Culture – Page 268 – People's World

World premiere play with music ‘Salvage’ launches in Los Angeles

November 21, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

Though couched in a language with vaguely religious overtones, the message of Salvage applies to all of us trying to make a difference in the world.

‘The Irishman’: Pacino, Paquin and the gangs of New York are all here

November 20, 2019 By Ed Rampell

I enjoyed this epic three quarters of the way through, but I could have lived without the final hour or so, which basically deals with growing old.

‘Fifteen Men in a Smoke-Filled Room’: How Warren G. Harding became president

November 20, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

The biggest White House corruption scandal ever recorded up to that point in history took place during the early years of Warren G. Harding’s administration.

New PBS film ‘McCarthy’: Lessons unlearned

November 19, 2019 By Michael Berkowitz

Writer-director-producer Grimberg gives us a fine, understated look at what a genial, right-minded, homegrown elected-official terrorism looks like.

The Middle East at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

November 19, 2019 By Bill Meyer

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has supported famed Palestinian director/actor Elia Suleiman from the beginning of his career.