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Joe Orton

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    Feb 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Spy Work

    LA Times Magazine
    For Gary Oldman, a long-deserved Oscar nomination is nice, but it’s really all about the work...
    2. Jan 4, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Around Town: Films, screenings and more in L.A. this week

    24 Frames
    With Gary Oldman getting strong reviews and Oscar buzz for his performance as spy George Smiley in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”, the Arclight in Hollywood is offering a six-film retrospective of the British actor’s career beginning...
    3. Jan 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Theater review: ‘What the Butler Saw’ at the Odyssey Theatre

    Culture Monster
    Philip Brandes reviews Joe Orton's black comedy "What the Butler Saw" at the Odyssey Theatre....
    4. Sep 13, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. All 7 Sophocles dramas make for a crowded emergency room

    THEATER REVIEW: "Sophocles: Seven Sicknesses" by The Hypocrites ★★★½ ... When Aristotle coined the term hubris, he could well have been talking about Sean Graney, the Chicago theater director who decided to adapt and stage not one Sophoclean drama, but all seven at once.
    When Aristotle immortalized the term hubris, he could well have been talking about Sean Graney, the experimental Chicago theater director who, this fall, decided to adapt and stage not one Sophoclean drama, but all seven at once. In a Wicker Park...

    Tags: Celebrities, Bruce Springsteen, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Medical Specialization

    5. Oct 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. 'Marriage Plot' gives new twist to old tale

    The trouble with love triangles is, somebody almost always has to lose. This is a defect in real life, so why shouldn't it be a problem in fiction too? The endings of Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" and James L. Brooks' "Broadcast News" each got around this challenge in innovative ways, but most writers wind up contenting themselves with the usual solution. They pick a winner, then go back and cover their tracks to gin up suspense.
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    The trouble with love triangles is, somebody almost always has to lose. This is a defect in real life, so why shouldn't it be a problem in fiction too? The endings of Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" and James L. Brooks' "Broadcast News" each got...

    Tags: Literature, Brown University, French Literature, Entertainment Events, Elizabeth Taylor

    6. Jun 7, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  6. In our pages: John Le Carré still looks good

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    John Le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is being reissued by Penguin in advance of a new film version....
    7. Nov 19, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  7. L.A.'s Wordtheatre in London pairs Nick Hornby and Alfred Molina

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    Los Angeles-based Wordtheatre lines up actors to read short stories, a pairing that shows both in a flattering light. Perhaps that's why they get such glittering lineups -- it's a chance for actors to dig into excellent writing. On Nov.......
    8. Aug 17, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'Death at a Funeral'

    Chicago Tribune
    Death at a Funeral" is lethal farce, combining hints of "The Lavender Hill Mob," doses of Joe Orton and a smidgen of the Farrelly brothers' scatology in its mix. It's sillier but funnier than "Knocked Up," the summer's other notable comedy. Plopped on...

    Tags: Valium (drug), Rupert Graves, Death, Stan Laurel, Donovan

    9. Jul 2, 2007 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  9. GO AND SEE: David's performing arts picks

    During the summer and into the fall, many arts activities move outdoors for concerts under the stars. The pace is slower and the music is lighter. But don't relax too much, for the new fall season is right around the corner.
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    During the summer and into the fall, many arts activities move outdoors for concerts under the stars. The pace is slower and the music is lighter. But don't relax too much, for the new fall season is right around the corner. Here's a few events I'm...

    Tags: England, Leonard Bernstein, Music Theater, Hampton University, Paul Taylor

    10. Dec 26, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Harold Pinter, influential playwright and Nobel winner, dies at 78

    Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning British playwright who addressed the isolation, fear and brutality of life in an original style that changed the face of 20th century theater, has died. He was 78.
    Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning British playwright who addressed the isolation, fear and brutality of life in an original style that changed the face of 20th century theater, has died. He was 78. Pinter, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for...

    Tags: Iraq, John Fowles, Peter Hall, London (England), Chile

    11. Apr 28, 2006 |Story| Zap2It

  11. Baldwins Behaving Badly

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    With Daniel arrested for drugs and Alec named in a lawsuit, the oldest two Baldwin brothers aren't setting a very good example for Billy and Stephen. Daniel Baldwin was arrested on Saturday, April 22 in the Ocean Park Motel in Santa Monica, Calif., after...

    Tags: New York City Police Department, Academy Awards, Robert De Niro, Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Daniel Baldwin

    12. Jun 5, 2002 |Story| Hartford Courant

  12. A Little Something For Everyone

    The big news customarily wafts south from the Massachusetts Berkshires, but in the summer of 2002, no less a star than Paul Newman is lighting up the sky at the Westport Country Playhouse, as a favor to his wife, Joanne Woodward, who runs the place.
    The big news customarily wafts south from the Massachusetts Berkshires, but in the summer of 2002, no less a star than Paul Newman is lighting up the sky at the Westport Country Playhouse, as a favor to his wife, Joanne Woodward, who runs the place. In...

    Tags: Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Storrs, Ronald Harwood, Long Wharf Theatre, Pulitzer Prize Awards

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