Dan Rosales: Bringing Laughter and Heart to Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical
In the dazzling world of theater, where imagination takes center stage, and stories come to life, Dan Rosales has carved a niche for himself as a versatile and charismatic…
In Appreciation: Angus Cloud
Angus Cloud, the actor best known for playing the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on HBO’s “Euphoria,” died Monday in Oakland, Calif. He was 25. The Oakland Fire Dept. said…
Happy Twentieth Anniversary, “The Secret Lives of Dentists!”
Twenty years ago, The Secret Lives of Dentists was released, which makes now as good a time as any to rediscover this overlooked gem. Helmed by cinematic raconteur Alan Rudolph…
In Appreciation: Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens, the comic actor whose childlike alter-ego Pee-wee Herman became a movie and television sensation in the 1980s, and whose career was briefly derailed by a sex scandal in…
In Appreciation: Sinead O’Connor
Sinead O’Connor, the outspoken Irish singer-songwriter best known for her powerful, evocative voice, as showcased on her biggest hit, a breathtaking rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” and for…
Happy 25th Anniversary, “Saving Private Ryan!”
Twenty-five years ago, Steven Spielberg's war epic Saving Private Ryan proved to be a summer movie with gravitas. One element was the exquisite opening sequence at Omaha Beach. “Don’t look…
Happy Thirtieth Anniversary to Janet Jackson’s “If”
Thirty years ago, Janet Jackson released the song “If,” the second single from her game- and career-changing album, janet. If the first song, “That’s the Way Love Goes,” first cast…
Doug’s Emmys Wish List: “Bad Sisters”
Everything about this British seriocomic mystery surprised -- how mordantly funny it could be, how it could surprise, how close it could get to the edge of audience loyalty without…
Doug’s Emmys Wish List: “The Boys”
While the show's second season received a surprise nomination for Best Drama two years ago -- rare for any genre work, unheard of for something outside of the Disney and…
Doug’s Emmys Wish List: “Jury Duty”
I'm still not convinced Ronald Gladden was an innocent bystander plucked to be the center of this mockumentary where everyone was in on the secret -- there's no real trial!…