas this reviewer has ever seen.
Hollywood Left turns out to support Howard Zinn’s new book
Rocker Tom Morello brought the house down at an event celebrating the publication of the anniversary edition of "Voices of a People's History of the United States."
Movies you might have missed: "We’ll Live Till Monday"
This film is "an honest portrayal that also deals frankly with the complex human problems that are involved in molding the communist man and woman."
Hurry! Hurry! Two great events at Lincoln Center, NYC
Two great events of transcendent cultural significance are taking place at or across the street from Lincoln Center in Midtown Manhattan.
Florence of Suburbia: “The Vortex” in review
While "The Vortex" contains more than its fair share of sharp banter, it is also a powerful dramedy.
Television news criticized in "Nightcrawler"
Most of the reviews call "Nightcrawler" a gorefest, made-for-Halloween, shocker. But there's a lot more to it.
Russian films at Chicago International Film Festival
New themes are appearing in Russian films that expose the extent of government corruption, which decimates a people subjected to an increasing supply of drugs, crime, and violence.
"Interstellar" says the world may not end
If you are still marveling over Stanley Kubrick's great sci-fi film 2001, released 46 years ago and still stunning, you will probably like Interstellar.
From “hear” to eternity: Philosopho-palooza in "Discord"
Scott Carter's "The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord" can "talk the legs off of a Japanese table."
