March 2010

‘Inglourious Basterds’ A Tarantino Masterpiece

by Anne Jordanova March 6, 2010 Film

Once upon a time, in Nazi occupied France… is the tag line of Quentin Tarantino’s latest masterpiece, which debuted last year at the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival. The film goes by the name “Inglourious Basterds” and its title addresses the many cast of characters in this film who are out for some good Jewish [...]

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No Traveler – It’s A Wonderful Not-Quite-AfterLife (Frigid Festival 2010)

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 6, 2010 Festivals

The opening scene of Penny Pollak’s No Traveler (directed and co-created by Samantha Jones) immediately reminded me of The Triplets of Belleville (not the movie, but the weirdly enjoyable music video by M).  Ms. Pollak, or rather her character Abigail, is having a great time dancing around her room to an equally bouncy French tune; [...]

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“Kill The Band” Knocks ‘Em Dead (Frigid Festival 2010)

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 5, 2010 Festivals

I thought it was a very good sign that my latest obsession, Lady Gaga’s pulsating, driving song Teeth, was blaring as I entered Under St. Marks to get ready to see Killer Killy Dwyer’s latest offering “Kill The Band” which is not just the name of her band, but which is also the name of [...]

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22nd Annual Indie And Small Press Book Fair

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 5, 2010 Books

Admission is free! March 6th & 7th from 10:00 – 5:00 General Society Library 20 West 44th Street (btw. 5th & 6th Aves.) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm both days Saturday, March 6th: 11:30 – 12:00 PM Maria Filice of  Food & Fate Publishing will presents Breaking Bread in L’Aquila Reviewed in Library Journal as [...]

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And The Winner Is . . .

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 5, 2010 Deals

Congratulations to the winner of our Soup Show Giveaway — Nancy Cohen! Nancy was randomly chosen from those who correctly answered our trivia question. (Q: Who is the director for The Soup Show? A: Lauren Sharpe) Nancy won a pair of tickets to The Soup Show playing at HERE Arts Center. (For more information check [...]

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4 Cents Review: Late Nights With The Boys – A Grown Up Fairy Tale (Frigid Festival 2010)

by 4 Cents Reviews March 5, 2010 4 Cents Review

4 Cents Review – When 2 reviewers each give their 2 cents. Today Diánna Martin and Karen Tortora-Lee give their 4 Cents about Late Nights With The Boys: Confessions Of A Leather Bar Chantuse which is part of this year’s Frigid Festival. Late Nights With The Boys: Confessions Of A Leather Bar Chantuse was presented as selections read [...]

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“The Ghost Writer” Is A Sleek Homage To Hitchcock

by Anne Jordanova March 4, 2010 Film

“The Ghost Writer” is the latest film by Polish-French genius director Roman Polanski. It is a sleek, stylish, and smart political thriller that has channeled Hitchcock in ways that no one has done, since…well-Hitchcock himself. Like the master, Polanski sets his tone through ominous music, and bases this on a central character-an innocent who struggles [...]

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Saying Goodbye To FX’s Nip/Tuck

by Anne Jordanova March 4, 2010 Event

Cable’s “Nip/Tuck” ended Wednesday night with its 100th episode, which was filmed in Los Angeles last June.  After a 7 year successful run filled with shocking revelations, sex, drugs, and surgery-it was a well put together episode and a finale that did not disappoint. Related Posts:Happy Mother’s Day From THM

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Fishbowl – Swimming Through The Universe (Frigid Festival 2010)

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 4, 2010 Festivals

Fishbowl starts off deceptively;  writer / performer Mark Shyzer introduces his cast of characters with such blasts of humor, and his transformations are so successful, that you might be fooled into thinking Fishbowl was written to be little more than a vanity piece in order to showcase Mr. Shyzer’s talent of reeling off bitingly funny [...]

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“The Power Of Birds” – A Family Learning To Fly In Formation

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 3, 2010 Manhattan

The Power of Birds (written by Robin Rice Lichtig and directed by Elizabeth Bunnell) begins with migration; but that of a family, not a flock.  For a moment if you just sit still enough, you can see the allegory of it take shape in front of you: Father Philip Fogarty (Jay Potter) has left the family [...]

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It or Her: Madness Reigns Supreme (Frigid Festival 2010)

by Diánna Martin March 3, 2010 Festivals

Frigid Festival has really stepped up their game this year, is what I was thinking as I descended down the stairs from the Red Room, still reeling from the one-man show It or Her by Alena Smith. The medium of madness is one that has so many artistic possibilities, and when performed well it can [...]

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De Profil: Christoph Waltz (Best Supporting Actor Nominee 2010)

by Anne Jordanova March 3, 2010 De Profil

A lot has to be said about the 52-year old Austrian actor who burst onto the Hollywood scene last year in Tarantino’s Oscar nominated Inglourious Basterds. Certainly, Quentin knows how to pluck them out of nowhere, and I am sure glad he found Christoph Waltz. Related Posts:‘Inglourious Basterds’ A Tarantino Masterpiece De Profil: Daniel BruhlDe [...]

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Win A Pair Of Tickets To The Soup Show!

by Antonio Miniño March 1, 2010 Deals

New York Neo-Futurists Desiree Burch, Cara Francis & Erica Livingston serve up a cure for what ails you in this Neo-Medicine show, performing in and around a giant pot of self-made soup. Bottling this soup, as well as a series of elixirs, potions, tonics and products, they heal and reveal the female experience live, honest [...]

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Last Life Just Won’t Die – And That’s A Good Thing

by Karen Tortora-Lee March 1, 2010 Manhattan

Last Life is the fightsical from Timothy Haskell (creator of Road House: The Stage Play) and Eric Sanders (The Wendigo), and stars Taimak (of the legendary fight film The Last Dragon).  The title is proving to be about as accurate a title as “Cher’s Final Farewell Tour” because this show has been revived more times than Britany Spear’s reputation  – [...]

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