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Robert Brustein at Martha's Vineyard.
If you venture out onto Quitsa Pond these days on the island of Martha’s Vineyard—before it gets too chilly, that is—you might spot a man in a beige cap and a quilted vest, kayaking and digging for clams. In case you don’t recognize him, that’s Robert Sanford Brustein, de facto dean of the American theatre, and one of the true Renaissance men of the modern stage.
Bob Brustein may have turned 90 in April, but he’s as intensely focused on his current aquatic passions as he ever was on his illustrious career. During his seven decades of dedication to the American theatre, he has played many parts: educator, critic, theatre founder, producer, artistic director, director, playwright, adapter, even actor.
His contributions to the American theatre have been tremendous. He served as theatre critic for The New Republic for four decades and has written numerous books on theatre history and literary criticism, including The Theatre of Revolt, Making Scenes, Who Needs Theatre, Letters to a Young Actor, Rants and Raves, The Tainted Muse, Winter Passages, and numerous others.
He also founded two of our most durable theatre institutions, Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Conn., and American Repertory Theatre in Camb
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Stealth Entertainment: The Prophecy
By Scott Lumley
October 23, 2008
Hollywood is a machine. Every week, every month and every year countless films are released into theatres and not every one is as successful as the studio heads would hope. Sometimes the publicity machine was askew, sometimes the movie targeted an odd demographic, sometimes the release was steamrolled by a much larger movie and occasionally the movie is flat out bad.
But Hollywood's loss is our gain. There is a veritable treasure trove of film out there that you may not have seen. I will be your guide to this veritable wilderness of unwatched film. It will be my job to steer you towards the action, adventure, drama and comedy that may have eluded you, and at the same time, steer you away from some truly unwatchable dreck.
Hopefully we'll stumble across some entertainment that may have slid under your radar. Wish us luck.
The Prophecy (1995)
We're taking a trip way back today, back to 1995 to take a look at a Christopher Walken flick. The plot for this one is simple. The second war in heaven has raged for millennia now, and both armies of angels are scrambling to keep the other from gaining any sort of advantage. To that end, Simon, an Angel played extremely well by Eric Stoltz, comes t