This dizzying twirlabout is hardly an adventure. The show started off slow and never quite reached a crescendo. The underlying theme of the production was mankind’s inherent desire to fly. Aerial silks were the primary means of conveying flight and the aerial artists seemed fairly skilled. The problem lies with the venue. Although the...
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From the moment the violinist took the stage, I knew I was in for a treat. The Boy Who Stole the Sun chronicles the exploits of a prepubescent young man beginning to find his footing in the world. In Frank Capra’s celebrated masterpiece It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart charmed his lady friend by...
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I stumbled across a nude portrait of Bea Arthur embedded within a Yahoo News article Thursday evening. As my eyes gazed upon the matronly bosoms of Dorothy Zbornak, I truly felt that I was prepared for the anything-goes atmosphere of the Fringe Festival. However, I still wasn’t prepared for Blue’s voice, though I was...
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The title of this production could easily cause some preconceived misconceptions regarding the plot. One could feasibly walk in with the notion that it’s about mischievous mall Goths playing graveyard putt-putt after hours. The actuality of the story and tone is far more somber. Cemetery Golf is a bare-bones one-man show recounting the tortured...
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Mr. CHRISTMAS * Filmmaker Nick Palmer promises to tell the story of a man obsessed with his dazzling display of Christmas lights in his mini-documentary Mr. Christmas. The film falls short of delivering. Bruce Mertz, the subject of the film doesn’t come off as someone who is...
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BENDITO MACHINE IV – FUEL THE MACHINES ★★★ An unnamed protagonist embarks on a journey to a destination unbeknownst to the viewer after receiving a phone call. The protagonist travels by way of various whimsical means of transportation, including an airship and a roller coaster that looks...
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SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE ★★★★ Since frontier times, desperate American men have turned to mail-order bride services in hopes of finding love. The majority of women listed in these services today are either Asian or Eastern European. As a Chinese-American, documentarian Debbie Lum had always been curious as to why certain Western men are so...
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There is an alarming new reality that until recently has gone unaddressed in the mainstream coverage of the national gun-control debate. The advent of 3D printing has made it possible for anyone with the proper resources to manufacture unregistered and untraceable guns and their components from their own home. This is no longer a...
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The Yo Gabba Gabba! gang is coming to town. Yes, that includes hip hop legend Biz Markie. The hyper-colorful and mostly nonsensical children’s program Yo Gabba Gabba! started airing on Nick Jr. in 2007. In addition to teaching younglings about nutrition, hygiene, and other mainstays of preschool age programming the show also features beat...
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Zombies have continued to encompass an increasing larger part of pop culture ever since Max Brooks released The Zombie Survival Guide in 2003. So, the success of AMC’s The Walking Dead shouldn’t be that surprising. Nor should it be particularly surprising that some theaters have begun screening episodes of the show. Cinemaworld holds free...
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