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'The English Teacher' review: Agile performances elevate this pleasant comedy
ReutersLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Pleasant" is one of those words that English teachers and editors always put on their verboten lists for aspiring writers as being too vague and namby-pamby. But pleasant is the perfect word with which to describe "The...Tags: Movies, Lily Collins, Education, Jane Austen, Schools
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'The English Teacher' Review: Agile Performances Elevate This Pleasant Comedy
ReutersMay 17 (TheWrap.com) - "Pleasant" is one of those words that English teachers and editors always put on their verboten lists for aspiring writers as being too vague and namby-pamby. But pleasant is the perfect word with which to describe "The English...Tags: Movies, Pacific Rim (movie), Lily Collins, Education, Jane Austen
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Area natives score big in Tony nominations
TV WatchersTwo people with ties to the Lehigh Valley have been nominated for Tony Awards, the annual award given by by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League. Ann Roth of Lower Mount Bethel Township has been nominated for best...... -
Tony Awards nominations find some class amid the crass
The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday, but before we plunge into the big race between "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda the Musical," one obvious question should be addressed before any other: Given the crassly commercial direction of Broadway, why do we...Tags: Artists, Once (musical), CBS Corp., Entertainment Events, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie)
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A rich season for playwright Richard Greenberg
NEW YORK — "I'm too tired to be anxious," said playwright Richard Greenberg, looking worn out with anxiety as he settled into a booth at a Chelsea diner. This neighborhood canteen, dubbed his "office" by the late theatrical agent Helen Merrill, is...
Tags: Julia Roberts, Movies, Chelsea (Manhattan, New York), TNT (tv network), Entertainment Events
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Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal Nominated for Drama League Awards
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - "Lucky Guy," "I'll Eat You Last" and "Matilda" are among the major shows up for awards from the Drama League. The country's oldest theatrical honors unveiled the contenders for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play,...Tags: Shuler Hensley, Off-Broadway Theater, Trips and Vacations, Constantine Maroulis, Travel
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Out on Home Video: 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' released
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (2011) * *1/2 (B-) Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Tom Hanks, Thomas Horn, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, John Goodman, Viola Davis Warner//Rated PG-13//Drama//129 minutes Available on: DVD, Blu-ray and digital...
Tags: Drama (genre), Journalism, Anna Faris, Movies, Faye Dunaway
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Jim Parsons going from 'Big Bang' to Broadway in 'Harvey'
Culture Monster"The Big Bang Theory" actor Jim Parsons is returning to Broadway in a revival of "Harvey" that is scheduled to open in June 2012.... -
Out on Home Video: 'Skyline' released this week
![<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">SKYLINE</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> (2010/B-/</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Directed by Colin and Greg Strause/</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Starring Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, David Zayas, Crystal Reed, Robin Gammell, J. Paul Boehmer, Tanya Newbould, Tony Black, Pam Levin/</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Universal/Rated PG-13/Sci-Fi/94 minutes/</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Available on: DVD and Blu-ray):</span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> "Skyline" presents viewers with a vision of hard-working, yet self-indulgent adults who remain unmarried and childless into their late 20s and early 30s. Elaine (Scottie Thompson) and Jarrod (Eric Balfour), are a smitten young couple traveling to Los Angeles for friend Terry's (Donald Faison) birthday celebration. After a night spent drinking with Terry, his girlfriend Candice (Brittany Daniel) and secretary Denise (Crystal Reed), the revelers awaken in Terry's posh high-rise apartment to an eerie blue light from outside. Looking into the light hypnotizes the viewer who is subsequently vacuumed into its source. The Strause Brother's aliens are spiny, shape-shifting space ships, flying seekers, giant crushers, and tentacled beasts that hunt down those humans surviving the initial onslaught. Up and down, in and out of the high-rise the survivors go, joining other survivors, or succumbing to the invaders. The film illustrates a bleak vision that coincides with predictions of extraterrestrial visitors presented by preeminent scientist, Stephen Hawking. Comparisons to "Star Trek's" alien Borg or to the plot line of "War of the Worlds," may be inevitable, though this vision is reasonably fresh. "Skyline's" flaw lies in its disposable humans, as the characters assume a low priority in the minds of the Strauses who own the special effects company that made such a movie possible on a mere $10 million dollar budget. DVD features: Commentary with Directors Greg and Colin Strause or Commentary with Co-writer/Producer Liam O'Donnell and Co-writer Joshua Cordes, deleted and extended scenes, alternate scenes, Pre-Visualization, English, French or Spanish language tracks, widescreen. Blu-ray features same plus: D-Box Enabled.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60322929-22102711.jpg "<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">SKYLINE</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"> (2010/B-/</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Directed by Colin and Greg Strause/</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Starring Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, David Zayas, Crystal Reed, Robin Gammell, J. Paul Boehmer, Tanya Newbould, Tony Black, Pam Levin/</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Universal/Rated PG-13/Sci-Fi/94 minutes/</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\">Available on: DVD and Blu-ray):</span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif;\"> \"Skyline\" presents viewers with a vision of hard-working, yet self-indulgent adults who remain unmarried and childless into their late 20s and early 30s. Elaine (Scottie Thompson) and Jarrod (Eric Balfour), are a smitten young couple traveling to Los Angeles for friend Terry's (Donald Faison) birthday celebration. After a night spent drinking with Terry, his girlfriend Candice (Brittany Daniel) and secretary Denise (Crystal Reed), the revelers awaken in Terry's posh high-rise apartment to an eerie blue light from outside. Looking into the light hypnotizes the viewer who is subsequently vacuumed into its source. The Strause Brother's aliens are spiny, shape-shifting space ships, flying seekers, giant crushers, and tentacled beasts that hunt down those humans surviving the initial onslaught. Up and down, in and out of the high-rise the survivors go, joining other survivors, or succumbing to the invaders. The film illustrates a bleak vision that coincides with predictions of extraterrestrial visitors presented by preeminent scientist, Stephen Hawking. Comparisons to \"Star Trek's\" alien Borg or to the plot line of \"War of the Worlds,\" may be inevitable, though this vision is reasonably fresh. \"Skyline's\" flaw lies in its disposable humans, as the characters assume a low priority in the minds of the Strauses who own the special effects company that made such a movie possible on a mere $10 million dollar budget. DVD features: Commentary with Directors Greg and Colin Strause or Commentary with Co-writer/Producer Liam O'Donnell and Co-writer Joshua Cordes, deleted and extended scenes, alternate scenes, Pre-Visualization, English, French or Spanish language tracks, widescreen. Blu-ray features same plus: D-Box Enabled.</span>")
limiro@juno.comSKYLINE (2010/B-/Directed by Colin and Greg Strause/Starring Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, David Zayas, Crystal Reed, Robin Gammell, J. Paul Boehmer, Tanya Newbould, Tony Black, Pam Levin/Universal/Rated PG-13/Sci-Fi/94...Tags: Dagmara Dominczyk, Fiction, Movies, Bam Margera, Massachusetts
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Cromer to direct another 'Streetcar'
The Theater LoopThe WIlliamstown Theatre Festival has announced that David Cromer will direct Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" at Williamstown this summer. Jessica Hecht and Sam Rockwell will star. Cromer previously directed "Streetcar" at Writers'... -
‘Nurse Jackie’ recap: You are stuck with me
Show TrackerRecently, I’ve been trying to figure out where "Nurse Jackie" fits in the echelon of Showtime series. The natural instinct is to group Jackie Peyton with the likes of Nancy Botwin from "Weeds." Both are strong women caught up with...... -
Johansson, Finneran take different paths to a Tony
![Reporting from New York -- One is a movie vixen and theater novice who can currently be seen in the superhero blockbuster "Iron Man 2" — and splashed across the glossy pages of tabloid magazines. The other is a respected theater veteran little known outside the insular world of Broadway.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-09/54306841-20201525.jpg "Reporting from New York -- One is a movie vixen and theater novice who can currently be seen in the superhero blockbuster "Iron Man 2\" — and splashed across the glossy pages of tabloid magazines. The other is a respected theater veteran little known outside the insular world of Broadway.")
Reporting from New York -- One is a movie vixen and theater novice who can currently be seen in the superhero blockbuster "Iron Man 2" — and splashed across the glossy pages of tabloid magazines. The other is a respected theater veteran little known...Tags: New York, Celebrities, Music Theater, Los Angeles, Katie Finneran
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Apr 30, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 9, 2012
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Nov 29, 2011
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Mar 22, 2011
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Mar 7, 2011
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Apr 5, 2011
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Jun 14, 2010
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