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  • Pam Nadon
  • July 24, 2018
Extraordinary performances make 'Leave No Trace' a powerful must-see film

Debra Granik's extraordinary film, "Leave No Trace," follows a familial tale of inevitability.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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North Coast created an on-the-spot musical all about Bill Clinton at the suggestion of the audience. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 24, 2018
Sarasota Improv Festival returns for 10th year of laughs at Florida Studio Theatre

The 10th anniversary festival showcased the next phase of improv comedy evolution at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Vera Samuels plays temptress Sally in "Reefer Madness: The Musical." Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 23, 2018
'Reefer Madness: The Musical' is over-the-top satire at its finest — and sexiest

Random Acts fires up addictive satire with the musical take on the classic propaganda film "Reefer Madness: at The Starlite Room.

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Image source: HBO.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 20, 2018
Binge Blog: It's Damon Lindelof week, apparently

"LOST," starring Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly and Terry O'Quinn, among others, and "The Leftovers," starring Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon and others, were both written by Damon Lindelof and both deserving of a spot in Binge Blog.

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Summer Dawn Wallace and David Kortemeier perform in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's Dog Days Theatre production of "What the Butler Saw." Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 19, 2018
Dog Days Theatre production of 'What the Butler Saw' is a knockdown farce

The mad are running the madhouse in FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's Dog Days Theatre production of Joe Orton’s “What the Butler Saw.”

  • Arts + Entertainment
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"Tops from Flops" runs through July 22. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 17, 2018
'Tops from Flops' sings praises of all-time hits that survived Broadway duds

The Players Centre for Performing Arts presents a love letter to the greatest hits to come from Broadway's sorriest musical duds in "Tops from Flops."

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Photo courtesy Consequence of Sound
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • July 16, 2018
'Sorry to Bother You' is a bizarre trip that captivates audiences without an escape

Hip-hop artist Boots Riley's first film, "Sorry to Bother You" will, indeed bother you — but in a politically and socially relevant way that's appropriately troubling.

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A snow leopard roams the Himalayan mountains in "Planet Earth II." Image source: Netflix.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 13, 2018
Binge Blog: The world and our place in it

In this week's Binge Blog, stunning nature documentaries "Planet Earth" and "Planet Earth II," quirky spy show "Chuck" starring Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski and subversive comedy "Community" with Donald Glover and Alison Brie.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Photo courtesy Good Times Santa Cruz
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • July 9, 2018
'RBG' chronicles Ruth Bader Ginsburg's rise to becoming the 'great dissenter'

Betsy West and Julie Cohen's "RBG," a film about the iconic civil rights hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg, balances serious moments with comical anecdotes.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • Edward Alley
  • July 6, 2018
Choral Artists of Sarasota's 'Patriotic Spectacular' offers introspection

Choral Artist of Sarasota's selections were predictable but comforting at its 'Patriotic Spectacular' Fourth of July concert.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell in a promotional picture for "The Americans." Image source: FX.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 6, 2018
Binge Blog: I spy, with my two eyes...

On this week's Binge Blog, we take a look at "The Americans" on Amazon Prime Video, starring Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor and Noah Emmerich, and Netflix's "The World's Most Extraordinary Homes," hosted by Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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"Murder for Two" runs through July 29 at Florida Studio Theatre. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 2, 2018
'Murder for Two' creates campy killer comedy at Florida Studio Theatre

The Florida Studio Theatre production 'Murder for Two' is an entertaining musical spoof of the murder-mystery form.

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Ken Lear, Trey Harrington and Jordan Aragon star in "Carole's Kings." Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 2, 2018
'Carole's Kings' lights a candle to the iconic singer-songwriter's universal music

The iconic singer-songwriter is celebrated rather than imitated through this all-male trio in "Carole's Kings" at Florida Studio Theatre.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • July 2, 2018
'Hearts Beat Loud' lacks vigor but has its toe-tapping moments

A killer score keeps Brett Haley's somewhat endearing film, 'Hearts Beat Loud,' afloat.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes and KJ Apa in "Riverdale." Image source: The CW.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • June 29, 2018
Binge Blog: The teens are at it again

The ridiculous drama "Riverdale," the nostalgia-fest that is "Adventureland" and the sugary-sweet "Nailed It!," all available on Netflix, make up this week's Binge Blog offerings.

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