Kenneth Branagh as Archie Rice
Robert Tanitch reviews The Entertainer at Garrick Theatre, London WC2 What made John Osborne’s play so memorable at its premiere in 1959 was the unexpected casting of Laurence Olivier as Archie ...
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A BLONDE IN LOVE – the Czech film which established Miloš Forman’s reputation at home and abroad
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs. A BLONDE IN LOVE (Second Run). Life in Communist Czechoslovakia in the 1960s wasn’t much fun; and life in Zruc, a provincial town, was particularly bleak. Ther ...
Almodóvar’s study of guilt and loss is a sight for sore eyes.
Joyce Glasser reviews Julieta (August 26, 2016) The great Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar’s last film, I’m So Excited (2013), was a farce featuring camp sketches, most of which take place on a ...
Unknown Priestley play gets a pleasant revival
Robert Tanitch reviews Roundabout at Park Theatre, Finsbury, London N4. I am intrigued. A play by J B Priestley, which nobody has heard of, let alone seen, is announced. Priestley cannot have thought ...