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Last night, the Caffeine Theatre in association with the Chicago DCA Theater opened Dylan Thomas' 'Under Milk Wood' at the Storefront Theater. Thomas' dark 'Day in the Life' comedy about the fictional Welch town of 'Llareggub' explores the theme of isolation in an ever shrinking world, while still celebrating the glorious possibilities humanity offers. First broadcast in 1954 as a radio play, Director Paul S. Holmquist and a cast of nine bring to life over forty characters through fetes of physicality and a mastery of Thomas' language.

Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles proudly announced their new and exciting 2009/20010 season on August 27th at Andaz West Hollywood. On hand for the celebration was the comedic star of stage and screen Carole Cook, who was introduced by GMCLA's Artistic Director, Hywel Sims, as a great friend to both GMCLA as well as the Gay community at large. The evening included a performance by GMCLA's own NPYNK performing a Show Business/Hollywood medley ('There's no Business Like Show Business' & 'Hooray for Hollywood') and 'Tonight' from West Side Story.

Teatro ZinZanni's Managing Director, Patrick Markle, today announced that the long-running San Francisco show is set to offer a special Brunch with a twist.

Author and activist disagrees with documentary's take on her critique of 'disaster capitalism', to be screened on More4Naomi Klein has disowned Michael Winterbottom's forthcoming screen adaptation of her bestselling book, The Shock Doctrine, by asking to be removed from the credits of the documentary after serious differences arose between her and the British director.The Canadian journalist, activist and author of No Logo had originally been slated to narrate the film and act as a consultant.But it is thought Klein became unhappy with Winterbottom's take on her critique of 'disaster capitalism' and western economic cynicism after seeing early cuts of the film. She is understood to have felt the documentary - which accuses the US and other countries of exploiting natural and man-made catastrophes in developing countries to push through free-market reforms from which they stand to gain - would have benefited from more interviews and less narration.Klein was not present for the film's pr

A Hollywood film director says his next film, starring Uma Thurman, is about the kidnap of convent schoolgirls in Uganda.

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Director Steven Spielberg acquires the film rights to Michael Crichton's final novel, Pirate Latitudes.

A modest movie pinned to a generational landmark, the latest curve ball from 'Brokeback Mountain' director Ang Lee is a gentle coming-of-age, coming-out comedy set against the epochal music festival.

ON A RECENT Monday, inside the raw and sprawling Northern Liberties warehouse that will play host to "FATEBOOK," the air-conditioning was still not working. Director Whit Mac-Laughlin, too excited to care about the rising temperature, paced back and forth between the 10 screens suspended from exposed ceiling rafters and paused for a moment to reflect on what the audience experience might be like when show opens on Sept. 4.

The horror writer/director gets sci-fi with his next project.