The timeless and irreverent holiday classic is based on the stories of Jean Shepherd in his book In “God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash.” Bring a new unwrapped toy for People’s Place, and you will get in for free.
Director/writer Kenneth Lonergan has a fine ear for gritty working-class dialogue.
Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female movie director and studio-owner, made her first film in 1896 at the age of 23. She went on to write, direct or produce more than 1,000 films. She could be considered the first director (male or female), because she was the first to give direction to actors and to separate her role from the cameraman. Surprisingly, this pioneer of cinema was largely forgotten for decades.
Loving is not your typical soul-stirring, flag-waving courtroom drama. As a film about race relations, it’s almost in a class by itself.
See local performances of The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Handel’s Messiah.
A roundup of upcoming local holiday productions, including Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Handel’s Messiah, A Christmas Story: The Musical, and Every Christmas Story Ever Told.
For the first time ever in a girl-centered Disney animated feature, the heroine’s marriageability doesn’t even come up.
The film is a lush, complex, gorgeously enjoyable spectacle, with underlying depths clearly destined for much stirring in the sequels to come.
Civilians who visit the Veteran Arts Showcase in Hyde Park will not only witness the healing power of art, but also become a part of the conversation.
Some of the genre-spanning versatility of Czech-born choreographer Dušan Týnek can likely be ascribed to his baccalaureate years at Bard College, where he studied the natural sciences along with dance.