THE SOLOIST ** Director Joe Wright is the British chap behind Pride & Prejudice and Atonement, so maybe placing him in charge of the decidedly American concoction The Soloist was […]
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‘Odd Bodies’ at S.P.A.C.E.
A contour line around a figure will show no internal details, nothing that is overlapping or hidden inside the overall shape. It is a mystery with few clues. To put […]
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In theatres
Fast & Furious The best part of Fast & Furious is its tagline – “New Model. Original Parts.” – which means that the studio wonk who created it deserves the […]
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Felix and Oscar, meet Florence and Olive
One of the most successful local theatre runs in recent memory, the Tybee Arts Performing Society production of Neil Simon’s classic The Odd Couple moves to the Landings for two […]
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Cardinal Rep’s curtain call
Ryan McCurdy and Sasha Travis were very young, but they had big dreams and a lot of determination. They wanted to establish a theater company in Savannah – and they […]
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‘From India with Ink’
In 2007 I reviewed an exhibition of wood block prints by students at the Government College of Fine Arts and Crafts in Chennai, India, under the instruction of Marcia Neblett, […]
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New releases: 17 Again, Earth
17 AGAIN ** For the better part of a decade, the Disney Channel has been manufacturing squeaky-clean mannequins in the same methodical way that, say, Keebler produces Fudge Shoppe Deluxe […]
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Butterflies Are Free
For a couple of years now, Tom Coleman has been the only person directing productions of Savannah Community Theatre. No more. While Coleman readies an original production to debut later […]
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Todd Barry, on the record
Fresh off a role in The Wrestler opposite Mickey Rourke, deadpan comedian Todd Barry is also getting kudos for his recurring part in the HBO breakout hit Flight of the […]
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Brer Rabbit redux
Long before Bugs Bunny hit the big screen, even before Beatrix Potter made Peter Rabbit a household name, there was a lovable, lop-eared, scamp of a critter named Brer Rabbit. […]
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New releases: The Great Buck Howard, The Golden Boys
THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD *** John Malkovich’s greatest performance will probably always remain his turn as, well, John Malkovich in Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich, but that’s not to say this […]
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Miley Cyrus movie to shoot in Savannah
Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Savannah will be the location for the upcoming Disney film, The Last Song. Touting recent film incentives, he says the movie is expected to bring approximately 250 […]