Slow Curtain: David and Cameron Discuss Of Human Bondage and The Whales of August
Two films 50 years apart prove that Bette Davis is always—gloriously—Bette Davis.
What the ‘Cat’ Dragged In (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David begin their exploration of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with a British television adaptation starring Laurence Olivier and Natalie Wood.
‘Glass’ Dismissed: Concluding Our Discussion of The Glass Menagerie (for Parterre Box)
Cameron and David conclude their consideration of THE GLASS MENAGERIE.
Praying for Rain: Thoughts on Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean (for Parterre Box)
Like many artistic homosexuals, I’ve been through an Altman phase, a Cher phase, a Sandy Dennis phase and a Karen Black phase.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS Part VI: Utterly Bewitching: Leontyne Price (for Parterre Box)
In an ongoing series, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
Sexy and sinewy: Dame Judi Dench in The Cherry Orchard (for Parterre Box)
Having just watched and written about the famous Actors Studio Three Sisters, it also feels right to turn now to The Cherry Orchard—Chekhov’s final play—in a production from the BBC.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS: Part V: Vier Letzte Lieder
In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
Sisters were doing it for themselves (for Parterre Box)
What a filmed Three Sisters from 1966 can tell us about Method acting, Chekhov and more.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS: Part III: Die Hochzeit des Figaro
In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
DAVID’S LIFE IN RECORDS: Part II: Ella Fitzgerald Sings Rodgers and Hart and Cole Porter
In a series for Parterre Box, David considers the records that helped shape his life.
