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Avant-garde Edgefest draws national names
freep.com –
2009-10-15
It's a busy weekend for jazz and classical music with a big chunk of cutting-edge music on the docket, as well as some mainstream figures and brand names like Mahler. ... Full Article
Stage Raw: Angels in Poland
laweekly.com –
2009-06-17
The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in this coming week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS ; Also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Oleanna at the Taper Madonna and child in Wroclaw, Poland, where L.A.'s theater directors are making a strong... ... Full Article
SFG president Ren Zhonglun will serve as president of the new company; Media Asia chairman Peter Lam will be vice president, while actor-turned-producer Zhang Guoli will serve as CEO. ... Full Article
HAMLET
dailyexpress.co.uk –
2009-06-04
Director Michael Grandage had promised a "very different take" on Shakespeare's most revered play and described Law as a "muscular, visceral actor who has a very direct connection with raw emotion". ... Full Article
CENTRE ROUNDUP
centredaily.com –
2009-06-02
The descendants of Henry Augustus Witherite will hold their family reunion at 1 p.m. Sunday at Governors Park. Lunch will be served buffet style. Each family is asked to bring a meat dish and its own table service. ... Full Article
ScoreKeeper Chats With Wendy & Lisa About HEROES, Ron Moore's VIRTUALITY, Prince, And More!! With Audio!!
aintitcool.com –
2009-05-29
See, THAT is the kind of thing that AICN used to be known for. These days...eh. But that was a great read. Thanks for bringing some class and professionalism back to this site, ScoreKeeper! ... Full Article
The many faces of Japanese culture
sacbee.com –
2009-05-15
When a group of folks from a local church decided to put on a Japanese film festival in 2005, they chose well-known titles: Akira Kurosawa's 1985 action epic "Ran" and the 1996 crowd-pleaser "Shall We Dance?" which just had been... ... Full Article
The right white stuff
theage.com.au –
2009-05-11
THE cream from the milk sat on the coffee in delicious yellow blobs. The person I made it for took a sip, paused and spat it on the ground. ... Full Article
For me the greatest film director ever was Akira Kurosawa. After a series of epoch-making films during the 1950s (including, Rashom?n , Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Throne of Blood), Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune parted after the long-extended shooting of "... ... Full Article
Here's an unofficial but more or less complete list of editorial employees the Tribune is leaving behind: Resigned: Ann Marie Lipinski, Michael Tackett, Ron Silverman, Tim McNulty, Paul Salopek , Maury Possley, Hanke Gratteau, Skip Myslenski, Ed Sherman, Tom Heinz,... ... Full Article