Welcome Back, Renée!

My One and Only
Running time 108 minutes
Written by Charlie Peters
Directed by Richard Loncraine
Starring  Renée Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Mark Rendall, David Koechner, Eric McCormack, Kevin Bacon, Chris Noth

A stampede of new end-of-summer films arrives next week in time for Labor Day, and my vacation getaway—too many to adequately cover Read More

LaBute Tells It Like It Is— Again! Men Are Jerks

I very rarely hear from anyone I write about, though Neil LaBute is an exception. He drops me an e-mail whenever I review a new play of his, saying, in effect, “I’m sorry you didn’t like my play and fuck you.”

Well, fair enough. No artist in the history of the world has ever enjoyed Read More

LaBute Tells It Like It Is- Again! Men Are Jerks

I very rarely hear from anyone I write about, though Neil LaBute is an exception. He drops me an e-mail whenever I review a new play of his, saying, in effect, “I’m sorry you didn’t like my play and fuck you.”

Well, fair enough. No artist in the history of the world has ever Read More

Nanny Shows Fanny

Sitting in a corner banquette at DB Bistro Moderne the other day, the actress Fran Drescher quite understandably eschewed the signature foie-gras-stuffed burger in favor of mixed greens and a small plate of pasta. Beginning May 17 at the Lucille Lortel Theater, she’ll undergo what has become a rite of passage for today’s Hollywood leading Read More