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Tony Goldwyn's "Conviction' and the death penalty
Who shall live and who shall die? America's death penalty lottery
Tony Goldwyn's Conviction tells one of the 254 stories of DNA exoneration through Barry Scheck's Innocence Project, most of them grim parables of judicial incompetence, bias, or worse. The film's subject spent 18 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit— luckily for him, in Massachusetts, a state with no death penalty.
Conviction. A film directed by Tony Goldwyn. www.innocenceproject.org/know/conviction.
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"That Pretty Pretty: Or, the Rape Play,' by Theatre Exile
Less than meets the eye
That Pretty Pretty isn't a play; it's a play about writing a play. Playwright Sheila Callaghan introduced numerous big post-modernist ideas but fails to develop any of them into a coherent narrative.
That Pretty Pretty: Or, the Rape Play. By Sheila Callaghan; Joe Canuso directed. Theatre Exile production through December 5, 2010 at Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. (between Second and Third Sts. and Market and Arch). (215) 218-4022 or www.theatreexile.org.
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InterAct Theatre's "Silverhill'
Trouble in paradise
The InterAct's premiere of Silverhill, a canny drama about a 19th-Century utopian community, freshly poses perennial questions about who defines social justice and how much of it we really want. Christopher Coucill heads a fine ensemble cast, and Seth Rozin's direction is trenchant.
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Barnes and Martenson at Gross McCleaf
A little nonsense
Victoria Barnes spices up her still life paintings by turning them into whimsical assemblages. Douglas Martenson, by contrast, is strictly Old School.
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Astral Artists' Brahms Festival
Brahms ‘til you drop
Astral showcased its young performers in an attention-getting event that crammed three concerts into a single day. It may be a stunt, but it's a high-class stunt with a serious purpose.
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Guitarist John McLaughlin at the Keswick
Here's the talent. Where's the love?
John McLaughlin is one of the best guitarists playing today. But technical proficiency isn't easy to translate into passion.
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Plato's "Apology' by Quintessence Theatre Group
Socrates for the age of Obama
How should a community respond to someone who's the smartest fellow in town but also an obnoxious pain in the ass? That's the intriguing question posed by Quintessence Theatre Group's bold and entertaining adaptation of Plato's Apology.
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Six artists at Artists' House Gallery
Six for the price of one
In what's not so much a group show as six small exhibitions under one roof, Artists' House offers something for everyone, with figurative works on both canvas and paper, still lifes, landscapes and interiors.
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Outsider heroes: Lisbeth Salander and Jack Reacher
The girl who kicked her computer, or: Who needs Facebook? Who needs friends?
Why do the action novels of Stieg Larsson and Lee Child sell millions of copies worldwide? Maybe because their fantasy heroes are individuals in the age of modern technology— unlike most of the rest of us, who've been enslaved by it.
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"Rent' by 11th Hour Theatre Company
Let's put on a show! (But not necessarily Rent)
The promising 11th Hour ensemble steps outside its customary intimate comfort zone with its current production of Rent. The bad news: This troupe adds little to Jonathan Larson's overexposed musical, which is already beginning to show its age.
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