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Book cover with words in tall gold letters Flock of Four and above the back silhouette of four people looking at a stage with a woman on the stage and curtains pulled back on both sides
16 April 2018
White high schoolers on a quest to hear black jazz icon
Richard Ades

La La Land was pelted with jokes galore for its alleged depiction of a white man who wanted to “save” jazz. Personally, I thought the attacks were...

Man with big screen-like goggles like virtual reality headgear with a big glove stretched out on his hand
03 April 2018
Spielberg flick sets Columbus at center of virtual universe
Richard Ades

The good news: By 2045, Columbus has bucked its opioid addiction. The bad news: It’s replaced it with something far worse.

Our hometown is depicted...

White man with dark hair in white shirt and black pants dancing with a white woman with short dark hair in a pick dress, he is leaning over as he holds her as she is kicking her leg high up in the air
07 March 2018
If this doesn’t raise your spirits, the Nazis win
Richard Ades

Love is more important than art, a character proclaims during a key moment from An American in Paris. While that’s undoubtedly true, it’s art that...

Young white woman in a white blouse, vest and hair pulled back sitting on a couch with hands clasped looking irritated
06 March 2018
Oscar season reveals potency of #MeToo movement
Richard Ades

Will the #MeToo/Time’s Up movement have a lasting effect on Hollywood? Too soon to say, obviously, but it’s already had a profound effect in the short term...

Middle aged white man with balding head wearing a blousy tie-front white shirt with tight shiny dark pants with a woman dancing sideways wearing a red bikini top and low-rider black pants and others dancing behind
29 January 2018
Shadowbox show to honor ’60s struggles for freedom, equality
Richard Ades

It’s been nearly nine years since Shadowbox Live time-traveled to the 1960s with Back to the Garden. The music-filled re-creation of the Woodstock Festival...

On the left a black man facing right in a white shirt and tie looking at a woman his hands in front of him with fingers clasped like he's praying and the white woman with long brown hair to the left is looking up at him with arms folded wearing a pick shirt. They are standing in front of a window looking over a nighttime city scene
03 January 2018
High-stakes gambler is more admirable than likable
Richard Ades

Like the title character Jessica Chastain portrayed in last year’s Miss Sloane, the woman she plays in Molly’s Game is driven by fierce...

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