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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Film Review: ‘Hava Nagila’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

First, take out your No. 2 pencils and answer this question: Where did the traditional Jewish song, “Hava Nagila” originate? (1) Jerusalem (2) Warsaw (3) Miami Okay, …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Film Review: ‘The Queen of Versailles’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

The Queen of Versailles illustrates perfectly the roller-coaster-flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants aspect of documentary filmmaking. The director straps herself in, points the camera and hold…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:30PM

Thursday, June 21, 2012

SILVERDOCS: ‘Wagner’s Dream’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

Wagner’s Dream (USA) 112 minutes Richard Wagner spent 25 years composing the Ring Cycle, a 16-hour magnum opus, largely based on Norse and German myths. The Ring is comprised of four oper…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 06:33PM

SILVERDOCS: ‘The World Before Her’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

The World Before Her (Canada) 90 minutes With the arrival of foreign corporations in India, as well as satellite tv and the Internet, some young Indian women are now eager to escape their …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AM

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

SILVERDOCS: ‘Ann Richards’ Texas’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

Ann Richards was a whip-smart feisty feminist elected to govern the state of Texas. She was the second woman and the last Democrat to hold that office. Richards attained national prominence …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:30AM

SILVERDOCS: ‘Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

In 2008, a young Canadian singer/songwriter named Justin Bieber was discovered on YouTube by the man who later became his manager. Halfway across the globe, another YouTube Cinderella story …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

SILVERDOCS: ‘A Brief History of Baldessari’ and ‘Brute Force’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

A Brief History of John Baldessari (USA) 6 minutes In slightly more time than it takes to read this review, you can learn an impressive amount of knowledge about American artist, John Balde…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:34PM

‘SILVERDOCS’ Now Open Through June 24th by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

Yesterday the AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival opened and will run through June 24th. SILVERDOCS is celebrating its tenth anniversary at the historic AFI Silver Theatre…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AM

Thursday, May 24, 2012

‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ at Shakespeare Theater Company by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

The plot is a bit complicated, so I’ll defer to the description provided by the National Theatre (London’s, not DC’s), where One Man, Two Guvnors premiered last year: “Fired from his…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 12:55PM

Sunday, May 20, 2012

NYC Theater Review: ‘Gore Vidal’s The Best Man’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

On March 31, 1960, Gore Vidal’s political drama, The Best Man, premiered on Broadway. The play was set in two posh hotel suites at a national political convention, as one presidential cand…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM

Friday, May 18, 2012

Film Review:’ Bernie’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

Not since Mr. Joyboy, the mortuary cosmetician from Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One, has there been a more memorable mortician than Bernie Tiede. In addition to making the residents of Carth…

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:18AM

Friday, April 20, 2012

Film Review: ‘Blue Like Jazz’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

Steve Taylor directs this indie film, adapted from a 2003 memoir by American author, Don Miller. In Blue Like Jazz, nineteen-year-old Miller (Marshall Allman) is a dedicated parishioner …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:30AM

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Film Review: ‘JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI’ by Bari Biern by Bari Biern

His restaurant seats ten. He serves no appetizers, no side dishes, no desserts. He consistently earns three Michelin stars, a rating that implies that the dining experience alone is worth a …

SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 09:00AM

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