by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips Once upon a time–not that long ago–we were all indigenous peoples who lived intimately with nature on what was essentially a very different planet than the one we inhabit today. There were countless numbers of land and sea animals and a vast...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips How does a civilized society disintegrate into civil war and murder within a short span of time? Throughout the last century, state backed violence has been waged time and again by modern industrial societies against their own citizens. Germany’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 17, 2017 | Musical Theater, Stage & Film
By Jerome Langston It’s quite fitting that it’s Anthony Stockard, who shows up first. The Wiz is being rehearsed at Brown Memorial Hall, on the campus of Norfolk State University, and I’m here to interview key members of the cast, along with the ambitious production’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 17, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I have been advised by my wife against tackling the topic of this month’s column–she feels that I’m not qualified to write about the relationship between food and health. You see, I’m not a cook and I would rather watch Michael Pollan’s...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 31, 2017 | Dance, Stage & Film
By Montague Gammon III The magic of true love conquers all the vicious and deceptive spells that a malicious sorcerer can conjure up when the balletic and spectacular enchantments of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Swan Lake officially open the 2017 Virginia Arts...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 20, 2017 | Film, Stage & Film
By Tench Phillips, Naro Cinema I never gave cats much thought. My wife and I were long-time dog people and didn’t really know any cats. But all that changed a few years ago when a neighborhood stray came into our lives. He was a young black cat that retreated from any...
