by Jordan Young | Jun 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The long shadow of Abel Gance’s monumental “Napoléon” hangs over everything else the pioneer French filmmaker ever touched, much as it did during his career. The hi-def restoration of his 1919 World War I epic, “J’Accuse” (available in a Blu-ray MOD edition from...
by Jordan Young | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lauren Yee’s “The Hatmaker’s Wife” (through July 6 at Long Beach Playhouse) is that problematic play that wins you over in the end. You want to like a play by a happening young Asian American playwright, inspired by the folktales of Sholem Aleichem—especially...
by Jordan Young | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
They punch holes in walls, set desks on fire, toss shoes out windows, trade insults and joke incessantly when they’re not stuffing themselves with bagels. They’re the anything-for-a-laugh gang of comedy writers who turned out one of the top television shows of the...
by Jordan Young | May 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” has to be one of the toughest roles for a woman in modern theatre—it’s not only a virtual monologue (with a handful of interruptions) but the actor in question is limited to her voice, face and upper body in Act I, losing the use of her...
by Jordan Young | May 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
You’ve seen the movie, why bother with the play? In the case of David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly” (through June 8 at South Coast Repertory), you’ll want to make the time to catch this revival—especially if you missed it on Broadway. The play exemplifies what live...
by Jordan Young | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ever have one of those days where you can’t get started? David Hare apparently had one, and managed to turn it into a hit play called “Skylight” (at Anaheim’s Chance Theater through May 19). The romance between Kyra and Tom depicted in this overly long drama has run...
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