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By Dolores Quintana On Stage With… Playwright Arthur Miller is considered to be one of the most prolific and revered writers of the last century, walking in the footsteps of Eugene O’Neill, the father of modern American drama. Miller penned 37 stage plays, including his 1949 Pulitzer Pri

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Backstage at Carnegie Hall during the mid-1980s I found myself standing next to a tall, older gentleman. Looking up, I gasped, realizing I was in the presence of arguably the world’s greatest living playwright. I blurted out: “God bless you, Mr.

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Greg Sestero stars in the new found footage film 'Infrared,' coming this July. Read more on Dread Central.

All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now 2020/03/20 2021/07/02 Article Contents This article is part of our Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether youre staying at home to ​limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, weve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles. July 2 Starring: Chris...

We can all get what we need from this situation. Magnolia has released the official trailer for First Date, an indie misadventure comedy from filmmakers

Lotsa quirks. Never clicks. TWITTER Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapps comedy sets many, many obstacles between the meeting of a high-school kid and the girl hes obsessed with. An out-all-night odyssey in which romance is interrupted by a compounding series of mishaps and crimes, Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapps First Date follows in the tradition of similarly named predecessors like Date Night, Blake Edwards Blind Date, et cetera. In this case, the misadventure is mostly had by the would-be sui...

First Date is the latest in a long line of "one crazy night" movies that mixes Superbad and True Romance. Our review from Sundance 2021.

Passing The indie film showcases pandemic-era program also has directorial debuts by Jerrod Carmichael, Pascual Sisto and Questlove with his Black Woodstock documentary. As Sundance director Tabitha Jacksons reign at the indie film festival gets well underway, the marquee indie U.S. film showcase has gone mostly online with a pandemic-era discovery lineup filled with work by women and BIPOC directors and more than half the 2021 program shot by first-time helmers. For Jackson, the focus on debut...