In the old days when everyone was young, studios like MGM made films filled with cutie-pie girls who sang and danced and fell blissfully in love and presumably lived happily
Perhaps it’s just a reflection of our times, so full of anger and fear, that so many theaters today present plays that feature dysfunctional families or dysfunctional relationships. John
Probably one of the most heart-warming moments in any movie is the image of Sylvester Stallone racing in triumph up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in “Rocky.
It’s another one-man show composed of two men. And “composed” is the operative word here. It’s Hershey Felder with another in his series of performances featuring iconic composers,
Minnesota Senator Al Franken was in Los Angeles last weekend to promote his new book, “Al Franken, Giant of the Senate.” Taking advantage of his visit, Andrea Grossman, founder of
Before George Carlin. Before Richard Pryor. Before EVERYONE who followed, there was Lenny Bruce.
Ostensibly having died of a drug overdose in 1966, Bruce is apparently still alive and unwell
Even as you giggle continuously through Sy Rosen’s delightful chronicle of his journey into “old age” you are also continually aware of how skillfully he has mounted his gentle
Things were a lot softer in 1966. If you were old enough to go to movies in those relatively tranquil days, you will undoubtedly remember with a smile Claude Lelouch’
Cruelty is usually the weapon of choice in dysfunctional families. In the Lyons family this toxic behavior has engendered alienation, isolation, and loneliness in an unhappy foursome in New York.