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Movies on TV this week: ‘Planet of the Apes’ on TCM; ‘Unforgiven’ on AMC; ‘17 Again,’ Bravo
4 Star Movies, Field Workplace Hits, Indies and Imports, Motion pictures A – Z
FOUR STAR FILMS
Prime rated motion pictures and made-for-TV movies airing the week of the week of April 3 – 9, 2022
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) TCM Mon. 7:15 p.m.
Virtually Well-known (2000) Showtime Thur. 2:30 p.m.
The Crying Sport (1992) Cinemax Wed. 2:55 a.m.
Dances With Wolves (1990) HBO Tues. 6:15 a.m.
Lifeless Man Strolling (1995) EPIX Mon. 1:40 p.m.
Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) TCM Tues. 2 p.m.
The 400 Blows (1959) TCM Solar. 1:15 a.m.
Pleasant Persuasion (1956) TCM Mon. 5 a.m.
The Good, the Dangerous and the Ugly (1967) Encore Tues. 6:02 a.m. Encore Tues. 2:43 p.m. Encore Tues. 10:53 p.m.
The Misplaced Weekend (1945) TCM Wed. 5 p.m.
Ninotchka (1939) TCM Sat. 10:15 a.m.
Planet of the Apes (1968) TCM Thur. 5 p.m.
The Sea Hawk (1940) TCM Mon. 9:15 p.m.
The Skinny Man (1934) KCET Fri. 10:05 p.m.
Titanic (1997) Paramount Wed. 7 p.m. Paramount Wed. 11:15 p.m.
2001: A Area Odyssey (1968) TCM Thur. 10:30 p.m.
Unforgiven (1992) AMC Fri. 8 p.m.
The Untouchables (1987) Cinemax Thur. 4:12 a.m. Cinemax Sat. 4:15 p.m.
4 Star Movies, Field Workplace Hits, Indies and Imports, Motion pictures A – Z
BRAVO, IFC & SUNDANCE IN PRIMETIME
Bravo, IFC & Sundance in primetime, airing the week of the week of April 3 – 9, 2022
Arachnophobia (1990) ★★★ IFC Fri. 12:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 6:30 a.m.
Massive Daddy (1999) ★ Bravo Fri. 6 p.m. Bravo Fri. 8 p.m. E! Sat. 4 p.m. E! Solar. Midday
Blazing Saddles (1974) ★★★ IFC Sat. 11 a.m. IFC Sat. Midday
The Breakfast Membership (1985) ★★★ IFC Sat. 8 p.m. IFC Solar. 12:15 p.m.
Sufficient (2002) ★★ Bravo Solar. 3 a.m.
A Few Good Males (1992) ★★★ Sundance Solar. 5 p.m. Sundance Solar. 11 p.m. BBC America Thur. 8 p.m. BBC America Thur. 11 p.m. BBC America Fri. 3 p.m.
A Fistful of {Dollars} (1964) ★★★ Sundance Solar. 11:45 a.m.
Enjoyable With Dick and Jane (2005) ★★ Bravo Fri. Midday Bravo Sat. 2:10 a.m. E! Solar. 2 a.m. E! Solar. 4 a.m.
Godzilla (2014) ★★ IFC Solar. 6:15 a.m. BBC America Tues. 10 p.m. BBC America Wed. 3:15 a.m.
Hancock (2008) ★★ AMC Mon. 4:30 p.m. AMC Tues. 11 a.m. Sundance Sat. 6 p.m.
Hold ‘Em Excessive (1968) ★★ Sundance Solar. 2:15 p.m.
Hitch (2005) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 8 a.m. Bravo Sat. 12:30 p.m.
The Karate Child Half II (1986) ★★ Sundance Sat. 11 p.m.
The Karate Child Half III (1989) ★★ Sundance Solar. 1:30 a.m.
The Karate Child (1984) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 8 p.m.
Knives Out (2019) ★★★ Bravo Thur. 10:45 p.m. Bravo Fri. 7 a.m.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) ★★ Sundance Sat. 1:15 p.m.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) ★★ Sundance Sat. 3:45 p.m. Sundance Solar. 4 a.m.
Mr. Deeds (2002) ★ Bravo Mon. 11:30 p.m. Bravo Tues. 1:30 a.m. Bravo Fri. 4 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10 p.m. E! Sat. 2 p.m. E! Sat. 10 p.m.
Workplace Area (1999) ★★ EPIX Thur. 9:45 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10 a.m. Bravo Sat. 6 a.m. E! Sat. Midday
Police Academy (1984) ★★ IFC Fri. 9:45 p.m. IFC Sat. 5:45 p.m.
The Proposal (2009) ★★ E! Solar. 10:30 a.m. USA Wed. 7:30 p.m. USA Thur. 8:30 a.m. Bravo Sat. 3 p.m. Bravo Sat. 8 p.m.
Robin Hood: Males in Tights (1993) ★★ IFC Fri. 5 p.m. IFC Sat. 1 p.m.
Second Act (2018) ★★ E! Solar. 9:30 p.m. E! Mon. Midday Bravo Sat. 5:30 p.m. Bravo Sat. 10:30 p.m.
17 Once more (2009) ★★ Bravo Fri. 2 p.m. Bravo Sat. 12:05 p.m.
Silent Home (2011) ★★ IFC Fri. 8 a.m.
Sixteen Candles (1984) ★★ AMC Tues. 10:30 p.m. AMC Wed. 3:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 10:15 p.m.
Sleepy Hole (1999) ★★★ IFC Fri. 10 a.m.
Spaceballs (1987) ★★ IFC Fri. 3 p.m. IFC Sat. 2 a.m. IFC Sat. 9 a.m.
St. Elmo’s Fireplace (1985) ★★ IFC Solar. 2:30 a.m.
U.S. Marshals (1998) ★★ Sundance Solar. 8 p.m. Sundance Mon. 2 a.m.
The Wedding ceremony Planner (2001) ★★ E! Solar. 6 a.m. Bravo Sat. 10:30 a.m. Bravo Solar. 1 a.m.
Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) ★★ IFC Fri. 7:30 p.m. IFC Sat. 3:30 p.m.
4 Star Movies, Field Workplace Hits, Indies and Imports, Motion pictures A – Z
BOX OFFICE HITS
Motion pictures that scored large on the field workplace, airing the week of the week of April 3 – 9, 2022
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) ★★ CMT Solar. 2 p.m. CMT Solar. 8 p.m.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) ★★ CMT Solar. 4 p.m. CMT Solar. 10 p.m.
Air Drive One (1997) ★★★ BBC America Mon. Midday BBC America Mon. 4:30 p.m.
One other 48 HRS. (1990) ★★ Showtime Wed. 11:45 a.m.
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) ★★★ TNT Solar. 6:15 p.m. TNT Mon. 1 p.m.
Apollo 13 (1995) ★★★ Syfy Mon. 5:30 p.m. Syfy Tues. 12:25 p.m.
Avengers: Infinity Warfare (2018) ★★★ TBS Solar. 1 a.m.
Again to the Future Half III (1990) ★★★ TNT Wed. 1:30 a.m.
Dangerous Boys II (2003) ★★ TNT Mon. 9 p.m. TNT Tues. 5 p.m.
Primary Intuition (1992) ★★★ Cinemax Tues. 1:13 a.m.
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) ★★★ Showtime Wed. 8:05 a.m. Showtime Wed. 8 p.m.
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) ★★ Showtime Wed. 9:45 p.m.
Massive Daddy (1999) ★ Bravo Fri. 6 p.m. Bravo Fri. 8 p.m. E! Sat. 4 p.m. E! Solar. Midday
The Birdcage (1996) ★★★ Cinemax Wed. 10:15 p.m.
Blazing Saddles (1974) ★★★ IFC Sat. 11 a.m. IFC Sat. Midday
The Bourne Id (2002) ★★★ HBO Fri. 2 p.m.
The Breakfast Membership (1985) ★★★ IFC Sat. 8 p.m. IFC Solar. 12:15 p.m.
Bridesmaids (2011) ★★★ TBS Solar. 4:30 p.m. TBS Solar. 11:49 p.m.
Bringing Down the Home (2003) ★★ TBS Sat. 11:30 a.m.
Broadcast Information (1987) ★★★ Cinemax Fri. 7:15 a.m.
Damaged Arrow (1996) ★★ Encore Fri. 11:36 p.m. Encore Sat. 6:54 a.m.
Bull Durham (1988) ★★★ FS1 Tues. 5 p.m. TCM Fri. 7 p.m.
Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing unit (2005) ★★★ Freeform Sat. 1:10 p.m.
Charlie’s Angels (2000) ★★★ POP Mon. 8 p.m. POP Tues. 1 a.m.
Chicago (2002) ★★★ HBO Sat. 7:45 a.m.
Conflict of the Titans (2010) ★★ Syfy Tues. 8:30 p.m. Syfy Wed. 2:34 p.m.
Cliffhanger (1993) ★★★ Ovation Mon. 6:30 p.m. Ovation Tues. 4 p.m.
Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) ★★★ CMT Sat. Midday CMT Solar. Midday
Con Air (1997) ★★ AMC Solar. 5:27 p.m. TNT Wed. 10 p.m. TNT Thur. 1:30 p.m. KVEA Sat. 8:30 p.m.
The Crying Sport (1992) ★★★★ Cinemax Wed. 2:55 a.m.
The Da Vinci Code (2006) ★★ BBC America Fri. 6 p.m. BBC America Sat. 12:31 p.m.
Dances With Wolves (1990) ★★★★ HBO Tues. 6:15 a.m.
Despicable Me (2010) ★★★ Nickelodeon Sat. 3:30 p.m.
Despicable Me 2 (2013) ★★★ Nickelodeon Sat. 1:30 p.m.
Die Laborious (1988) ★★★ TNT Solar. 8 a.m.
Soiled Dancing (1987) ★★★ Paramount Tues. 7 p.m. Paramount Tues. 11:30 p.m.
Django Unchained (2012) ★★★ Paramount Thur. 7 p.m.
Enemy of the State (1998) ★★★ BBC America Solar. 5 p.m. BBC America Solar. 9 p.m. AMC Wed. 11 p.m. AMC Thur. 11:15 a.m.
Eraser (1996) ★★ TNT Thur. 11 a.m.
Erin Brockovich (2000) ★★★ Encore Wed. 11:32 a.m. Encore Wed. 10:34 p.m.
Quick 5 (2011) ★★ Syfy Wed. 9 p.m. Syfy Thur. 6:05 p.m.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) ★★★ Showtime Tues. 10:45 a.m. Showtime Fri. 9:15 a.m.
A Few Good Males (1992) ★★★ Sundance Solar. 5 p.m. Sundance Solar. 11 p.m. BBC America Thur. 8 p.m. BBC America Thur. 11 p.m. BBC America Fri. 3 p.m.
Flashdance (1983) ★★ Showtime Solar. 8:25 a.m.
Footloose (1984) ★★ Showtime Solar. 10 a.m. Showtime Mon. 5 a.m.
48 HRS. (1982) ★★★ Showtime Wed. 10 a.m.
4 Weddings and a Funeral (1994) ★★★ Cinemax Tues. 1 p.m.
Free Man (2021) ★★★ HBO Fri. 12:35 p.m.
The Fugitive (1993) ★★★ BBC America Solar. 2 p.m. AMC Solar. 12:38 p.m.
Livid 7 (2015) ★★★ FX Wed. 7 p.m. FX Thur. 4 p.m.
Get Shorty (1995) ★★★ Showtime Tues. 4:15 p.m. Showtime Fri. 1:30 p.m.
Ghost (1990) ★★★ Showtime Tues. 4:45 a.m.
Ghostbusters (1984) ★★★ AMC Tues. 1 p.m. AMC Wed. 10 a.m.
Ghostbusters II (1989) ★★ AMC Tues. 3:30 p.m.
Groundhog Day (1993) ★★★ Encore Wed. 4:53 a.m. Encore Wed. 1:47 p.m.
Hancock (2008) ★★ AMC Mon. 4:30 p.m. AMC Tues. 11 a.m. Sundance Sat. 6 p.m.
The Hangover (2009) ★★★ TNT Fri. 8 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques (2002) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 11:30 a.m.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireplace (2005) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 6 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) ★★★ Syfy Solar. 12:35 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 9:30 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 3 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) ★★★ Syfy Sat. 8 a.m.
Hitch (2005) ★★★ Bravo Sat. 8 a.m. Bravo Sat. 12:30 p.m.
The Hobbit: An Surprising Journey (2012) ★★ HBO Mon. 6:10 a.m. HBO Fri. 8 a.m.
The Starvation Video games (2012) ★★★ EPIX Solar. 10:50 p.m. EPIX Mon. 9:50 a.m.
Indecent Proposal (1993) ★★ TMC Solar. 11:45 p.m.
Independence Day (1996) ★★★ Paramount Thur. 10:30 p.m. Paramount Fri. 7 p.m.
Jurassic Park (1993) ★★★ HBO Fri. 10:50 a.m.
Jurassic Park III (2001) ★★ HBO Sat. 6:10 a.m.
The Karate Child Half II (1986) ★★ Sundance Sat. 11 p.m.
The Karate Child (1984) ★★★ Sundance Sat. 8 p.m.
Kindergarten Cop (1990) ★★ Starz Thur. 2:44 a.m. Starz Thur. 3:50 p.m.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) ★★ Sundance Sat. 3:45 p.m. Sundance Solar. 4 a.m.
A League of Their Personal (1992) ★★★ AMC Wed. 12:30 p.m. AMC Thur. 9 a.m.
Deadly Weapon 2 (1989) ★★★ Paramount Sat. 4:05 p.m. Paramount Sat. 11:30 p.m.
Liar Liar (1997) ★★ AMC Tues. 6 p.m. AMC Wed. 12:30 p.m.
The Lion King (1994) ★★★ Disney Solar. 5:30 p.m.
The Misplaced World: Jurassic Park (1997) ★★ HBO Wed. 6 a.m.
Meet the Fockers (2004) ★★ TBS Sat. 3 a.m.
Meet the Mother and father (2000) ★★★ TBS Sat. 12:45 p.m.
Males in Black (1997) ★★★ VH1 Wed. 3 p.m. VH1 Wed. 10 p.m. POP Fri. 8 p.m. POP Sat. 1:05 p.m.
Males in Black II (2002) ★★ VH1 Wed. 5:25 p.m. VH1 Thur. 3 p.m. POP Fri. 10:05 p.m. POP Sat. 11 a.m. POP Sat. 3:30 p.m.
Michael (1996) ★★★ Cinemax Tues. 6:13 p.m. Cinemax Fri. 9:30 a.m.
Minority Report (2002) ★★★ Syfy Thur. 1 p.m. Syfy Fri. 1:58 a.m.
Miss Congeniality (2000) ★★ E! Solar. 8:30 a.m.
Mr. Deeds (2002) ★ Bravo Mon. 11:30 p.m. Bravo Tues. 1:30 a.m. Bravo Fri. 4 p.m. Bravo Fri. 10 p.m. E! Sat. 2 p.m. E! Sat. 10 p.m.
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) ★★★ Paramount Mon. 7 p.m. Paramount Mon. 11:30 p.m.
Evening on the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) ★★ Freeform Sat. 7 a.m.
Ocean’s Eleven (2001) ★★★ AMC Thur. 5:15 p.m. AMC Fri. 11:30 a.m.
Over the Hedge (2006) ★★★ TOON Sat. 6 p.m. TOON Sat. 7 p.m.
Patriot Video games (1992) ★★★ EPIX Solar. 4:35 p.m.
The Patriot (2000) ★★★ Ovation Fri. 4 p.m. Ovation Sat. Midday
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s Finish (2007) ★★ Freeform Sat. 9:30 a.m.
Police Academy (1984) ★★ IFC Fri. 9:45 p.m. IFC Sat. 5:45 p.m.
Predator (1987) ★★★ BBC America Sat. 8 p.m. BBC America Solar. 1 a.m.
Fairly Girl (1990) ★★★ USA Wed. 5 p.m. USA Thur. 6 a.m.
Ratatouille (2007) ★★★ Disney Solar. 7:05 p.m.
Purple Daybreak (1984) ★★ AMC Solar. 8:44 a.m. Showtime Mon. 3:30 p.m.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) ★★★ Starz Mon. 6:12 p.m. Starz Tues. 6:33 a.m. Starz Tues. 2:53 p.m. Starz Fri. 10:36 p.m. Starz Sat. 10:23 a.m. Starz Sat. 5:41 p.m.
Highway to Perdition (2002) ★★★ TMC Wed. 9:40 p.m. Showtime Thur. 6:15 p.m. Showtime Fri. 3 a.m.
The Rock (1996) ★★★ TNT Tues. 10:30 p.m. TNT Wed. 11 a.m.
Scary Film (2000) ★★★ VH1 Thur. 10 p.m.
Scream (1996) ★★★ Starz Mon. 9:23 a.m. Starz Mon. 9:36 p.m.
Scream 2 (1997) ★★★ Starz Thur. 8:44 a.m. Starz Thur. 11:30 p.m. Starz Fri. 7:19 a.m.
Shrek (2001) ★★★ Nickelodeon Solar. 8 p.m.
Shrek 2 (2004) ★★★ Nickelodeon Sat. 7:30 a.m.
Indicators (2002) ★★★ Syfy Mon. 8:30 p.m. Syfy Tues. 6:03 p.m.
Skyfall (2012) ★★★ EPIX Solar. 6:35 p.m.
Sleepy Hole (1999) ★★★ IFC Fri. 10 a.m.
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) ★★ EPIX Wed. 9:40 p.m. EPIX Thur. 1 p.m.
Spider-Man (2002) ★★★ TRU Tues. 10 p.m. TNT Sat. Midday
Spider-Man 3 (2007) ★★ TRU Wed. 12:30 p.m.
Spider-Man: Far From Residence (2019) ★★★ FX Solar. 5 p.m.
Spy Youngsters (2001) ★★★ TMC Fri. Midday
The Sum of All Fears (2002) ★★★ EPIX Solar. 2:30 p.m.
Candy Residence Alabama (2002) ★★ Lifetime Solar. 8 p.m. Lifetime Mon. 12:01 p.m.
The Ten Commandments (1956) ★★★ KEYT Sat. 7 p.m. ABC Sat. 8 p.m.
A Time to Kill (1996) ★★★ BET Sat. 10:25 p.m.
Titanic (1997) ★★★★ Paramount Wed. 7 p.m. Paramount Wed. 11:15 p.m.
Tombstone (1993) ★★★ Syfy Tues. 9:30 a.m.
The Truman Present (1998) ★★★ HBO Wed. 1:10 a.m.
Tornado (1996) ★★★ AMC Tues. 8 p.m. AMC Wed. 5:30 p.m.
2001: A Area Odyssey (1968) ★★★★ TCM Thur. 10:30 p.m.
Unforgiven (1992) ★★★★ AMC Fri. 8 p.m.
The Untouchables (1987) ★★★★ Cinemax Thur. 4:12 a.m. Cinemax Sat. 4:15 p.m.
City Cowboy (1980) ★★★ Encore Fri. 4:58 p.m. Encore Sat. 4:37 a.m.
WarGames (1983) ★★★ AMC Solar. 6:14 a.m.
Waterworld (1995) ★★ Ovation Solar. 1 p.m.
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) ★★★ Cinemax Solar. 4:28 p.m.
Marvel Girl (2017) ★★★ TNT Fri. 11 p.m. TNT Sat. 2:30 p.m.
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Miss You, a romantic comedy film starring Siddharth and Ashika Ranganath, is directed by Rajasekhar. The movie, released in theaters on December 13 last year, is now streaming on Amazon Prime from January 10. It weaves a mix of humor, emotions, and romance, appealing to family audiences.
Plot Summary:
The tale begins in Chennai, where Vasu (Siddharth) resides with his family. Aspiring to become a film director, Vasu is determined and passionate about his goals. However, his honesty and short temper often land him in trouble. One such incident involves him filing a police complaint against the son of a powerful minister, Chinarayudu (Sharath Lohithaswa), in connection with a murder case. Enraged, the minister orchestrates an accident to harm Vasu.
The accident leaves Vasu with amnesia, erasing all memories of the past two years. Since Vasu no longer remembers the incident, Chinarayudu decides to leave him alone. As Vasu recovers, he befriends Bobby (Karunakaran), who later takes him to Bangalore. Bobby owns a large coffee shop there, where Vasu starts working casually. During this time, he meets Subbalakshmi (Ashika Ranganath).
The moment Vasu sees Subbalakshmi, he falls deeply in love with her. When he confesses his feelings, she bluntly rejects him. Undeterred, Vasu decides to win her over with the help of his parents and returns to Chennai. He shows her photo to his family and expresses his love for her. However, his parents and friends are taken aback and strongly oppose the idea of their marriage, stating that it is impossible.
Why do they oppose the match? Who is Subbalakshmi, and what is her connection to Vasu’s forgotten past? The answers to these questions form the crux of the story.
Analysis:
Director Rajasekhar blends love, comedy, and family emotions into Miss You. The narrative is divided into two distinct halves: the first half builds the premise and mystery, while the second half focuses on uncovering the truth. The story’s unpredictability keeps the audience engaged.
The interactions between the hero and heroine, particularly a few key scenes, are impactful and relatable. The antagonist’s character is well-written and only appears when essential, maintaining the suspense. The emotional depth between the heroine and her father is another standout element.
While the narrative starts slowly, the screenplay gains momentum with each scene, making it compelling. The film offers fresh storytelling elements and relatable content for family audiences. However, the title, Miss You, may have failed to resonate with theatregoers, potentially impacting its box office performance.
Performances:
- Siddharth: Delivers a commendable performance, portraying Vasu’s emotional struggles with finesse. His depiction of a character caught between a confusing past and a chaotic present is impressive.
- Ashika Ranganath: Captivates with her glamorous appearance and expressive performance. Her emotional depth and chemistry with Siddharth are noteworthy.
- Karunakaran: Provides comic relief and serves as a reliable support to Siddharth’s character.
Technical Aspects:
- Direction: Rajasekhar’s ability to blend humour, romance, and drama works well for the narrative, making it appealing for a wide audience.
- Cinematography: Venkatesh’s visuals are striking, especially in key emotional and romantic scenes. The use of traditional attire, particularly Ashika’s saree sequences, adds elegance.
- Music: Ghibran’s songs are average, but his background score elevates the emotional impact of the film.
- Editing: Dinesh ensures a neat and concise narrative flow, keeping the film engaging despite its slow start.
Final Verdict:
While Miss You features heartfelt drama and family-friendly content, its title may have misled the audience into perceiving it as a dubbing film. Nevertheless, it offers a good mix of emotions and humor, making it a watchable family entertainer.
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Pasadena Playhouse cancels 'Anything Goes,' 'Follies' concerts as fires threaten L.A. theater scene
Pasadena Playhouse producing artistic director Danny Feldman first had the idea years ago: concert stagings of classic American musicals, each featuring an all-star cast and a full orchestra.
The Tony-winning regional theater scheduled the shows for back-to-back weekends, three performances each, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium: Cole Porter’s 1934 comedy “Anything Goes,” starring Jinkx Monsoon, Wayne Brady and J. Harrison Ghee and directed by Annie Tippe, on Jan. 25 and 26; and Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 composition “Follies,” led by Rachel Bay Jones, Stephanie J. Block, Derrick Baskin and Aaron Lazar and directed by Leigh Silverman, on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
But on Tuesday, multiple fires began to spread throughout areas of Los Angeles, killing 10 people and destroying thousands of homes, businesses and cultural institutions. The Eaton fire, which has burned 13,956 acres and structures in Altadena and Pasadena, spurred mandatory evacuations and official warnings about not consuming the region’s smoke-filled air and contaminated tap water supply.
With numerous Playhouse staff, board members and artists evacuated from their homes — some of which have been lost in the fires — as well as the ongoing hazardous conditions in the Pasadena area, Feldman made the decision on Friday to cancel all six performances.
“Everyone was trying their absolute hardest to keep going, but at a certain point, it just became clear that this wasn’t the best thing to move forward with,” Feldman said Friday afternoon. “We know how many people were looking forward to it, and we all were too. But my tiny heartbreak of all the work all of us have put into it pales in comparison to the loss everyone is dealing with, which is vast and overwhelming and deeply hitting.”
Rehearsals for “Anything Goes” began at the nonprofit theater on Tuesday but were canceled starting Wednesday. (“Follies” was scheduled to start rehearsals next week). The performances at the 3,000-seat Pasadena Civic Auditorium — a first-time expansion of the Playhouse’s commitment to put on regional revivals of classic American musicals — were well on track to hit sales goals, with a final marketing push set to unfold in the coming weeks. The theater will be contacting ticket holders for both shows about refunds and other ticket options.
“It’s a huge unknown, but two to three weeks from now, people might be ready to smile again and enjoy, and we’d have to put in the work now to make that happen,” Feldman said.
“But it just hit a point where it stopped making sense to ask folks to come together in smoky conditions to make a thing, as much as we’d be doing so in service of the community. It’s going to be a financial hit, but there are just bigger things at hand. We have to care for our people and our community and make sure we can get everyone through this moment together.”
The Eaton fire torched Altadena Community Church.
(Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
The Playhouse’s cancellations are among many throughout L.A.’s live performance scene. The Hollywood Pantages Theatre canceled three performances of “Wicked” this week and is aiming to resume on Saturday afternoon. The Wallis rescheduled its weekend Jeremy Jordan concerts and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performance; Los Angeles Philharmonic postponed its shows with Igor Levit and Cody Fry, among others. The Actors’ Gang Theater canceled the opening weekend of its 10-minute play festival “Night Miracles,” now starting on Jan. 16 and runs through Feb. 8.
Additionally, many other companies that were readying to open full productions also saw their plans thwarted by the fires. The world premiere of Laura Shamas’ “Four Women in Red” was set to begin this weekend at Victory Theatre Center and is now scheduled to begin Jan. 17. Moving Arts Theatre’s world premiere of Lisa Kenner Grissom’s “here comes the night,” initially scheduled to start shows Jan. 16, has delayed its first performance by a week.
Colony Theatre canceled its first weekend of performances of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and is aiming to begin its run on Jan. 14. The production is offering free tickets to firefighters and first responders on Jan. 14, 15, 21, 22 and 25 (with code LAFF) and is doubling as a donation center for nonperishable foods, clothing and pet supplies.
Rogue Machine Theatre’s West Coast premiere of Will Arbery’s “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing,” set to begin performances at the Matrix Theatre on Jan. 18, lost power during Wednesday’s rehearsal but continued its preparations with lanterns in the parking lot and later canceled two rehearsals. Center Theatre Group’s world premiere of Larissa Fasthorse’s “Fake It ‘Til You Make It,” scheduled to start performances at the Mark Taper Forum on Jan. 29, initially canceled rehearsals and has since resumed.
And both the Fountain Theatre’s production of Audrey Cefaly’s “Alabaster” (beginning Feb. 5) and A Noise Within’s staging of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” (starting Feb. 9) have moved their rehearsals to Zoom this week.
These theaters are monitoring the situation as it develops, and preparing to potentially cancel more rehearsals and performances — a tough decision, said Feldman. But given the circumstances, it’s one that needs to be made.
“That phrase of ‘The show must go on’ is widely mistaken,” he said. “That’s for when you’re going onstage and your prop is missing, so you make it up. But when people are in pain and trauma the way our community is right now, I don’t think the show has to go on.”
Movie Reviews
‘Flow’ Movie Review: If You See One Animated Latvian Movie This Year, Make it This One
One of the more agreeable outcomes at this past weekend’s Golden Globes was Flow winning for Best Animated Feature. As of this writing, it’s still playing here in the Valley, at Pollack Cinemas in Tempe and at AMC Ahwatukee 24.
If you see only one Latvian animated movie about a cat this year, make it this one. Directed by young Gints Zilbalodis from a script he wrote with Matiss Kaza, this wordless, dreamlike, almost free-associational feature is possibly the most visually beautiful movie of the year, and it has one of the year’s most vividly drawn heroes, too.
The main character – the title character? I couldn’t be sure; the title (Straume in Latvian) may just refer to the flow of the waters that sweep the characters along – is a small, dark, short-haired cat with wide, perpetually alarmed eyes. The creature wanders an idyllic wooded area alongside a body of water, reflection-gazing and hoping to score a fish from some stray dogs.
Then an enormous flash flood rages through the area. The cat barely makes it to high ground, and eventually takes refuge, as the waters continue to rise, aboard a derelict boat which gathers an inexplicably diverse assortment of other animal refugees from different continents or islands: a patient capybara, a ring-tailed lemur with hoarder tendencies, a stern but protective secretary-bird, a playful, irksomely guileless retriever.
It may be a postapocalyptic world through which the craft carries this oddball crew; human habitations appear to be deserted, and a colossal whale that surfaces nearby from time to time seems to be a multi-flippered mutant. Gradually the animals learn to steer the boat a little; they also learn to care and even sacrifice for each other.
If this sounds sentimental and annoyingly anthropomorphic, I can only say that it didn’t feel that way to me. The animal behavior comes across believably, as does their capacity for growth and empathy. If it’s anthropomorphic, it’s about as low-key as anthropomorphism can be, and the subtle yet insistent sense of allegory for the human experience is moving.
Zilbalodis takes Flow into pretty epic and mystical realms in the later acts, yet on another level the movie works as an animal odyssey adventure in the genre of the Incredible Journey films, or Milo & Otis. At the core of it is the sympathetic and admirable pussycat, meowing indignantly at the perils all around, yet facing them with heart and pluck. It’s not to be missed.
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