Tag Archives: Oscars 2022

Civilization: Chris Rock and Will Smith

Posted on 03/30/2022 by paulefallon

A civilized person is one “…with inborn instincts inhibited.” That phrase stopped me short, even though it was embedded—mid-paragraph, page two—in Peter Schjeldahl’s review of “As They Saw It: Artists Witnessing War,” the current exhibit at The Clark (The New … Continue reading →

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Spielberg’s West Side Story:

Posted on 02/16/2022 by paulefallon

Withered on Arrival, Dead at the Box Office The nominations have been announced: welcome to Oscar season! Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story nabbed seven. I call that a gesture of sentimentality. Before last December’s premiere, my musical theater … Continue reading →

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