Ed Harris

The Jacksonian With Ed Harris and Bill Pullman, at Geffen Playhouse

Candida, and other New Theater Reviews . . .

Aaron Morgan"Candida," produced by Crysalis Stage at The Complex​Chrysalis Stage's revival of G.B. Shaw's Candida at The Complex nabbed this week's Pick of the Week. ​ Our critics also liked On Holy Ground with Salome Jens at the MET, in Hollywood. See here for all the latest New Theater Reviews ... More >>

Man on a Ledge Review

Wrong-man thriller goes thud

Stage Raw: Theatrification and Broadway 100

COMPREHENSVIE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Tim Crouch's The Author, and the Belarus Free Theatre L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS NOMINEESTHEATRIFICATION AND BROADWAY 100 ​Broadway and the Vaudeville circuit began in Los Angeles 100 years ago, in the downtown Historical Theater Di ... More >>

TOUCHING HOME

COMPREHENSVIE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Tim Crouch's The Author, and the Belarus Free Theatre L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS NOMINEESTHEATRIFICATION AND BROADWAY 100 ​Broadway and the Vaudeville circuit began in Los Angeles 100 years ago, in the downtown Historical Theater Di ... More >>

Stage Raw: The Subject Was Roses and Emmett Till

 COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSTHEATER FEATURES ON NORTH ATLANTIC AND ED HARRIS THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSUnderstating the ObviousThe Subject Was Roses and The Ballad of Emmett TillBY STEVEN LEIGH MORRIS​No bed of roses: Sheen and Conroy on a sterile promontory: ... More >>

Stage Raw: "Wit," and other New Reviews

 COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSTHEATER FEATURES ON NORTH ATLANTIC AND ED HARRIS THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSNEW REVIEW GO WIT ​Photo courtesy of Actors' Co-opPlaywright Margaret Edson won the Pulitzer Prize for this intense drama  about an English poetry pro ... More >>

Stage Raw: More Awards Fallout

 COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSTHEATER FEATURES ON NORTH ATLANTIC AND ED HARRIS THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSMORE AWARDS FALLOUTAmidst his gracious email received earlier this week, French Stewart stands up for more talent neglected by L.A. Weekly Awards committee. I quo ... More >>

Wrecks

 COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW REVIEWSTHEATER FEATURES ON NORTH ATLANTIC AND ED HARRIS THE 31ST ANNUAL L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSMORE AWARDS FALLOUTAmidst his gracious email received earlier this week, French Stewart stands up for more talent neglected by L.A. Weekly Awards committee. I quo ... More >>

Stage Raw: Getting Our Fringe On

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS This week's Theater Feature on Camelot and Baal. GETTING OUR FRINGE ON I've heard it said at numerous receptions and parties that the reason L.A. has so much bad theater is because it has so much bad theater - that less would be more. Fringe Fe ... More >>

Stage Raw: Wrecks Coming to the Geffen

WRECKSThe Geffen Playhouse announced yesterday that Ed Harris will revive his acclaimed performance in Neil LaBute's 2005 play Wrecks, which premiered in Ireland and transferred to the New York Public Theatre in 2006, where Harris appeared in it as Edward Carr, a used-car salesman who has just lost ... More >>

Once Upon a Time in Westwood

Alex Cox looks back with laughter

Appaloosa: Old Western

Ed Harris shoots straight, but Viggo Mortensen steals the show

Shooting the Fourth Wall

Ed Harris shoots straight, but Viggo Mortensen steals the show

Movie Reviews: The Bucket List, Persepolis, The Great Debaters

Also National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and more

Gone Baby Gone: Beantown Boys Make Good

The Brothers Affleck come through with a complex, sophisticated Boston crime drama

Movie Reviews: 30 Days of Night, Canvas, Futbaal

Also Golda's Balcony, The Price of Sugar, Things We Lost in the Fire and more

The Listener

In his 11th film as director, Robert Benton keeps his ear to the ground of human emotions

Film Reviews

Including this week's pick, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

New Film Reviews

For February 17 - 23

The Art of Bodily Horror

A History of Violence director David Cronenberg talks about history — and violence

Working-Class Hearts

The local heroes, fools and vagabonds of HBO’s Empire Falls

Lost Even Before Translation

Murder, melancholy and Murakami’s In the Miso Soup

Treasure Hunt

Unearthing L.A.’s culture gems

Lost in Translation

Bleeding The Human Stain of nuance

Horse Balm and Bull Pucky

Seabiscuit, that is, and Buffalo Soldiers

Who's Unafraid of Virginia Woolf?

Kidman, Streep and Moore in The Hours

A Star is Born

Yesterday, in fact, in Andrew Niccol's Simone

Museum Piece

The enduring virtues of Jennifer Connelly

Boozers and Schmoozers

Big Bad Love good, Jaglom better than usual

Howard’s End

A Beautiful Mind; plus, The Shipping News

The New Math

Indie film goes prime time

Scopophilial Pleasures

Dave Hickey and Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Williams and Leni Riefenstahl, James Hayward and more

Wonder Boys and Girls

Our year at the movies

Lights, Canvas, Action!

Ed Harris’ Pollock

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Immovable objects, irresistible forces

Hollywood and Thine

Heaven and hell in religious movies

The Exile

Director Agnieszka Holland

Hailey's Comet

How Bruce Willis Romanced and then Jilted a Small Idaho Town

A Sad Man, A Bad Man, and Two Brawling Moms

Paul Schrader’s Affliction, John Boorman’s The General, Chris Columbus’ Stepmom

Study for a Portrait of a Studio Memo

Paul Schrader’s Affliction, John Boorman’s The General, Chris Columbus’ Stepmom

Mad as Hell

Peter Weir turns on Jim Carrey