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A teasing tale of courtship, art and murder in 18th-century dress.

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Ambivalence is both the theme of "Medicine for Melancholy" and a crucial element of its curious, ruminative attitudes toward love, race and urban life.

A poem the describes two lives.Content Producer: David ArchulettaPublished: Jan 30, 2009

The annals of 'lost' British films are littered with impressive debuts by directors whose careers failed to take off in the manner expected. The 1970s had Radio On, the 1980s had Wish You Were Here, and the 1990s had a well remembered number called The Young Poisoner's Handbook. Partly because I grew up just round the corner from the story's setting - the Welsh Harp stretch of the North Circular at Neasden - it's a film that's stayed with me, despite its grisly content. But in the machine-tooled environment of current British film-making, it also stands as an acidic reminder of the way things used to be.The Young Poisoner's Handbook is based on a real-life case: that of Graham Young, aka the Teacup Poisoner, who was responsible for the deaths of three people (his stepmother in 1962, and two workmates in 1971). But it's not a biopic; director Benjamin Ross felt the need to put a disclaimer at the start of the film, taking particular care to point out where the killer got hold of his let

The Rainmaker, a classic romantic comedy, written by N. Richard Nash, about a drought, a con artist, and a country girlis coming to Foothills Theatre February 7- March 1, 2009. As a paralyzing drought holds the West in its spell, a father and his two sons lose hope that the only female in the home, plain, 'old-maid' Lizzie, will ever find a husband. Into their parched lives comes a colorful and picaresque 'rainmaker' who claims he can make the skies pour down water...for a fee. What follows is a gem of a romantic comedy as the rainmaker turns his magic on Lizzie and convinces her of her own special beauty.

Deep Dish Theater Company's eighth season continues with Uncle Vanya, Anton Checkhov's classic tale of love, loss and inconvenient truths. It will be directed by Deep Dish Artistic Director Paul Frellick and will run from February 19 to March 14 at the company's home in Chapel Hill's University Mall.The play takes place in the waning days of 19th Century Russia, as the celebrated professor Serebryakov (Tom Marriott) returns to his rural estate with his young wife Yelena (Anne-Caitlin Donohue). Their arrival throws the household into upheaval, disrupting the quiet lives of the professor's daughter Sonya (Page Purgar), her uncle Vanya (Mark Filiaci), the local country doctor Astrov (David Berberian) and the estate's other occupants. Like all of Chekhov's plays, Uncle Vanya paints a portrait of a discontented aristocracy watching their traditions slip away, yet seeing no clear future.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Erykah Badu gave birth to a baby girl this weekend - and twittered about the experience....

In 2005, PBS decided not to air an episode of a children's show because it featured a family with gay parents. Now a real-life kids'-TV writer has built a stage play around the story.

Harold Varmus wrote his college thesis on Charles Dickens. He went on to win the Nobel Prize in medicine. Last month he was tapped by President Obama to serve as a science adviser. He describes his unusual career path in his new memoir The Art and Politics of Science.