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“Movies About Going to the Movies” on the Brattle Film Podcast

I had a great time chatting with Ian, Alissa, Ned, and Ivy on the Brattle Theatre Film Podcast about Paul Anton Smith’s “Have You Seen My Movie” and the topic of “Movies set in movie theaters.” So many great films to discuss!

And as a special bonus, the episode includes a brand-new two-part tribute filmerick, in honor of the historic Brattle Theatre:


On Missing the Brattle

Give me noir or a big Kaiju battle —
Or even Sleepless in Seattle —
    It’s not lack of popcorn,
    That’s making me forlorn,
I just want to get back to the Brattle!

To see John Wayne retrieve rustled cattle,
Or some Merchant Ivory Brit-Prattle —
    Juju Bees, Duds of Milk,
    Movie snacks of that ilk —
Oh my Lord, how I do miss the Brattle!

Check out the full podcast here.

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“Dream Boston” audio-plays reviewed on ArtsFuse

My recent review of episodes 1–5 of “Dream Boston,” produced by the Huntington Theatre, is now live on ArtsFuse.

Beyond charting these interconnected landscapes of time, history, memory, and the future, the plays all embrace very real landscapes: freed from the confines of the physical theater and the need for expensive sets (and perhaps eager to remember the joy of visiting so many parts of our city, while we shelter in place), each piece is explicitly located in a unique part of Boston, somewhere special to the playwright and the characters. And thus, in each drama, there is a hidden character: our city….

Read the full review at ArtsFuse, and listen to the series free online at The Huntington Theatre.

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