Ed Rampell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell
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Down with the Republic! Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” in Topanga
August 4, 2016Ellen Geer tackles a tragedy written in 1594 set in ancient Rome, resets it in the future, and does so as comment on contemporary America.
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“Jason Bourne” film: Don’t trust the CIA
August 1, 2016What's arguably most interesting about Jason Bourne is its up-to-the-minute topicality, ripping those proverbial headlines right off the front pages.
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Molière’s madcap merriment amuses
July 14, 2016"The Imaginary Invalid" pokes fun at doctors and the class system with ribald humor.
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“Hunt for the Wilderpeople”: Outlandish outlaws in New Zealand’s Maori bush
June 30, 2016This is a banner week for South Seas Cinema, the film genre set and shot in the Pacific Islands.
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Anti-slavery classic revived for the stage as “Tom”
June 23, 2016A nineteenth-century American classic, re-imagined for the stage as a tale of racial injustice.
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A Dutch composer dissects American media in “The News” opera
June 21, 2016One of the most wildly inventive productions this reviewer has experienced in any medium for years.
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“Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising”: Liberté, Egalité, Sororité
May 25, 2016It's summer in Hollywood again: feminists and intelligent moviegoers may want to lower their expectations.
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“The City of Conversations”: Politics is all in the family
May 23, 2016Giardina is insightfully pointing out that beneath the surface - especially in politics, which makes strange bedfellows - things aren't always as they appear to be.
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