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The Lyon Danse Biennale

Posted on October 17, 2010 by admin

Dance, Drink, Whatever… Hofesh Shechter Company. Photo by Tom Medwell. Talk about tripping the light fantastic! By Victoria Looseleaf This gastronomic paradise – home to Paul Bocuse and potatoes Lyonnaise – also boasts one of the world’s epic dance festivals. … Continue reading →

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Champion of Dogs and Underdogs

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

Singer-songwriter-pianist-activist Nellie McKay, whose latest CD packs a melodious punch. By Mary Lyn Maiscott In a tease for Nellie McKay’s performance tomorrow at the Greene Space, for WNYC’s “Soundcheck,” someone called her new CD, Home Sweet Mobile Home, “whimsical.” Perhaps, … Continue reading →

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Leaving Reason?

Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin

What they did for love: Kristin Scott Thomas  and Sergi López. Leaving (Partir)Directed by Catherine CorsiniWritten by Catherine Corsini with Gaëlle MacéStarring Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi López, and Ivan Attal By Mary Lyn Maiscott We first discovered Kristin Scott Thomas … Continue reading →

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Pining for Chris

Posted on August 5, 2010 by admin

Pistol-packing Pine. Photo by Craig Schwartz. By Victoria Looseleaf Who doesn’t love Chris Pine? Of course, I’ve only known him as a stage thespian, never having seen him in last year’s mega-hit, Star Trek, in which the movie star assayed … Continue reading →

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Memories of My Friend, Harvey Pekar

Posted on July 18, 2010 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf The city of Cleveland is mourning. Not because LeBron James decamped for Miami but because the much-maligned town has lost one of its true originals. Harvey Pekar, the surly comic book writer who began chronicling his hum-drum … Continue reading →

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A Latter-Day Doris Day?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by admin

Singer Nellie McKay, deceptively light as air, is appearing at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. By Mary Lyn Maiscott I hesitate to use the image for someone who I’m guessing is a pacifist, but Nellie McKay reminds me of a stealth … Continue reading →

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Boy II Man

Posted on May 19, 2010 by admin

Ben (Michael Douglas) and ex-wife Nancy (Susan Sarandon) on the campus bench where they first met. Solitary Man Directed by Brian Koppelman and David Levien Written by Brian Koppelman Starring Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Jenna Fischer, Jessie Eisenberg, … Continue reading →

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This Is Your Movie on Drugs

Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

Becky (Hanna Hall) and Victor (Mark L. Young), the children of aging hippies, take drugs and have sex in a dystopian commune where everything is permissible. Happiness RunsWritten and directed by Adam ShermanStarring Mark L. Young, Hanna Hall, Jessie Plemons, … Continue reading →

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A New York Estate of Mind

Posted on April 30, 2010 by admin

Walking and talking: Teenager Abby (Sarah Steele) and her mother, Kate (Catherine Keener). Please GiveWritten and directed by Nicole HolofcenerStarring Catherine Keener, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall, Ann Guilbert, and Sarah Steele By Mary Lyn Maiscott As I have … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Corpse

Posted on April 8, 2010 by admin

Anna Taylor (Christina Ricci) leaves a good-looking corpse. After.LifeWritten and directed by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-VoslooStarring Christina Ricci, Justin Long, Liam Neeson, and Chandler Canterbury By Robert Rosen I might just as well have called this review “Necrophiliac’s Delight,” because that’s what … Continue reading →

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