Monthly Archives: December 2012

More is More: Gatz, The Great

By Victoria Looseleaf F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, spawned five films, including a 1926 silent movie of a stage adaptation, a 1949 Alan Ladd-starring vehicle and a 2002 hip-hop treatise called G in which Jay Gatsby is rendered as … Continue reading

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Au Revoir, Iris

By Victoria Looseleaf Are we surprised that the $100 million debacle known as Cirque du Soleil’s Iris is set to close January 19? No, not in the least. What was intended to be a permanent show (okay, a 10-year run … Continue reading

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