CurtainUp
The Internet Theater Magazine of Reviews, Features,
Annotated Listings --Online Since 1996
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ELYSE'S BLOG Comments & news of current and upcoming streaming events November 24, 2020 Update--A Happy and Safe Tanksgiving, plus tips about current and upcoming shows to stream . . . . LATEST STREAMING REVIEWS & FEATURES Newest The Crown, Season 4 — including reviews of previous seasons. . . The Queen's Gambit— You don't have to be a chess player to be riveted by this series about a chess prodigy. . . The Trial of the Chicago 7— Aaron Sorkin's film gives the notorious 1968 trial an unmistakable of the moment feel. The Plot Against America — a spine-chilling miniseries based on Philip Roth's memorable 2004 novel . What the Constitution Means to Me-- a more timely than ever theatrical history lesson The Social Dilemma-- Former movers and shakers at the top ocial platforms explain why they left, and why you too need to use your accounts with utmost caution . . . The Glorias-- Theater luminaries Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl try to imbue Gloria Steinem's 2015 memoir with the experimental magic they're known for. . . The Booksellers-- Movie About an Esoteric Branch of the Book World That's Deliciously Entertaining For One and All Still available for streaming The Solo Play — the —one-person play's presence during the pandemic, and probably long after, prompts a revisit to my 2014 in depth coverage of that genre . . . An Education-- Carey Mulligan's breakout film role, a gem well worth catching up with. . . The Durrells on Cofu—a chance for an online escape to a sun-drenched Greek Island and meeting the quirky family who escaped there for a bit of paradise in the 1930s. Online Theater Experiments With a Post-Pandemic Future Courtship & On Valentine's Day —Two of Horton Foote's early plays Beautifully Filmed Tips for Bringing a Touch of Live Theater to Your Streamed Outings Hollywood Rivals: Olivia de Havilland vs Joan Fontaine —A fascinated, richly illustrated docudrama about the lives of two of the silver screen's legendary sisters. Hamilton, the movie -not second best to a live production but a wonderful entertainment in its own right Oklahoma Crude & The Hour Defending Jacob and The Morning Show Madam Secretary (6 seasons) & The Crown Becoming Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story Howards End Love Hurts Unorthodox Slings & Arrows The Chaperone The Good Karma Hospital [ The Irishman & The Marriage Story Features not currently available for streaming The Irish Rep's A Touch of the Poet Jack Was Kind. . . a new Zoomed solo play made eerily super-relevant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death. . . The Line --Jessica Blank and Erik Jenson's docu-drama about New York's First Responders Incidental Moments Of The Day--- the deeply moving finale of Richard Nelson's Zoom trilogy. . . . Summer Stock Streaming Festival -- The Fatal Weakness, The New Morality, and Women Without Men And So We Come Forth The Apple Family: A Dinner on Zoom Gloria: A Life |
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