Ed Rampell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell
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Welles and Melville masterpiece ‘Moby Dick’ revived: Thar she blows!
June 10, 2019It’s worth mentioning that this production coincides with the bicentennial of Herman Melville, born August 1, 1819, in New York City.
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‘Understanding Marxism,’ understanding ‘Wolff-ism’
June 4, 2019"Understanding Marxism" provides the socialist gospel according to Wolff.
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‘Fire on the Mountain’: John Brown’s story lies a-mouldering on the page
May 31, 2019John Brown is one of American history’s most fascinating characters.
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“Bronco Billy, The Musical” review
May 20, 2019It’s all largely played for fun, with heaps of gags, jokes, wisecracks and but of course songs along the way.
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L.A. Times Bomb: Docu-play puts media and history on trial
May 17, 2019"LA Times Bomb" deserves to be presented at other outlets and forums. It could be nothing short of explosive.
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‘Occupied Cinema’: An audacious Serbian documentary about the Occupy Movement
May 14, 2019If “audacity in cinema” is the theme of this year’s South East European Film Festival, then this is among the 14th annual SEEfest’s most audacious films.
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L.A. Asia Pacific Filmfest commemorates a memorable Maori moviemaker
May 10, 2019A terrific biopic about Maori moviemaker Merata Mita, the first Pacific Islander woman to direct a feature film.
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‘El Gato Montés’: A gypsy, bandit, and torero walk into a bullring
May 8, 2019This provocative production about a ménage à trois is one of LA Opera’s most outrageous undertakings.
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