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Vaclav Havel, a playwright with political passion
Culture MonsterVaclav Havel, the former Czech president who died Saturday at 75, was the perfect example of an increasingly rare specimen -- the politically engaged playwright. In today's theatrical climate dominated by silly movie retreads and safe little dramas,... -
Theater review: 'I've Never Been So Happy' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
Culture MonsterCharles McNulty reviews Rude Mechs "I've Never Been So Happy" at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.... -
Art review: 'Asco: Elite of the Obscure, 1972-1987' at LACMA
Culture MonsterChristopher Knight reviews "ASCO: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective 1972-1987" at LACMA, part of the Getty's Pacific Standard Time... -
Theater review: 'Cabaret' at UCLA's Freud Playhouse
Culture MonsterCharles McNulty reviews the Reprise Theatre Company revival of "Cabaret" at UCLA's Freud Playhouse... -
The Virginia Quarterly Review, part 1: A suicide rocks the esteemed literary journal
Jacket CopyOn July 30, Kevin Morrissey printed a note, gathered his identification and called the Charlottesville, Va., police to report a shooting at the coal tower, a local landmark. When they arrived, it was Morrissey they found dead of a self-inflicted...... -
A conversation: Christopher Hampton revisits 'Tales from Hollywood'
Culture MonsterFew playwrights are as intimately acquainted with the movie business as Christopher Hampton. The British dramatist has penned numerous screenplays during his career, winning an Oscar for "Dangerous Liaisons" in 1989 and a nomination for "Atonement" in... -
Theater review: ‘Tales From Hollywood’ at the Odyssey Theatre
Culture MonsterBertolt Brecht, Heinrich and Thomas Mann, and their expatriate literary cohorts may have chalked up a hit or two in Europe, but did they have what it takes to make it in Tinseltown? The story of how talented writers fleeing...... -
Goofy 'The Good Wife' slams Steppenwolf
The Theater LoopA screenshot of the performance by the ficitional Steppenwolf on "The Good Wife." (Courtesy of CBS) Despite its Chicago setting, the CBS political drama "The Good Wife" films in New York. Just as well. After Tuesday night's snobby and dazzlingly...... -
The Spotlight: The birthday party in 'Tales From Hollywood' at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Culture MonsterTurning 40 is always an event, but for Ödön von Horváth, the sardonic hero of “Tales From Hollywood,” hitting the big 4-0 in 1941 proves to be particularly memorable: “On Sunday, Pearl Harbor. Monday, war was declared. And on Tuesday,...... -
Christopher Hitchens on Osama bin Laden
Jacket CopyChristopher Hitchens has published an essay on Osama bin Ladne, "The Enemy." with Amazon as a Kindle Single.... -
Thanking, Giving and Forgiving in the Time of Scarcity
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelCall me cynical but one of my favorite books last year was a sobering tome by Barbara Ehrenreich called, Bright-Sided, How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. Our nation's obsession with positive thinking practically... -
Ingrid Pitt dies at 73; one of Britain's best-known horror stars
Ingrid Pitt, who survived a Nazi concentration camp and dodged Communist police to become one of Britain's best-known horror stars, died Tuesday in London only days after her 73rd birthday.
Her daughter, Steffanie Pitt, said her mother collapsed while on...Tags: Horror (genre), United Kingdom, Christopher Lee, London (England), Germany
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