Your itinerary for April 26 includes several exotic locales, unlimited cocktail service and first-class comfort. It’s all part of Leavin’ on a Jet Plane, the Turtle Creek Chorale’s 41st season opener. Because it’s virtual, you can recreate the travel experience however you wish, even if that means wearing a Hawaiian shirt and nothing else. It all takes place live at […]
Have you heard the word of your body? If you don’t know that reference, perhaps it’s time you sit back this weekend and watch a production of Spring Awakening from the comfort of your whatever-you-sit-on at home. The University of Texas at Arlington’s Maverick Theatre Company presents the rock musical, based on the 1891 German play that delves into coming-of-age […]
Before you get scared off by the phrase “director’s cut,” don’t worry. This one’s not a four-hour-and-two-minute commitment like that Justice League one over on HBO Max. Instead, we implore you to rent or purchase Mapplethorpe: The Director’s Cut available on-demand today. Directed by Ondi Timoner and starring Matt Smith, Marianne Rendón and John Benjamin Hickey, the beautifully shot story of one […]
Beginning today, Instagram Stories will go a little deeper than your friends’ avocado toast post of the day or requisite selfie getting their first vaccination. Otherly brings viewers a series of seven short, made-for-Instagram documentaries about people finding their place in the world during the 21st century. Created by seven female, non-binary and genderqueer creators, the films explore everything from […]
Not only does she look forever young, but Jennifer Garner has a knack for tapping into her inner child. Today, Netflix debuts Yes Day, a family comedy that gave us major 13 Going On 30 vibes thanks to the youthful energy of the films’ mutual star. The movie focuses on the trend of parents hosting Yes Days where, within certain […]
After a year of watching theatrical productions online, we have to wonder what the adjustment will be like for people when theaters reopen to patrons. Will it be a culture shock to not be able to talk through a play? Sing along to a musical number? Or get everyone on stage to stop everything they’re doing while you get more […]
Between the pandemic and that little cold snap last week, we’ve blown through every murder documentary we can find. But now we have a palate (and palette) cleanser. Today, Netflix debuts the 2020 documentary, Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art. Though it doesn’t involve actual murder, the perpetrators of a multi-million-dollar scheme definitely slay the art world. […]
There’s a reason the UK import It’s A Sin has a 100-percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes (at least as of this writing). The miniseries from Russell T Davies, the writer and creator of Queer As Folk, brings to life the AIDS crisis of the 1980s through the eyes of relatable, fun-loving characters who have little to no idea what […]
Kristen Wiig can do no wrong if you ask us. Kristen Wiig can do no wrong! Oh, sorry. We thought we heard someone question our opinion again. And right in time for a weekend of hibernation and dreaming of warmer weather and vacations, the wildly hilarious Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar premieres today on nearly every streaming […]
We didn’t come out until we were 23. And it was another three years before we came out to our family. So we know a thing or two about secret relationships. That’s at the heart of Two of Us, a sad but beautiful love story premiering tomorrow in theaters (not that we’re going to one of those anytime soon), as […]
