‘Runaway Home’ at The Fountain Theatre Begs the Question
By Ernest Kearney — The Fountain Theatre's production of "Runaway Home" by playwright Jeremy J. Kamps, is a cannonade of language that comes at the audience like canister shot.
The Second Coming of Klaus Kinski Remounted at The Blank’s Second Stage
by Ernest Kearney — Klaus Kinski (1926-1991) was celebrated for his talent and disparaged for the madness that served as its foundation. Today he is best remembered for his collaborations with director Werner Herzog in films like Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) and Fitzcarraldo (1982), and for the
Dotard vs. Rocket Man, and Other Feuds
Loser! The Tweet Defeat of Donald Trump did not begin with “Liddle’ Bob Corker” and his oh-so-devastating viral tweet: https://twitter.com/SenBobCorker/status/917045348820049920? Wham! Impressive. But first blood was drawn by a cruder, pudgier authoritarian with bigger Daddy issues than our president. And it came in a classically Trumpian confrontation: With a
Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino’s in Special Engagement at The Whitefire
by Ernest Kearney - Richard Lucas' award-winning "Bono and the Edge Waiting for Godomino's," has been remounted and is running for a limited time at The Whirefire Theater in Sherman Oaks.
“Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics”: The AMC Two-Night Event
Looking for the “Big Bang” — that spark which initiated what would become America’s if not the World’s interest in comics as a popular entertainment platform? Searching for the underlying import as generation upon generation discovers and develops a growing loyalty to the Comic Book as a
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“The American Astronaut”
by Ernest Kearney — I do have a soft spot for weird sci-fi flicks - The History of Future Folk (2013), John Carpenter’s Dark Star (1974), Morons from Outer Space (1985), Spaced Invaders (1990), and Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988). So Cory McAbee’s American Astronaut
BBC America’s “Blue Planet II” Trailer: The Prequel
Some of the most jaw dropping, chill raising, and yes tear inducing, imagery ever shot makes up BBC America’s prequel to its new natural history series Planet Earth: Blue Planet II. A docu-series, that based on the look and sound of it, is not to
Kneeling for Justice
By Steve Schlich — A lot of people think of our president as a divider, but last weekend he did a frightfully good job of uniting much of professional sports against him. Following his criticism of football player protests in general and Colin Kaepernick in
What’s in Store for “Grey Nomad” is All Good…
by Ernest Kearney — The Australian Theatre Company's "Grey Nomad" by Dan Lee is the tale of Helen (Ros Gentle) and her husband Jim (David Ross Paterson) who have set off in their caravan to explore the Never Never (Outback) of Oz (Australia).
Vargas Unravels the Espíritu Humano in La Razón Blindada
"La Razón Blindada," by Argentinean playwright Aristides Vargas, achieves many things on stage; it is disturbing and insightful, but more than anything else, it is staggeringly funny. Currently running at the 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles