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In episode two of our Visionary Remakes season, we survey the recent Coen brothers remake of True Grit (2010) and compare it to the original film, a John Wayne vehicle from 1969.Special Guest: Brian Eggert is the owner and film critic of Deep Focus Review, where he has written movie reviews, in-depth essays, and critical analyses since 2007. Brian also regularly appears on KARE 11, the NBC affiliate for the Twin Cities, to review and discuss movies. He belongs to the Society For Cinema and Media Studies, Minnesota Film Critics Alliance, Online Film & Television Association, International Film Society Critics, Independent Film Critics of America, The Critics Circle, and National Coalition of Independent Scholars.Westerns have gone through many cycles since the beginning of filmmaking. Right now, we are seeing an uptick in interest as the tv show Yellowstone dominates the traditional tv market. But back in 2010, Westerns were definitely far off in the background as comic book movies had begun to take over the box office. In 2010, the Coen brothers were coming off a very successful adaption of No Country for Old Men (2007) as well as two more left of center films, the sprightly spy romp Burn After Reading from 2008 and the niche existentialist A Serious Man from 2009. It is unclear why they decided to remake True Grit and focus on the novel from 1968 instead of the John Wayne movie which came a year later in 1969, but the choice was very successful. True Grit (2010) became the 2nd biggest Western in the modern box office.The 2010 True Grit showcases the refined talents of the Coens alongside the gorgeous cinematography of Roger Deakins, the layered and rich music from Carter Burwell, and a smashing breakout debut performance from Hailee Steinfeld as the lead Mattie Ross. The 1969 version of True Grit offers so much less. Despite John Wayne winning an Oscar for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn, the original film seems totally out of step and out of time. In hindsight, it was an end-of-the-line production for the core creatives involved. The director, writer, and star actor were all at the end of their careers. Indeed this very type of Western was on its last leg as evidenced by the giant leap the genre made at the same time this film was being produced and released. Watch any of the bigger westerns from the late 1960s and then try to sit through True Grit (1969). The dislocation and disorientation is severe. The original True Grit was a swan song that came about a decade too late.

The reviews of Opening Night, a new Rufus Wainwright musical starring Sheridan Smith, have ranged from utterly brilliant to absolutely abysmal. Sarah and Nancy talk about what this means about the state of criticism and whether this is a good or bad thing. Plus Andrew Scott's emotional speech at the Critics Circle awards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The tenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features the New York Film Critics Circle Best Film winner, William Wyler's Wuthering Heights. Directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht and starring Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, David Niven, Flora Robson, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Hugh Williams, Wuthering Heights is the earliest surviving film adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode comes from Frank S. Nugent in The New York Times, Variety (https://variety.com/1939/film/reviews/wuthering-heights-2-1200412239/), and Graham Greene in The Spectator (http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/5th-may-1939/16/the-cinema).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at

In this episode, our guest and former Critics Circle president and SD Union-Tribune theatre and food critic, Pam Kragen takes us through a brief history of the SD Theatre Critics Circle. Her review process and approach when seeing a show and why having theatre critics is important. David and Alejandra discuss the recent events at a Denver Theatre as well as the article: Broadway Producer Emanuel Azenberg: “We've chased away an audience.” If you feel inclined, please rate and review this podcast as it helps to populate the charts. Thank you for joining us and if you do not follow us on social media already, please do so on Facebook and Instagram for more Circle content! We will see you at the theatre!    

We welcome former Circle member and beloved theatre critic who wrote wonderful reviews at the San Diego Union Tribune, Jim Hebert who ventured into the tourism world and is very happy over there. David and Alejandra discuss theatre etiquette in San Diego and what is happening with the Civic Theatre, as well as some fun trivia. You can follow the Circle on Facebook and Instagram. A new episode drops every other Monday! Thank you for listening!

We welcome two VIP guests to this episode, ErinMarie Reiter the new President of the SD Theatre Critics Circle, and Kandace Crystal, actor, director, and intimacy director who during our taping was in New York working on her certification for ID. ErinMarie shares her background in theatre, why she believes in it, and her story with the Circle. We discussed with Kandace the nature of Intimacy Direction, how it looks to have an ID in the room, and whether is it viable to have one as a resident. David and Alejandra talk about the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and its announcement about suspending the running season as well as the future of theatre in general.    

Downstage is the new San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Podcast. In this first episode, your hosts David and Alejandra discuss their journey into theatre, where they write, and when they joined the Circle. An introduction to the Critics Circle's yearly event: The Craig Noel Awards. A recap of the Circle and San Diego Theatre since de Pandemic, the new members who came in, and members that left. What is a passion vote? A new episode will air every other week. Follow the circle on Facebook and Instagram. For advertising inquiries and feedback, please send an email to: info@sdcriticscircle.org   

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Welcome back to the latest iteration of The Unauthorized Critics Circle's end-of-season celebration: the Second Annual Critter Awards! Yes, the annual Bertram C. Critter Awards for Excellence in Broadway Adjacent Podcasting, more commonly known as the Critters, are back and they're bigger than ever! This ceremony promises fireworks, dancing chorines, free loot bags, and every celebrity name dropped in the Fire Island movie! The Unauthorized Critics Circle once again unites to celebrate excellence in once-live recorded theatre, and with your UNCC head co-hosts Joshua and Daniel we whisk you back into the last year of our podcast with such award categories as the Wellest-Built Costumes Award, the Aged-Like-Milk Award, and the Art Nouveau Award for Most Bizarre Set Piece. Thank you for joining us for season two of The Unauthorized Critics Circle. We'll be back next week with our recaps of the other major theatrical season thus far. Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

On this special emergency episode of the Gold Derby Show, editor and expert Christopher Rosen sits down with New York Film Critics Circle chair, freelance film critic, and Gold Derby contributor Jordan Hoffman to recap the 2023 NYFCC awards dinner. The lavish event -- which took place Wednesday night in New York City and was hosted by Hoffman -- kicked off awards season with speeches from key Oscar contenders like Cate Blanchett, Todd Field, Ke Huy Quan, and Keke Palmer. What does it all mean? How does the NYFCC make its choices? Is Martin Scorsese really the King of New York? (Yes, duh.) Listen to this episode to find out! To make your awards picks, head to https://www.goldderby.com. Email us your comments at slugfests@goldderby.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premiering fifty years ago, on March 14, 1972, The Godfather became a landmark success inspiring two sequels, book sequels, a computer game, parodies, and plenty of quotable dialogue than nearly any movie in the last half-century.  This week, Dave and Jack from League of Cinephiles and the Critics Circle, discuss the legacy of The Godfather in honor of its 50th anniversary.  --- 0:00 - 43:00: Bruce Willis Retires from Acting Stephen King's It Receiving a Prequel Oscars Recap & Aftermath 95th Academy Awards Year in Advance Predictions 43:01 - 2:02:32: The Godfather Turns 50 --- Love what you hear? Let your friends know and leave us a review! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE Reel Chronicles is on Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Android Stitcher Radio TuneIn Podchaser Laughable Many other podcast directories. SHOP Swag at TeePublic SUPPORT Become a patron of the show through Patreon FOLLOW Reel Chronicles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Reel Talk Inc on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest  Have a topic you want to hear the guys discuss? Email David at david@reeltalkinc.com. Intro/Outro Music: Fun Time by Dj Quads

The 94th Academy Awards are right around the corner and to discuss all things Oscars is fellow member of the Critics Circle and League of Cinephiles, Mr. Tyler Banark - @tylerbanarkreviewsmovies. Join us on this episode as we make our predictions for the 'Big 4' Awards - Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture for the 2022 Academy Awards show next weekend, THEN deep dive into the last 25 years worth of Best Picture winners and discuss our Top 5 Favourite films of the bunch. Some fun surprises on this episode! Deep Divers, as always chime in on social media with your personal Top 5 Favourite Best Picture Winners of the last 25 years and head over to any of the following links where you can check out Tyler's amazing work: www.cinemasolace.com ; www.buffedfilmbuffs.com ; Letterboxd - tybanarkmovies ; Instagram - @tylerbanarkreviewsmovies.

Our fearless Hooligan leader, Tim English is a voting member and Treasurer of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle. This week, the Reel Hooligans are gonna examine the winners and losers of the 56th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards. Just in time for the final rush of awards season. Plus, they catch up on some TV stuff. Anyone watching YELLOWJACKETS?? Review us, ya Hooligans.

Welcome to The Unauthorized Critics Circle's inaugural end-of-season celebration: the First Annual Critter Awards! The Bertram Rutland Critter Awards for Excellence in Broadway Adjacent Podcasting, more commonly known as the Critters, recognizes excellence in once-live recorded theatre. The awards are presented by the Unauthorized Critics Circle at an annual ceremony in Midtown Manhattan (walk up required). The Critter Awards are considered the highest Broadway Adjacent Theatre Related Podcasting honor. The awards were founded by theatre producer and director Brack Pendleton and are named after Bertram "Bertie" Rutland Critter, noted secretary of the Olde New York Lavender Society. The Critter forms the fifth spoke in the EGCOT, that is, someone who has won all five major annual American entertainment awards. This year's ceremony, co-hosted by UNCC heads and charter members Joshua and Daniel, celebrates the end of their first theatrical season with celebrity guest stars, commercial breaks, and awards from such beloved categories as the She-Deserved-Better Award, The Fleet Award for Gay Representation, and The Īvø vâñ Hœvë Award for Most Concept. Thank you for listening to season one of The Unauthorized Critics Circle. We'll be back with our next episode on January 20th, 2022! Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/2wWsuaG6F3M The hour went by so fast that I didn't have time to thank you for the thoughtful and thought provoking interview. There were a couple of questions I could have answered better if I had been more awake and the coffee had kicked in. Thanks again for celebrating me.  sharon mcnight,  sharonmcnight.com   Multi award winning performer Sharon McNight has played from Moose Hall to Carnegie Hall, from San Francisco to Berlin. She began her career entertaining in the cabarets and gay bars of San Francisco in the late 70's. In the mid 80's she received a S.F. Critics Circle award for her performance in “Nunsense” and was one of two straight women chosen as Grand Marshal of the 1986 S.F. Gay Day Parade for her dedication and fund raising efforts during the AIDS crisis. And in 2019, her name was engraved in stone at the National AIDS Memorial Grove. Sharon made her Broadway debut in 1989 in Starmites, received a Tony nomination for her performance, and is the recipient of the coveted Theatre World Award for "Outstanding Broadway Debut” and a the Bistro Award presented and produced by Backstage.com for “commanding cabaret artistry”. Her regional credits include Amanda McBroom's Heartbeats at the Pasadena Playhouse. Sharon was Sister Hubert in Nunsense in Los Angeles and San Francisco, where she was presented with the Bay Area Critics Circle Award for "Best Performance in a Musical.”  She has five solo recordings to her credit, one of those being “The Sophie Tucker Songbook,” which contains the music of her one-woman Off-Broadway show, “RED HOT MAMA” based on the life of the first lady of show business. 

Paradox House presents… Episode 7 of Scripted hosted by Daisy Lewis. This week Daisy sat down with one of the U.K's brightest writers in Anya Reiss to talk through all things scripted. We also bump up the excitement with her upcoming TV show, ‘Becoming Elizabeth', that is being distributed via STARZ! Anya Reiss began her writing career in theatre with her debut play Spur of the Moment at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010. She won the Most Promising Playwright Award at both the Critics Circle and Evening Standard awards that year along with Best New Play at the TMAs. Her follow up play The Acid Test was staged at the same venue the next year and her National Theatre Connections play Forty-Five Minutes was in 2013. Her original version of The Seagull, directed by Russell Bolam, was staged in 2012 at Southwark Playhouse, and they worked on two further modern-day Chekhovs together at the same venue and then St James Theatre. Since then her version of Spring Awakening toured with Headlong and an adaptation of Oliver Twist was at the Regents' Park Theatre in 2017. Anya has worked in television, a core writer on Eastenders and a lead writer on series one of Channel 4's Ackley Bridge. She is currently writer-producer on Starz's Becoming Elizabeth which will air next year. Enjoy!

This week, Actor and Director B.J. Cleveland joins the show to share the “green room” objectives and confessions throughout his 50+ years as a leader in the theatre. This episode will share key decision-making methods to make your vision come to fruition, to help those you're leading join you in that vision, and how to meet the visions of others right where they are. What steps can you take today to bring your innovations and inspirations to life? ABOUT B.J. CLEVELANDInstagram: @bjactsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=528094275B.J. has a 5-decade career in the theater having grown up on North Texas professional stages and has continued to work as an actor, director, choreographer, designer, and teacher on over 500 productions including regional, national, and international tours. He was the top- rated host of the Disney Afternoon on television for over a decade and also hosted the series “Route 66” on the Discovery Channel. As an Award -winning actor- he has starred in productions of The Music Man, Amadeus, Big, How To Succeed in Business..., Little Shop of Horrors, A one Man Christmas Carol, Shear Madness, and the regional premieres of The Producers, The Nance, And the penultimate role of GOD in AN ACT OF GOD at Stage West. He has received the Lifetime Achievement awards from the Live Theatre League, SPJST,Arlington Historical Society And the DFW theatre Critics Circle. He is resident director for Uptown Players at the Historic Frank Lloyd Wright Theatre in Dallas, and served as Artistic Director of Theatre Arlington, Director of Theatre For Youth at Casa Manana, and adjunct Theatre Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington.CONNECT WITH USInstagram: @decidedlypodcastFacebook: @decidedlypodcast or https://www.facebook.com/decidedlypodcastShawn's Instagram: @ampadvisorSanger's Instagram: @sangersmithMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEBo Eason's Storytelling Strategies: https://boeason.com/Think Again by Adam Grant: https://amzn.to/3ovjakr(We receive a small kickback from these links, at no extra charge to you. Thank you for supporting Decidedly!)Join us every Wednesday for a new episode as we DEFEAT bad decision-making– one episode at a time!

Theatre critic Lizzie Loveridge (Theatre Vibe) co-hosts The West End Frame Show! Andrew & Lizzie discuss Come From Away (Phoenix Theatre), Anything Goes (Barbican Theatre) & South Pacific (Chichester Festival Theatre) as well as the latest news about The Drifters Girl, Bonnie and Clyde, Christina Bianco + more! Lizzie is a theatre critic & member of The Critics Circle with extensive experience of reviewing plays and musicals. She started reviewing in the mid 90s for an internet theatre magazine before joining Curtain Up in 2000 as Chief London Critic. In 2020 she launched a brand new theatre website, www.theatrevibe.co.uk, and is reviewing more than ever before!  Visit www.theatrevibe.co.uk to read all of Lizzie's reviews, including content from her archives! Hosted by Andrew Tomlins @Andrew_Tomlins  Thanks for listening! Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures. 

It's a new fortnight, an awards show has FINALLY given Michaela Coel the love she deserves (thank you BAFTA), the internet's been mad and we love Wolf Alice. And books. And basically everything else. Did we mention we're enthusiasts? Our guest this week is someone with a similar passion for everything, the phenomenal critic, host of the BBC's Movie Show and a woman who spends more time than anyone we've ever met gallivanting (working) at the biggest film festivals in the world, the wonderful Anna Smith. Having started out as a music journalist, she became the first female editor of a UK dance magazine only to then change her specialty to film, where she became only the second woman ever to be made Chair of the Film section of the UK's Critics Circle. Saying she's accomplished seems like an understatement, but did you know she can also analyse people through their handwriting and whistle and hum in harmony? Nope, us neither. As always you'll get loads of recommendations from us, plus all the anecdotes you never really needed (potato stamps, we see you) and a very exciting event announcement... If you like what you're hearing but there's something in particular you think we should dabble in/someone you think we should speak to, please do get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!Instagram: @calmdowndearpodcastTwitter: @calmdowndearpodWebsite: https://www.calmdowndearpodcast.comEmail: calmdowndearpodcast@gmail.comhttps://www.patreon.com/calmdowndearShownotesGraham Linehan article - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jun/27/twitter-closes-graham-linehan-account-after-trans-comment Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend - https://open.spotify.com/album/1zt521PK0lam6J79DNMIJi?si=WAFIa5DNTFecxx4KGffrwQ&dl_branch=1 My Dark Vanessa - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/13/kate-elizabeth-russell-my-dark-vanessa-interview Toenail tweet - https://twitter.com/best_gabby/status/1398268098478850049 Anna Smith's website - http://annasmithjourno.com/ Girls on Film podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/girls-on-film/id1439182513 Graphology - https://www.handwriting-graphology.com/handwriting-analysis-chart/ Emerald Fennell and Olivia Wilde chat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzgZ64AC97g Marika Hackman - We Slept At Last - https://open.spotify.com/album/7bGKJT7GMChX7lM3txM9Iz?si=eMkcZtV0RsmkZ83KxHpsoA&dl_branch=1 6 Music - Loud and Proud with Ezra Furman - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wsqf Roadrunner trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihEEjwRlghQ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on CURTAIN CALL Julinda Lewis, Claire Boswell and our latest addition to the Critics Circle, Julie Turner, will review FIRES IN THE MIRROR at Firehouse Theatre.

Joshua and Dan, founding members of the Unauthorized Critics Circle, explore the magic of theatre through similarly unauthorized recordings of various shows.

Episode 12 – Thomas Fonua – Haus Of Kong & Chosen Family Thomas Fonua is a formidable teddy bear. A professional dancer from the age of 16 with an Economics Degree & a Masters in Leadership and proud Mumma at The Haus of Kong.   Thomas Fonua an artist of Pacific decent with an established career as a dancer, choreographer and emerging leader. Thomas has worked for companies such as Black Grace (NZ) , Australian Dance Theatre, Red Sky Performance(Canada) and has been touring internationally from the age of 16. Thomas' alterego Kween Kong, is the Reigning Dragnation Australia Winner. With a strong focus to inspire, challenge and nurture our community with his loved based leadership style. Thomas is the recipient of The (NZ) Prime Minster's Award for Arts and Creativity(2015), Out For Australia's Emerging Leader(2019) and has recently been nominated for the Dora Award For Outstanding Choreography in Canada. Kween kong https://www.instagram.com/kweenkongofficial/ Haus of Kong https://www.facebook.com/hausofkong The House with Peta-Anne Louth https://www.facebook.com/dasafehouse The House Podcast with Peta-Anne Louth https://www.buzzsprout.com/904999         SHOW NOTES Australain Dance Theatre https://adt.org.au/ Fa'afafine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%27afafine Black Lives Matter https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Microaggression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression Ball Room Culture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_culture Voguing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(dance) Talking Chief ( ‘orator' Chief known as Tulafale ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%CA%BBamatai Chosen Family https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/chosen-family Jehovah's Witnesses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses Stonewall Riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots Karangahape Road (commonly known as K' Road) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karangahape_Road Black Grace Dance Company https://blackgrace.co.nz/ The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Priscilla,_Queen_of_the_Desert Gender transitioning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_transitioning#:~:text=Gender%20transitioning%20is%20the%20process,be%20non%2Dbinary%20or%20genderqueer. Thomas Fonua – Full Biography Born and raised in New Zealand, Thomas is of Indigenous Samoan/Tongan descent. He started dancing at the age of seven and at 16 was offered a two-year apprenticeship with Black Grace Dance Company. This led to a full-time position, completing his formal training and later performing as a leading part of the ensemble touring numerous works through Europe, Asia, North America and Canada. In 2010, he was invited to The Banff Centre to take part as a dancer in the Indigenous Dance Residency. He was then invited back and given the opportunity to be a part of a pilot program designed for dancers with high leadership and choreographic ability called the ‘Merit Dancer Program'. Following the success of the program Thomas became a faculty member, assisting in mentoring, choreographing and dancing with professional dancers of Indigenous heritage from all over the world. Thomas has choreographed work for The Indigenous Dance Residencies productions Backbone and TRACE, The Banff Centre's Midsummer Gala and Red Sky Performance's inSIGNia. Thomas has worked for Red Sky Performance in Canada on productions Migration (2011) and inSIGNia (2013) and has been touring internationally since the age of 16. In 2014, Thomas joined Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) as a guest artist for the Indonesian tour of Be Your Self. Soon after, he joined the professional ensemble where he made his Adelaide debut in the return season of Proximity. In 2015, he performed in the Australian national tour of Be Your Self. He also founded the ‘Ia Manuia' initiative, focussing on the slogan – ‘Pay. It. Forward.' with the vision to give back to his Pacific community and create opportunities for young members. His work, MALAGA, was performed at the Q Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand as part of the TEMPO Dance Festival. Conceived, choreographed and directed by Thomas, the work features himself and the dancers of ADT. In 2016, Thomas performed in the world premiere season of Habitus at the Adelaide Festival as well as part one of The Beginning of Nature at WOMADelaide. Later that year, he performed in the Australian premiere season of Objekt and was a featured choreographer and dancer in ADT's return season of Ignition, where he presented an excerpt from MALAGA titled The Village. Following the season, he was nominated for the Critics Circle award for Best Emerging Artist in Choreography. In 2017, Thomas performed in Garry Stewart's Doppelganger, a piece featured as part of the exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia – Versus Rodin: bodies across space and time, followed by the Melbourne premiere season of Be Your Self and the Australian national tour of Be Your Self Redux. Later that year he performed in the premiere season of The Beginning of Nature in Colombia, South America. In 2018, Thomas performed in the Australian national tour of The Beginning of Nature and international tour throughout Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium. In 2019, Thomas performed The Beginning of Nature at the prestigious Joyce Theater in New York. Following the season, he took part in the development of a new work by Garry Stewart, Supernature as part of the Pillow Lab program in Jacob's Pillow, Massachusetts. Outside of ADT, Thomas competed and won DragNational Australia under his alter ego, Kween Kong. He also established the ‘Haus Of Kong', a small business designed to create windows of opportunities for the SA LGBTQIA+ communities. Kween Kong also made some very special appearances as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, performing alongside Maggie Beer and Julia Zamero in The Liner Notes live show, The Blues Brothers. Kween Kong also made a guest appearance with Maude Davey in My Life In The Nude and performed with Hans (Matt Gilbertson) as part of The House Of Hans. He was also announced the Out For Australia's 30 under 30 leadership award, which recognises young leaders across the country who are demonstrating strong leadership capacity in their selected fields. Recently Thomas received support from the Scratch Festival at Griffin Theatre in Sydney to start development on his new work FAFA, a duo, physical-theatre work the examines gender in pacific culture and dissects patriarchy, gender roles and the ideology of the ‘two-spirited' people in world indigenous mythology

[REBROADCAST] Director David Cromer, playwright Adam Rapp, and actor Mary Louise Parker join us to discuss the play, “The Sound Inside.”   Outer Critics Circle honors: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A PLAY OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN OUTSTANDING PROJECTION DESIGN OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN

[REBROADCAST] Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Tracy Letts joins us to discuss his new production, “Linda Vista.”   Outer Critics Circle honors: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY

[REBROADCAST] Director Diane Paulus and Tom Kitt, who did the musical supervision, orchestrations and arrangements, join us to talk about "Jagged Little Pill."   Outer Critics Circle honors: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL OUTSTANDING BOOK OF A MUSICAL OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRATIONS OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL

[REBROADCAST] Actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton join us to talk about their work in Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal."   Outer Critics Circle honors: OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A PLAY OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A PLAY

[REBROADCAST] Actor Adrienne Warren, playwright Katori Hall, and director Phyllida Lloyd join to discuss "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical."   Outer Critics Circle honors: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

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Lloyd Newson is best known as the founder and artistic director of DV8 Physical Theatre, in London. Born in Albury, Australia, Lloyd studied psychology and social work at Melbourne University, becoming interested in dance. This interest continued to deepen when he attended the London Contemporary Dance School on a full scholarship. He started DV8 Physical Theatre in 1986. DV8 as a company has had a profound impact on shaping perceptions of dance and physical theatre, with performers of a range of backgrounds, and different types of bodies all having a place in different performance works. Lloyd has tackled a range of issues in his works including male violence and homophobia. In 2007, Lloyd placed an increased focus on the role of text alongside movement in his pieces, seeing him make works such as Can We Talk About This? and JOHN. DV8’s work is highly acclaimed and has won countless international awards. In 2013 Newson was awarded an OBE from the Queen for services to contemporary dance. He has been cited by the Critics Circle as being one of the hundred most influential artists working in Britain during the last one hundred years. In 2016, after 30 years of running DV8, Lloyd made the decision to step back from the company and to reflect on both the achievements and what he still wanted to say with the company. Running a company for 30 years is no easy task, with a small core team supporting an extensive output. 2020 sees the return of DV8 with the seminal work Enter Achilles, produced by Rambert. The work is touring internationally, starting at Adelaide Festival. This is the first ever remount of a DV8 production, first made in 1995. Enter Achilles set in a British pub, explores themes related to masculinity, stereotypes around men, male violence and men’s insecurities. Lloyd doubts that he will ever make another full length work, and has found a sense of freedom outside the daily operation of arts company.

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton University Press, 2020), Phillipa Chong, assistant professor in sociology at McMaster University, provides a unique sociological analysis of how critics confront the different types of uncertainty associated with their practice. The book explores how reviewers get matched to books, the ethics and etiquette of negative reviews and ‘punching up’, along with professional identities and the future of criticism. The book is packed with interview material, coupled with accessible and easy to follow theoretical interventions, creating a text that will be of interest to social sciences, humanities, and general readers alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you for checking out the latest episode of The Film Scribes Podcast. This week we didn't record a podcast, but instead we are sharing the audio from our recent Oscar panel we did in cooperation with the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.  On the panel are Rich Heimlich, Stephen Silver, Dan Tabor, Piers Marchant and Patrick Stoner debating which of this year's nominated films will get the gold. Now that the Oscars are over its a fun recap to see how close/far we we were in our predictions. 

Recognizing achievements in theatrical motion pictures, the BFCC awarded prizes in 13 categories including best picture, best director, original and adapted screenplay, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best animated feature, best independent film, best documentary feature, best foreign film and best ensemble. Special Signature awards are also given to industry pioneers and rising stars. Film Critic and founder of the Black Film Critics Circle, Wilson Morales, joins Tanya to talk about this years picks and pans. Also will the #METOO movement affect Hollywood as we know it? Find out on HOLLYWOOD LIVE EXTRA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last Sunday the KCFCC voted on its best films and performances of 2010. Trevan and Eric recap the results and lament a few talents that went unrecognized.