Director Christopher Nolan’s decision to set his brilliant new film “The Dark Knight” in a present day, American city, tells us everything we need to know about the dark times we live in. Gotham City isn’t some fanciful creation of an art director with a blockbuster budget … it’s Chicago, right here, right now. [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Emmy Gets It (Mostly) Write
July 17, 2008
Turns out that in a television season nearly upended by a writers strike … it’s the pen (or keyboard) that reigns supreme. “Mad Men” .. “Lost” .. “John Adams” .. ”30 Rock” .. “Pushing Daisies” .. “Flight Of The Conchords” .. “The Daily Show” .. The Colbert Report” … all these shows are packed with talent in [...]
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage: Summer Story Will Heat Up Hub’s Winter
July 9, 2008
“Oh, come on, ladies. God wouldn’t have given you maracas if He didn’t want you to shake ‘em.”
Hold on, hold on … those are the words of Penny Johnson, one of the central characters in the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing” not your humble blogger … I’d say it’s a good bet you’ll hear them [...]
