Kristine Opolais “gives a vocally lustrous and achingly vulnerable performance” (New York Times) in the role that helped launch her international career, the mythical Rusalka, who sings the haunting “Song to the Moon.” Director Mary Zimmerman brings her wondrous theatrical imagination to Dvořák’s fairytale of love and longing, rejection and redemption, giving the work “an inspired staging” (Huffington Post). Brandon Jovanovich, Jamie Barton, Katarina Dalayman, and Eric Owens complete “a matchless cast” (New York Times), and Sir Mark Elder conducts “a magnificent rendering of the composer’s lush score (Huffington Post).
Gary Halvorson, Mary Zimmerman
Director
Kristine Opolais
Rusalka
Brandon Jovanovich
Prince
Jamie Barton
Ježibaba
Eric Owens
Vodník (A Gnome)
Katarina Dalayman
Foreign Princess
Matthew Polenzani
Self - Host
Hyesang Park
First Wood Sprite
Megan Marino
Second Wood Sprite
Cassandra Zoé Velasco
Third Wood Sprite
Anthony Clark Evans
Hunter
Alan Opie
Gamekeeper
When you don’t factor in the plethora of inferior sequels that have been produced, Luca is one of Pixar’s simplest and most unassuming films in years — and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The film thrives on being a visual feast with a warm message for all ages, so much so that its unoriginal storyline doesn’t feel that big of a problem.
Spoiler Warning
In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1986), we follow the love life of powerful female protagonist Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and explore the relationship dynamics she has with her partners. She sees three men simultaneously: Greer Childs, (John Canada Terrell) Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee), and Jamie Overstreet (Tommy Redmond Hicks). Though an 80’s film, She’s Gotta Have It is surprisingly progressive with its themes of female sexuality, although at some points in the film it is handled clumsily. Overall Nola is an incredibly compelling character especially for modern women, as we as a society acknowledge female sensuality more and more without the negative stigma.
Based on a true story, when his beloved dog goes missing, the owner embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him.
An attempt to capture nostalgia that unfortunately just doesn’t work
The repeated actions, the blood on the petals, the rustling under the floor…An ambient short horror film takes us into another realm.