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Tag Archives: Tennessee Williams
For Liberties: John Cassavetes, Tennessee Williams, and Beautiful Insanity
My next article for my Movies Before Breakfast column at Liberties Journal is one I’ve wanted to write for years: how John Cassavetes’ Opening Night and Tennessee Williams’ The Two-Character Play are the same work of art to me – … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Theatre
Tagged Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Liberties, Opening Night, Tennessee Williams, Two-Character Play
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Elvis Descending
I am psyched to have a piece in the Spring/Summer issue of the long-running Arty zine, run by Cathy Lomax. This particular issue is devoted to all things Tennessee Williams. It’s filled with beautiful art – some made by Lomax, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Theatre, writers
Tagged Elvis Presley, Orpheus Descending, Tennessee Williams
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Tennessee and Elvis in Arty Magazine
Last names not necessary in both cases. I am psyched to have a piece in the Spring/Summer issue of the long-running Arty zine, run by Cathy Lomax. This issue is devoted to all things Tennessee Williams. I wrote about Elvis. … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Music, Theatre, writers
Tagged Elvis Presley, Orpheus Descending, Tennessee Williams
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Interview with actor/director/teacher Ryan Czerwonko
I’ve written about Adult Film before here, and had been wanting for a while to sit down and interview one of the founders, Ryan Czerwonko, about what he and his group are up to. Finally, we carved out some space … Continue reading
On This Day: December 3, 1947: A Streetcar Named Desire opened on Broadway
Blanche Dubois, scene 1, in Streetcar Named Desire: “They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at – Elysian Fields!” Tennessee Williams lived in New … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day, Theatre
Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, Tennessee Williams
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Dynamic Trio #35
Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, and Tennessee Williams
Dynamic Duo #35
Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando, 1948
Posted in Actors, Theatre, writers
Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Marlon Brando, Tennessee Williams
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