Why do so many horror movies star children?
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Why do so many horror movies star children?
Continue reading “Boo(oo)”I’ve now watched all of the movies shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Continue reading “2022 Documentaries”A production is not confined to the confines of its stage.
Continue reading “The Satire is Coming from Outside the House”Revisiting A Christmas Carol on Broadway made me realize a detail I missed regarding its generational stagecraft:
Continue reading “P.S. In the Beginning…”Theater is a localized art form.
Continue reading “Straight Line”While we’re on the topic of actorly attributes that contribute to a thoroughly-embodied performance:
Continue reading “Between Truth and Artifice”While we’re on the topic of the ways performance can fundamentally change how we process the meaning of an artistic text:
Continue reading “Putting the Audio in Audiobook”When adapting a book into a movie, voiceover is a reliable fallback.
Continue reading “The Quiet Voiceover”The rise of home viewing has led to an increase in the use of open captions, even when the viewer is fluent in the language spoken in the movie.
Continue reading “Mm Whatcha Say?”While we’re on the topic of looking as acting, and acting as looking:
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