HomeColumnistsNeely Swanson (Page 15)

Neely Swanson

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.

BHC June 26 pop under 2

"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

The Independent Spirit Awards ceremony will take place March 4 under a tented pavilion in Santa Monica, provided the weather cooperates. Although they've survived rain in the past, the recent gale force winds might put a dent in the tent. But first and most important,

Two seemingly different films open in theaters on Feb. 24. The first, called "Juniper," is universal in its subject matter–family, healing, growing. Director/writer Matthew Saville approached this story through the eyes of a resentful teen. The growth and change, as imperceptible as it seems to

Get thee to the Geffen Playhouse and get there before March 5. "The First Deep Breath" is a major play that analyzes what it means to be alone within a family unit in many of the same ways explored by August Wilson, Tracy Letts and

This two-part series on Netflix plays out chronologically beginning with his family's move from Monroe, Louisiana to Oakland, California.