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Mendes apparently believed that it was enough to assemble a marvelous cast and that his incomplete concept would come together; that the performance would generate itself.

So many things these days start with the disclaimer "This is a work of fiction based on a true story." "Invincible" should lead with the caution "This musical is a work of imagination loosely based on a famous play."

The November releases have debuted and so far, it's been good news for moviegoers and studios alike. "The Banshees of Inisherin," "The Menu," "She Said," and "The Fabelmans" (still in limited release) have earned high marks with both critics and audiences. But it is "Black

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EO is a donkey, but not just any donkey. EO is a circus performer in an act with Kasandra, his beloved and loving mistress who treats him as a friend.

So much has been made of Steven Spielberg's newest film being autobiographical but dissecting the personal aspects of this wonderful movie diminishes its universal impact. The filmmaking is sly and misleading. Ostensibly his own origin story, undeniably it is that, but it is so much

Although this is not a "rise and fall" story because Charlie Trotter never really fell from the heights he worked hard to achieve, it is a "warts and all" tale about a perfectionist who expected the same from everyone around him.

Seth Reis and Will Tracy, the writers of "The Menu," have offered up a frothy mixture of dark comedy, thrills, and ultimately horror that goes down as smoothly as strawberry puree. Director Mark Mylod has taken this concoction and whisked it into a mile-high soufflé.

Since joining UTA Fine Arts, Lewis has lured some of the biggest and brightest new artists from around the world to Beverly Hills. To his peers and the young artists in his orbit, he is a mentor, a collaborator and a stalwart supporter of the

Salvatore Ferragamo set the world on fire with his creations. He lived his motto: "A good foot is a masterpiece of divine workmanship."

Crimson Square Theatre Company, the in-residence performing arm of the tiny little Beverly Hills Playhouse, is presenting a worthy production of Amy Herzog's "Belleville."