Monthly Archives: May 2015

Apu

One of the most rewarding things I’ve done in the past month is to see all three films in The Apu Trilogy for the first time in about forty years. They were showing at Film Forum in a beautifully restored … Continue reading

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Progress

Musically and dramatically, the production of The Rake’s Progress that I saw last night at the Met was practically perfect. From the moment Paul Appleby appeared onstage in the central role of Tom Rakewell—swinging his arms and shuffling his feet … Continue reading

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