Birbiglia gives improv its first close-up on the big screen
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 13:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Good improv is like a magic act, conjured out of thin air. A handful of people step onto the stage with nothing prepared, and - poof! - an hour of laughs tumbles forth from unpredictable, off-the-cuff...
Gay Ecuadorian author overcomes barriers and publishes novel
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 13:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
Now, after five years of writing, Pen Name Publishing has released his first novel in English, "A Safe Place With You." The book talks about homosexuality in Ecuador in the '80s, when...
Aaron Neville shakes a funk feather on 'Apache'
Sunday, 24 July 2016, 16:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Aaron Neville picks up the pace and delves into songwriting on "Apache," a lively album meshing New Orleans R&B with Brooklyn funk. Ably guided by Soulive's Eric Krasno and backed by members...
Cranston goes undercover in drug war drama
Sunday, 24 July 2016, 16:05
Last update: about 10 years ago
There's no shortage of drug trade dramas on the big and small screens, and Bryan Cranston has the unique misfortune of having been in one of the best. It makes his decision to go anywhere near that...
By letting camera roll, film gives rare view of North Korea
Saturday, 23 July 2016, 16:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
For what was ostensibly to be a "documentary," North Korea would supply the script. The state would choose the subjects, too, as well as the location of all scenes. He would be accompanied at all...
'Secret Language of Stones' is romantic ghost story
Saturday, 23 July 2016, 15:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
A woman with the ability to communicate with the dead using gemstones finds love from an unexpected source in "The Secret Language of Stones," M.J. Rose's latest novel. Opaline has a gift that...
Michael Kiwanuka's 'Love & Hate' is emotional search
Friday, 22 July 2016, 16:48
Last update: about 10 years ago
Michael Kiwanuka takes a wide-screen approach to emotional distress on "Love & Hate," a collection of darting shadows rooted in straightforward melodies. Avoiding the sophomore slump, the...
'Ghostbusters' takes aim at misogyny and scores
Friday, 22 July 2016, 16:03
Last update: about 10 years ago
The easy, electric chemistry of the four leads in Paul Feig's "Ghostbusters" acts like a firewall against the supernatural and the adolescent, alike, in this spirited reboot of the 1984...
'Seinfeldia' offers little new on landmark comedy
Friday, 22 July 2016, 15:51
Last update: about 10 years ago
Eighteen years ago, in one of the most anticipated moments in American television history, fans of "Seinfeld" obsessed over the series ending its nine-season run and struggled with saying goodbye to...