Hatter invasion
By Allison Rothschild | Dec. 7, 2007The MadHatters are coming for a double dose of fun with two nights at the Overture Center and a brand new album.'
The MadHatters are coming for a double dose of fun with two nights at the Overture Center and a brand new album.'
Disney might have regained its magic and a formula for success with this live-action/animated hybrid starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey'
Julie Taymor's new musical incorporates Beatles' songs into a psychodelic love story.'
Located on Williamson Street in the heart of Madison's artsy coffee-shop neighborhood, the Broom Street Theater has had a reputation since 1968 of putting on original shows with radical subject matter. The theater has a long history of facing government opposition to putting a radical theater in Madison, but managed to stay afloat—keeping alive its mission to make sure no idea will ever be off-limits and to guarantee society's norms can always be challenged.
It is 2007. The war in Iraq still rages and tensions with North Korea have escalated. Following a speech for the Economics Club of Chicago, George W. Bush is assassinated in front of the Sheraton hotel. ""Death of a President,"" written and directed by British filmmaker Gabriel Range, is a fake documentary detailing the assassination of the president through manipulated archival footage, fictional interviews and CGI effects.
""QuinceaAera"" is a gentle but stirring coming of age story, an insight into the Mexican-Catholic culture and the gentrification of a neighborhood in Los Angeles.
Once in a while you will get a movie that is not only relevant but entertaining and thought provoking on multiple levels. ""Man of the Year"" asks the question: What if a comedian like Jon Stewart ran for president?
The premise of 'School for Scoundrels'A_ is simple enough. Take your average loser with no athletic or social skills, enroll him in a confidence-boosting class, toss in an ensemble of goofy sidekicks, stir and watch the results. In the first half this movi'
\Hollywoodland"" leaves viewers with only ""ambiguity and a half-developed character,"" writes Allison Rothschild.'