Ed Rampell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell
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“Trouble in Mind”: Nobody knows the stage stereotypes I’ve seen
August 16, 2017This production of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind came to me as a theatrical revelation. It is a classic “the worm turns” tale.
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Ann Coulter interrupta, Chelsea Handler, Roger Stone & more at Politicon
August 7, 2017This “politi-palooza” attracted prominent speakers, performers and audiences from across the liberal and conservative ends of the spectrum.
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Capsule reviews from the L.A. Film Festival 2017
June 26, 2017This year’s 23rd LAFF stressed a multitude of voices with regard to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
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Artists vs. apparatchiks in Wajda’s last film “Afterimage”
May 31, 2017Wajda found a subject through which he could express his credo as an artiste—criticism of Stalinism.
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New Bulgarian documentary “Angel Wagenstein: Art is a Weapon”
May 9, 2017The USSR had Sergei Eisenstein, while Bulgaria had Angel Wagenstein.
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Cross-dressing, cruelty to critters and constitutional rights in Croatia: A film review
May 3, 2017The Constitution is one of the most human films I’ve seen in a long time.
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“Tosca” explores themes of sexual harassment, right-wing politics
April 28, 2017Isn’t it clear how rightwing politics favoring the rich and powerful fits together with abusive treatment of women? It’s all of a piece.
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“King of the Road: The Roger Miller Story,” effective bioplay
April 25, 2017You’re likely to find delight in this bioplay about a guitar-strumming bard whose bulb burned briefly but brightly.
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