Carmel Bach Festival–The Joy of Music
Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, the world-renowned Carmel Bach Festival has just begun its summer season.
“Dear Evan Hansen”–A Note to Loneliness
Deeply personal and profoundly contemporary, Dear Evan Hansen is about social media's ability to unintentionally magnify "little lies" until they take on a life of their own. At that point there is no easy way out.
“A Royal Affair”
A Royal Affair
A Royal Affair, a 2012 historical Danish film based on a true story, is a surprisingly delicious introduction to court intrigue in 18th century Denmark. Starring Mads Mikkelsen (“Doctor Strange”, “The Hunt”), Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl”, “Ex Machina”) and Mikkel Følsgaard, A...
“Black Mirror (Season 3): Hacking and Hijacking
Like the prior seasons, this season's six episodes of "Black Mirror" involve at least one unwitting main character who is controlled by devices or inventions that are supposed either to enhance the quality of life or be a source of entertainment.
“The Crown”–Glory to Her Highness
The anachronistic British aristocracy must sensitively negotiate its relationship with its public. “The Crown”, the November original series released from Netflix, is the story of a conflict between private and public, between the personal feelings of a wife, mother, and sister and the queen (Elizabeth II).
At its core “The...
Remember–This is the Year of the Monkey
For those of you who didn’t get a chance to read my Chinese New Year’s post on The Year of the Monkey–Anything Can Happen, here it is again! This has been a crazy year — the most volatile in the Chinese twelve-year Zodiac cycle and who can argue with that after this Tuesday’s election. Inauguration Day 2017 is...