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The Criterion Mobile Closet Sets SXSW as the Next Stop
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 20, 2025

Criterion will continue traveling the Criterion Closet Picks to SXSW® next, stopping in front of the Paramount Theatre in Austin, TX on Friday, March 7 from 3pm-7pm, Saturday, March 8 to Sunday, March 9 from 11am-7pm, and Monday, March 10 from 11am-5pm.

Patchogue Theatre To Welcome BUCKETHEAD To Its Stage This May
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2025

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced Buckethead appearing on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 8:00PM Buckethead is a virtuoso guitarist and multi instrumentalist who performs within many genres of music.

Video: Danny DeVito Stars in New Clip of A SUDDEN CASE OF CHRISTMAS
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 21, 2024

Just in time for cozy holiday viewing, the heartwarming new film A SUDDEN CASE OF CHRISTMAS, starring Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell, Wilmer Valderrama and Lucy DeVito, will be coming to select theaters and all major digital platforms on November 7th and on DVD November 19th. Watch a new clip!

The Criterion Mobile Closet Sets Brooklyn as Next Stop
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 8, 2024

In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Criterion will continue traveling the Criterion Closet Picks show to Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27 from 10am-6pm daily, in partnership with St. Ann’s Warehouse, where Criterion will also screen the best of its 15 years of Closet Picks.

The Coolidge Launches Free Youth Education Program
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2024

The cast for the upcoming production of THE LION KING has been announced, featuring a mix of new and returning performers. The show will open at the Broadway Theatre on December 1st.

The Criterion Closet Coming to New York Film Festival
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 12, 2024

The Criterion Closet is going mobile. In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Criterion has built a replica of their famous film closet inside an 18-foot delivery van, and later this month, they will be taking their Criterion Closet Picks show on the road across the USA, starting in New York City, with other locations to be announced.

Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER Is A Blast At The Alley Theatre
by Brett Cullum - Jun 11, 2024

The audience I saw DIAL M FOR MURDER with roared to their feet after all was said and done. This is a charming production with plenty of technical eye candy and sublime campy takes on characters. These kinds of shows fit what THE ALLEY THEATRE does best: entertain and thrill us with a summer mystery. Everyone is set to have a marvelously good time.

Photos: Sean Penn, Bob Woodward, and More Attend ANNA Screening
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 23, 2024

The National Press Club’s special pre-release screening of the new political drama from Rolling Pictures and Good Films Collective, ANNA (MOTHER RUSSIA), took place on March 20, 2024, and included such luminaries as actor Sean Penn, journalist Bob Woodward, U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), former CIA director John Brennan. 

CSC and the Coolidge to Present SHAKESPEARE REIMAGINED: A MIDWINTER'S TALE This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 11, 2024

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Coolidge Corner Theatre present Shakespeare Reimagined: A MIDWINTER’S TALE, a new production written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. This article provides details about the upcoming performance on Thursday, February 29 at 7 PM.

The Coolidge Corner Theatre Announces Winter / Spring 2024 Lineup Of Weekly Kids' Shows
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2023

The Coolidge Corner Theatre (‘the Coolidge') has announced the winter/spring 2024 lineup of its weekly Kids' Shows. Sure to delight all ages, the new season launches on Sunday, January 7 at 10:30am with a live performance by The Stacey Peasley Band.

Coolidge Corner Theatre to Launch New Season of Opera and Ballet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2023

The Coolidge Corner Theatre (‘the Coolidge’) has revealed the lineup for its Winter / Spring 2024 Dance at the Cinema and Opera at the Cinema series. 

Coolidge Corner Theatre to Present 'Big Screen Debuts' Series Featuring Films by Renowned Auteurs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2023

Explore the Coolidge Corner Theatre's 'Big Screen Debuts' series, featuring the first feature films of renowned directors such as The Coen Brothers, Sofia Coppola, Barry Jenkins, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, and Satyajit Ray. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the early works of these iconic filmmakers at the newly-expanded Coolidge theater.

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Will Receive Coolidge Award
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2023

 The Coolidge Corner Theatre is honoring acclaimed costume designer Ruth E. Carter with The Coolidge Award on Sunday, October 15, 2023, for her extraordinary history making contributions to cinema.

Interview: Writer/Performer Anzu Lawson on the L.A. Debut of her Solo Show THE RUB
by Shari Barrett - Jan 17, 2023

Anzu Lawson is gearing up to debut her second one-woman show, The Rub, inspired by her 30-minute single camera comedy pilot about her life as a stand-up comic who secretly pays her bills by being every Asian mother's worst nightmare... a masseuse. I first met Anzu when she was performing as Yoko Ono during the 2014 Hollywood Fringe Festival, a role she inhabits with her entire body, heart and soul. So it makes perfect sense that The Rub debuts on Yoko Ono’s 90th birthday on Saturday, February 18 at 8pm as part of Whitefire Theatre's Solofest 2023. Here's my interview with her about the show.

Debut Comedy THE RUB written and performed by Anzu Lawson announced at Whitefire Solofest 2023
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2023

​​​​​​​Anzu Lawson gears up to debut and perform her 2nd One Woman Show The Rub inspired by her 30 minute single camera comedy pilot “The Rub” about her life as a stand-up comic who secretly pays her bills by being every Asian mother's worst nightmare… a masseuse.

Filmmaker Elegance Bratton to Receive Inaugural Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2023

The Coolidge Corner Theatre has announced award-winning and boundary-breaking director, writer and producer Elegance Bratton (Pier Kids, The Inspection) as the inaugural recipient of The Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award. 

WOMEN TALKING Ties with THE BANSHEES OF INISHIRIN and EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE for Most Wins in 2022 AWFJ EDA Awards
by Michael Major - Jan 5, 2023

BANSHEES wins Best Film, but Sarah Polley scores best Director for WOMEN TALKING. In our Female Focus sections, Viola Davis gets the nod for Outstanding Achievement and Danielle Deadwyler's turn in TILL is designated the Breakthrough Performance of 2022. Emma Thompson takes AWFJ's Grand Dame title.

The Coolidge Corner Theatre Announces Winter/Spring 2023 Lineup Of Weekly Kids' Shows
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2022

The Coolidge Corner Theatre ('the Coolidge') has announced the winter/spring 2023 its weekly Kids' Shows. Sure to delight all ages, the new season launches on Sunday, January 1 at 10:30am with a screening of the beloved stop-motion classic Shaun the Sheep.

Coolidge Corner Theatre Launches New Season of Big Screen Classics
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2022

The Coolidge Corner Theatre ('the Coolidge') has announced the early lineup for its Winter / Early Spring 2023 Big Screen Classics series. 

The Coolidge Announces PROJECTIONS: SCIENCE FICTION FROM THE ART HOUSE Screenings of Sci-Fi Classics
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2022

The Coolidge Corner Theatre ('the Coolidge') today announced the lineup for its January 2023 repertory series Projections: Science Fiction from the Art House. Art house sci-fi doesn't depend on rational explanations, modern CGI, common storytelling structures, or a giant budget to create otherworldly, thought-provoking films.