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Shekhar Kapur, the director, and Jemima Khan, the writer, have given us a smorgasbord of insight into love, chemistry, compatibility and the possibility that life is a slowly blossoming flower in “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” The questions raised are more slyly deceptive

New television series, limited or otherwise, are constantly being released. Just when I thought there'd be a breather, the various streaming platforms dropped a new batch. Several of the series I'll review for you, the good, the bad and the ugly, have been out for

This unassuming woman helped so many of us survive childhood and parenting with a knowing smile and a boost to the confidence that crashed the barriers of doubts and crises, fears and confrontations, and did it with a laugh and a grin. She was complicit

Joseph Bologne, aka Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the subject of "Chevalier," was a historical figure of almost mythical stature so impressive that Napoleon went to great lengths to erase him from history when he reinstated slavery in the French colonies in 1802 after it had been

The Portland, Oregon art scene is thriving and Lizzy is there on the margins. A potter, she lives a life of quiet frustration.

"Air," about the Nike-Michael Jordan marriage, is a pure pleasure from beginning to end.

Making a film within a film seems to be becoming a genre unto itself.

"The Lonely Few," a musical premiering at the Geffen Playhouse in the tiny Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, was commissioned by the Geffen. Ambitious and audacious, "The Lonely Few" is a play about hopes, dreams, successes, failures, disappointments and love in all its permutations and boundaries. 

March brings a bouquet of flowers (and weeds) and I will try to give you some viewing options and opinions. Buyer beware.

Some of the very best television series available are in a language other than English. Granted, none of the streaming platforms make these foreign language gems easy to find, but a little perseverance and guidance can overcome all obstacles. Watch these shows in their original