Hollywood suffers from seasonal sequelitis
Winter is fast approaching, and that means the arrival of several things -- colder weather, lots of snow, and various illnesses.
Benjamin Freed
Articles
Audiences 'Love' brash comedy
The Department of Theater Arts ventures back to aristocratic England to stage the light and witty performance of 17th century British playwright William Congreve's "Love for Love." A humorous tale full of love and lust, greed, wealth and plenty of debauchery, the show is replete with familial back stabbing, ludicrous fortune-telling and sexual innuendo.
I Spy' another terrible Eddie Murphy Flick
Eddie Murphy, usually considered a great comedic legend, has not enjoyed a successful year. Following the box office flops "Showtime" in March and "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" in August, he stars in yet another pathetic film, Sony Pictures' new release "I Spy." A remake of a '60s television program starring a young Bill Cosby, "I Spy" is plagued by a bad script, poor acting and a general lack of quality in all areas of film making, save for a few special effects.
Shakespeare meets the wild, wild west
This past Friday, a moderately sized crowd at the new Carl J. Shapiro Theater attended the year's first production from "Hold Thy Peace," an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." "Hold Thy Peace" took this tale of marital convenience and domestic obedience out of Italy and set it in the 19th century American West.
Formula 51' fun but formulaic
Drugs, money, violence, betrayal, golf clubs, soccer and kilts. It looks like an odd grouping, butScreen Gems' new film "Formula 51" ties them all together in one neat package.
Guys' knocks around with mobster action
In the spectrum of cinematic Mafia sons, with dim-witted A.J. Soprano on one end and furiously dutiful Sonny Corleone on the other, the protagonist of the New Line Cinema's wry-humored action film "Knockaround Guys" falls somewhere in the middle.
Boston’s West End: The spirit of a neighborhood destroyed
Jewish students are not a monolith. Brandeis must stop treating us like one.
A local Waltham organization works to uphold democracy
Paige Bueckers: A Special Talent
Doxxing has no place at Brandeis