Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern takes on not just Ava Gardner but the very idea of biography in her play, Ava: The Secret Conversations. It was an absolute treat to chat with her. Thataway for the story.

Northern Sky

After American Players Theater last year, I returned to Wisconsin for a very different experience at Northern Sky Theater, in Door County. Check out the story here. And yes, dairy and fish boils come up.

Dennis Lim's culture diary

The latest installment in the Culture Diary series for the NY Times is Dennis Lim, the New York Film Festival's head honcho. I don't often say this but I'll have what he's having! Click here for a FOMO-inducing week.

Sci-fi movies for August

I'm starting to cook up what's going to be in my sci-fi column for September and realized I haven't yet linked to the August installment. Here it is.