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Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'God's Pocket'
Nominally a Philadelphia film
As Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last film, God’s Pocket may end up being remembered as better than it actually is.
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Parmigianino at the Frick Museum
Who was the Turkish slave?
The Frick Museum’s current exhibition of Parmigianino’s Turkish Slave, on loan from Italy, is an opportunity to see one of the crown jewels of Renaissance art. What the Frick plans to do to itself is another matter.
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‘Hitchcock’s 39 Steps’ in Norristown
What Broadway could learn from Norristown
Instead of patronizing its audience, Theatre Horizon’s production of Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps takes the 1935 film seriously — and even made me care about the outcome.
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James Gray’s ‘The Immigrant’
Ellis Island blues
What went on under Lady Liberty’s lamp? James Gray’s The Immigrant tells the Ellis Island story as the dark side of the American Dream.
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Bill Watterson: An introvert's appreciation
Happy birthday, Mr. Watterson, wherever you are
When Bill Watterson worked on Calvin and Hobbes, he had no need (and even less desire) to leave the house seeking acclaim or inspiration. Everything he needed was inside his own head.
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'Dear Mr. Watterson'
The 'Bigfoot' of comic artists
Calvin and Hobbes may be the world’s last great household names in cartoon strip characters: the last universally known and universally loved ink, paper, and watercolor world we’ll ever fall into.
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InterAct’s 'Ritu Comes Home'
How many offensive stereotypes can be squeezed into one play?
This is supposed to be a comedy, but if a writer has to get his laughs through cheap and easy stereotypes, well, it’s not a show of literary strength.
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Lauren Weedman: Well I Think You're Beautiful, Philadelphia
A whirlwind tour of Philly
Lauren Weedman spends ten days in Philly and reintroduces us to the city we may have grown so accustomed to living in we can’t see it anymore. Along the way she has her own revelation about trust and surrender.
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First Fridays in Philadelphia
Come for the drag queens, stay for the art
First Friday used to be a celebration of art — these days, it's a hook for marketing departments.
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Opera Philadelphia's 'Coffin in Egypt': third review
Contemplating death
The story is by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Horton Foote, and the music is by one of the most accessible and tuneful composers of our time, Ricky Ian Gordon. The return of Frederica von Stade in the starring role is just the icing on the cake.
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