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Reviews

Tuesday, January 24 2012

''Memphis': A Tony Award-Winning Musical Brought to Your Living Room

Broadway hit musical Memphis is now available on DVD, offering the best of both worlds: the excitement of a live performance and the expressive opportunities offered by a multi-camera recording.

Tuesday, January 17 2012

'The Complete Record Cover Collection': Vibrant Musical Illustrations from R. Crumb

A must-have collection for any Robert Crumb fan, this is a beautifully-produced collection of his album covers and other music-related work.

Friday, November 11 2011

'Sophia Loren: Award Collection' Wherein Her Beauty is Matched by Her Skill

From wartime drama to bawdy comedy, Sophia Loren proves she can do it all in these beautifully restored films.

Friday, September 30 2011

'Wendy and the Lost Boys' Is Catnip for Wendy Wasserstein's Fans

If you don't share Wendy Wasserstein's obsessions you may wonder what all the fuss is about, but Julie Salamon demonstrates how Wasserstein learned to dramatize her vulnerability to make people like both her and her plays.

Wednesday, September 28 2011

'Diana Rigg at the BBC': A Worthy, Albeit Partial, Tribute to a Worthy Actor

Beyond Emma Peel: A new BBC collection highlights Diana Rigg's performances in everything from sketch comedy to the plays of Henrik Ibsen.

'The Twilight Zone Season 5': A Superb Presentation of a Classic Television Series [2.Sep.11]

'NEDS': Tough choices in '70s Glasgow [24.Aug.11]

For Every Problem There Is a Solution: 'Prince of Poisoners: The Life & Crimes of William Palmer' [1.Aug.11]

Three Trips to Agatha Christie-Land: 'Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection Set 6' [12.Jul.11]

'Lab Coats in Hollywood': The Onscreen Fusion Between Scientific and Hollywood-Type 'Truth" [26.Jun.11]

'Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno' Is a Tantalizing Look at a Famous 'Lost' Film [13.Jun.11]

'The Quotable Hitchens' Gives Us the Best of Hitchens, Arranged in a Convenient Dictionary Format [12.Jun.11]

'Helvetica and the New York City Subway System' Is a Splendid Visual History of Subway Signage [12.May.11]

'Kes': The Bird Appropriate to the Common Man [5.May.11]

'The Alan Bennett Collection': A Treat of Bennett's Style Combined with Eminent Actors [14.Apr.11]

'The Picture of Dorian Gray': An Uncensored Version of a Scandalous Classic [31.Mar.11]

With 'Yi Yi' Edward Yang Presents a Rich Tapestry of Modern Life [24.Mar.11]

'Radio Shangri-la': An NPR Journalist's Adventures in Bhutan [4.Mar.11]

'All About Eve' on Blu-Ray Is a Superb Restoration of a Classy Film [14.Feb.11]

An Englishman in Japan: 'Shogun: 30th Anniversary Edition' [27.Jan.11]

'The Collected Plays of Paul Rudnick': Seven Plays by One of Theatre's Sharpest Wits [27.Jan.11]

'Hagakure': A Manga Guide to Bushido [21.Jan.11]

'Map of the Sounds of Tokyo': Pretty to Look At [21.Jan.11]

'Alejandro González Iñárritu' Provides an Excellent Analyses of the Filmmaker's Style [5.Jan.11]

The 12-Disk Great Detectives Anthology' Is a Treat for Lovers of Classic British Sleuth Stories [10.Dec.10]

'Van Gogh: A Brush with Genius' Is Van Gogh, Heavily Bowdlerized [2.Dec.10]

'The Search for Sherlock Holmes': The Man Who Never Lived [18.Nov.10]

'Sondheim! The Birthday Concert': A Suitable Celebration for One of the Giants of Musical Theatre [12.Nov.10]

'Dante's Divine Comedy', from a Left-Handed Designer [11.Nov.10]

'The Oath': American Intelligence Gets it Wrong [27.Oct.10]

The Man Who Left Too Soon' Provides a Superficial Look at the Millennium Trilogy and its Author [17.Oct.10]

'Howl: A Graphic Novel' Wails Brilliantly Into the 21st Century [14.Oct.10]

'The Haunting Cinema of Frantisek Vlasil': a Political Allegory and a Sensitive Study of Childhood [13.Oct.10]

'Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential': They're Sparkly, Sexy and Can Really Kick Ass! [16.Sep.10]

'Charlie Chan': An New Take on the Honorable Detective [16.Sep.10]

'Manga and Philosophy': More Connections Than You Might Think [30.Aug.10]

With 'Selling Hitler', You'll Laught 'til You Plotz [5.Aug.10]

Laura Huxley Has Her Say About Laura Huxley in 'Huxley on Huxley' [3.Aug.10]

'Project 798: New Art in New China' Conducts Interviews From the Heart of Beijing's Art District [2.Aug.10]

'The American Stage' Is Best Enjoyed As Theatre As Literature [7.Jul.10]

Three Mel Brooks Films Now on Blu-ray -- Alas, They're Not the Best of Brooks [7.Jul.10]

An Overview of American Film Criticism from 1896 to Today [18.May.10]

Bulletproof Salesman [8.Apr.10]

Reading the Plays of Wendy Wasserstein by Jan Balakian [16.Mar.10]

Screen World Volume 60: The Films of 2008 by Barry Monush [28.Jan.10]

Theatre World 65: 2008-2009 by Ben Hodges [28.Jan.10]

The Playbill Broadway Yearbook [7.Jan.10]

Graphic Novel: 12 Days [15.Dec.09]

The Brontë Collection [11.Dec.09]

Who Does She Think She Is? [30.Nov.09]

Atom Egoyan's The Adjuster by Tom McSorley [24.Nov.09]

Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture by Edward J. Rielly [19.Nov.09]

India Exposed: The Subcontinent A-Z by Clive Limpkin [4.Nov.09]

Cinema Different: Different Cinema Volume 3 [27.Oct.09]

The Knowledge Book: Everything You Need to Know to Get By in the 21st Century [8.Oct.09]

Traveling with Yoshitomo Nara [30.Sep.09]

When Gay People Get Married by M.V. Lee Badgett [17.Sep.09]

And Here's the Kicker by Mike Sacks [18.Aug.09]

Melvin Monster [11.Aug.09]

Whatever Happened to Tanganyika? by Harry Campbell [3.Aug.09]

My Remarkable Journey by Larry King [2.Aug.09]

Moomin Book Four by Tove Jansson [21.Jul.09]

Not Becoming My Mother by Ruth Reichl [13.Jul.09]

Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation [24.Jun.09]

Albert Maysles by Joe McElhaney [7.Jun.09]

It's the Pictures That Got Small by Christine Becker [27.Apr.09]

Marcel Proust: A Life by Edmund White [7.Apr.09]

Behind the Pink Curtain by Jasper Sharp [25.Mar.09]

Hollywood’s Ancient Worlds by Jeffrey Richards [19.Feb.09]

Blogs

Wednesday, December 2 2009

Studs Terkel’s Working: A Graphic Adaptation

Studs Terkel’s Working: A Graphic Adaptation - New Press [$22.95]

Saturday, August 29 2009

Back to the '50's and up to the present

Jules Feiffer's groundbreaking Village Voice comics delivered a satirical take on current events and paved the way for contemporary strips like Tom Tomorrow’s “This Modern World” and David Rees’ “Get Your War On”. This week's Iconographies focuses on The Explainers the recent collection of Feiffer's Village Voice comics.

Features

Tuesday, September 1 2009

Explainers: Back to the '50's and Up to the Present