Angels in America

s much-praised award-winning series "Angels in America" is remarkable for its intimate yet wide-ranging scope of issues that it tackles.....s translation to film will remain faithful to the original source material..... ... Full Review

It is one of countless brilliant moments in Tony Kushner's Angels in America , now unevenly adapted for the screen by the playwright and director Mike Nichols.....And Emma Thompson manages to be bizarre as both an Angel and as Prior's androgynous physician.....It's Pacino's best performance in decades.....What comes through glowingly, though, is Kushner's poetic dialogue and Nichols evokes strong performances all the way around.....Unfortunately, most of the other special effects are brittle, even cheesy... ... Full Review

To hell with a promotion department "making of," this is one film sure to benefit from an intelligent and considered commentary. Angels In America is a huge, ambitious, wondrous undertaking, and Mike Nichols tackles the challenge with verve. ... Full Review

his interactions with the likes of Wright and Streep make for great dramatic scenes.....forget the rest, here I can pick out one or two mediocre performances but the rest just soar.....The editing is sharp and fast, the cinematography is stunning and crisp....The cast are some of the greatest film actors ever to grace the screen, intermixed with superbly strong new talent;....The chiseled beauty of Justin Kirk is a revelation -.... ... Full Review

an offbeat comedy;....From Tony Kushner's incomparable writing, to Mike Nichols ' impeccable direction, eight flawless principal performances....Nonetheless, on a four-star scale, this production of Angels in America rates at least five stars, so even without the extras, it gets a perfect score.....if you managed to remain ignorant of all of the above interpretations, the story itself, taken at face value, is riveting..... ... Full Review

For Tony Kushner, brevity is not the soul of wit. The most celebrated American playwright of his generation generally goes for colossal. From the epic "Angels in America" to "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key... ... Full Article

Sony has purchased the film rights to playwright Lucy Prebble's "Enron," currently being staged in a sold-out run at London's Royal Court Theatre. A Broadway move is being planned for April. ... Full Article

After awarding Tony Kushner a record-breaking $200,000 for distinguished playwriting last fall, the Steinberg Trust suddenly realized there was a problem with its plan to present its other newly created award to two emerging playwrights this year. ... Full Article

Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig opened last night in " A Steady Rain " on Broadway to excellent reviews. While Keith Huff ' s play about two Chicago cops revisiting their troubled lives received mixed notices, these two movie stars... ... Full Article

Singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the Best Female Video award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. ... Full Article

NEW YORK - " Angels in America : A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" will fly again in New York - off-Broadway. The mammoth, two-part drama by Tony Kushner will be presented by the Signature Theatre Company during its 2010-2011... ... Full Article