Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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The continuing revelatory power of Gertrude Stein’s ‘In Circles’
September 20, 2019“A rose is a rose is a rose” is perhaps the most quotable quote from pioneering openly lesbian American poet, playwright, novelist and opera librettist Gertrude Stein.
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‘Loro’: A semi-fictional portrait of business titan and politician Silvio Berlusconi
September 19, 2019Excessive self-indulgence is the byword of Paolo Sorrentino’s new film Loro.
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‘Solid Life of Sugar Water’: A marriage in/of spoken and sign language
September 17, 2019Apart from the expertly timed and delivered performances, the staging alone is worth the price of admission!
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John Leguizamo’s ‘Latin History for Morons’ a comedic cry from the heart
September 12, 2019This one-man graphic novel/comic book physical/intellectual play puts “touché” on the expression “tour de force” (hey, French is a Latin language too).
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‘Neither Wolf Nor Dog’ is now a quietly powerful Indigenous feature film
September 9, 2019The film has the aura of authenticity indelibly woven into its fiber.
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‘Vita & Virginia’: Two British novelists’ love affair in new film
September 3, 2019Since her untimely death, British writer Virginia Woolf has become a feminist icon for her literary explorations into the subject of womanhood in contemporary society.
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L.A.’s Pacific Opera Project offers broad social criticism in The Mikado
August 28, 2019Now Pacific Opera Project (POP) has done it again, offering local audiences another shot at “the most fun one can have in a Los Angeles theater right now."
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‘American Factory’ offers hope, dismay and a more automated future
August 20, 2019I won’t wait to the end of this review to state that this is must viewing for anyone interested in the future of American labor and the nature of Chinese industry and its labor force.
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