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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

“Boyhood” – a remarkable film experiment – Los Angeles movie review by Kurt Gardner

Richard Linklater’s 12-years-in-the-making cinematic gamble pays off in spades, delivering a unique and profoundly moving experience. Requiring an impressive long-term commitment from …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:17PM

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

“Buyer & Cellar” – Los Angeles theater review by Kurt Gardner

With Buyer & Cellar, playwright Jonathan Tolin and star Michael Urie take on the legend of Barbra Streisand and the cult of celebrity with riotous results. Urie tells us he will be playi…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:34PM

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

‘Four Tree Plays’ and ‘Million Dollar Hair’ – 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival – #HFF14 theater festival reviews Los Angeles by Kurt Gardner

Four Tree Plays Ray Burley Productions Schkapf When you hear the term “avant-garde,” the tendency is to think of someone alone on a bare stage considering a pineapple. Happily, Four Tre…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 09:34AM

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Voices from the Fringe: Paul Hoan Zeidler, Author of ‘Woof-Woof’ by Kurt Gardner

An electrifying new show premiering at this year’s Hollywood Fringe is the Sewer Socialist Production Woof-Woof, written and directed by Paul Hoan Zeidler. It features Brett Donaldson as J…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:05PM

Monday, June 16, 2014

“The Country House” at Geffen Playhouse – by Kurt Gardner

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies’ new comedy The Country House makes a stop at the Geffen Playhouse on its way to an October opening on Broadway in a co-production with�…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:47PM

Sunday, June 15, 2014

“Linden Arden Stole the Highlights” – playing at the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival – #HFF14 theater festival review Los Angeles by Kurt Gardner

I’d never heard Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison’s “Linden Arden Stole the Highlights” before I saw Colin Mitchell’s play of the same name. Frankly, it doesn’t matter, be…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:54PM

Friday, June 13, 2014

Voices from the Fringe: “Drunk Tank: The Musical” by Kurt Gardner

My favorite part of the Fringe, and indeed its reason for existence, is giving fresh new voices the opportunity to display their craft, unfettered by restrictions of any kind. Such is the c…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:13PM

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

“Meet & Greet” – playing at the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival – #HFF14 theater festival report Los Angeles by Kurt Gardner

Stan Zimmerman and Christian McLaughlin’s new one-act comedy, Meet & Greet, is a laugh-filled satire of the television casting process. On a scorching day in the San Fernando Valley, f…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:49PM

Thursday, June 5, 2014

“Dorian’s Descent” by Kurt Gardner

Most of you will be familiar with the plot of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, from its numerous film and television incarnations, most recently used in Showtime’…

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:07PM

Friday, May 23, 2014

Gordon Willis: Master Cinematographer – Los Angeles movie report obituary by Kurt Gardner

Some of the most memorable films of the ’70s and ’80s have a dramatic, distinctive look, giving them an immediacy that resonates for viewers even today. And when you think of that look, …

SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:50PM

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