A streak of anarchism and a distrust of authority marked much of Robert Aldrich's work, reflecting his continuing struggle to deal with the American Dream and the dreams of Hollywood. The scion of a w
As Hollywood has continued to unreel action spectaculars with budgets as extravagant as their special effects, American film has at the same time been revitalized by the growth of the "indie scene."
Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1920, this beloved annual honors 10 new plays and musicals and three regional plays cited in the Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Awards and Citations comp
This annual chronicle of United States theater continues its long tradition of preserving the history of theater in the United States. For this 87th edition, essays by noted theater critics and write
Born in New York in 1900, Lortel was to move from her career as a Broadway actress to a career as an Off-Broadway theater producer, leading the Off-Broadway movement of the 1950s and 60s. Relying on t
Al Brodax was the producer and co-author of the ground-breaking animated film, Yellow Submarine. In this book he recalls a frenzied, madcap escapade that came to be reflected in an enduring piece of
Anyone who has ever seen a live performance of ballet knows the thrill of seeing larger-than-life figures on stage dancing in ways that seem superhuman. What are these dancers like beyond the footlig
It's a long way from a large, luxurious rambling estate in the Connecticut country side to 77 Sunset Strip, but Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. made that journey, traveling many different roads, during the life
"Mitchum's tales include beatings, hanging producers by their shoelaces, killings in Mexican bars and slapping Teutonic helmer Otto Preminger. And there are classic observations, such as his quip to V
