Reverend’s Interview: Don't Call Her "Diva"

Opera lovers throughout southern California are buzzing with anticipation since it was announced late last year that LA Opera will be mount...

Reverend’s Previews: Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage

The early, campy works of playwright and actor Charles Busch are well known in GLBT circles. Vampire Lesbians of Sodom , Psycho Beach Party...

Reverend’s Reviews: Creepy & Cool Coraline

I have always loved movies that utilize the painstaking stop-motion animation technique, dating back to when I saw the original King Kong a...

Reverend’s Reviews: Meet Me at Minsky’s

It’s taken more than ten years of development to get Minsky’s to the stage, but the timing of its world premiere (now through March 1) at t...

Reverend’s Previews: The Night They Opened Minsky's

Friday night's opening in LA of the new, Broadway-bound musical Minsky's (based on the film The Night They Raided Minsky's ) w...

Reverend's Reviews: Good Things Come in Small Packages

With two weeks left before this year's Oscar ceremony, moviegoers in major US cities have the opportunity starting today to see The 81st...

Reverend’s Reviews: Nothing's Impossible ...

... Yentl is finally on DVD! Giving in to fan demand that has existed basically since the advent of DVDs, Barbra Streisand has finally rel...

Reverend’s Reviews: Serbis With a Smile

Serbis ( Service in English) is set in a dilapidated movie theatre in Manila. The former movie palace, which now shows dated adult films, ...

Reverend's Reactions: Oscar Noms '08

It has taken me several days since the 81st Academy Award nominations were announced to collect my thoughts, and not because I was stunned...

Reverend’s Reviews: Hot DVDs for a Cold Winter Night

As temperatures typically hit their lowest in many parts of the country and the amorous spirit of Valentine’s Day permeates the air, Februar...

Reverend’s Reviews: A Magical Flute at LA Opera

An audience member, not to mention a critic, needs to be on their best behavior when Sir Peter Hall is sitting directly behind them during t...