Email Author Ronald Mangravite

2001 Stories by Ronald Mangravite

• Ring in the New Gears

  published December 27, 2001

  Serious theater? In Broward County? Don't chuckle. You've been asleep if you haven't noticed some decided cultural shifts in what used to be the... More >>

• Fast, Furious Farce

  published December 20, 2001

  This is a busy time of the year, so let's get to the point of this review fast. If you want to see a classic example of sitcom at its silliest,... More >>

• Playing Favorites

  published December 6, 2001

  In the curious, peculiar little world of theater, there has always been and always will be an ongoing debate between the aficionados of art and... More >>

• Father Noir

  published December 6, 2001

  Some movies you see because you want to. Others you see because you have to. For anyone who is interested in film noir, Jean-Pierre Melville's... More >>

• These Magic Moments

  published November 29, 2001

  Is the glass half empty or half full? Thoughtful theatergoers may rue what may be missing on the South Florida stage scene -- classical... More >>

• Plotless Lines

  published November 29, 2001

  Stop the presses! I must report that I have just seen a film that could top my personal list of the worst movies of all time. The new contender is... More >>

• Under the Rainbow

  published November 22, 2001

  If high drama is your cup of tea, you should find what you're looking for at theater companies all over South Florida. Just don't look on the... More >>

• What's So Funny?

  published November 15, 2001

  Think of modern Broadway comedies and Neil Simon immediately springs to mind. The prolific and popular playwright spans four decades of American... More >>

• A Blessing in Disrepair

  published November 8, 2001

  In the theater world as in society, a happy few are much more fortunate than the rest. Consider the prosperous and respected Florida Stage. Now... More >>

• Boy Gets Girl Gets Creepy

  published November 1, 2001

  Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl: the classic model for romantic comedy and drama. According to Rebecca Gilman, it's also the... More >>

• The Celluloid Struggle

  published November 1, 2001

  Revolutionary times have always been tempting backdrops for film stories. Some are fictional epics set against a historical backdrop (Dr.... More >>

• Mad Cat's Halloween Treat

  published October 25, 2001

  In more than a few ways, producing live theater is akin to staging a military campaign, involving rapidly changing logistical considerations of... More >>

• Desire Under Siege

  published October 25, 2001

  Not long ago you could look and look and look for revivals, and the screen would remain blank. No more. Apocalypse Now Redux pulled in... More >>

• Get to the Lite Stuff

  published October 18, 2001

  Where is the epicenter of live theater in South Florida? There are several contenders, but none can top Coral Gables, with five professional... More >>

• Porn to Run

  published October 18, 2001

  What is pornography? If someone can give me a workable definition, I'd have a better handle on Baise-Moi (Rape Me), a... More >>

• Getting Personal

  published October 11, 2001

  One of the toughest decisions in my job is choosing which show to cover. Given the amount of theatrical activity in South Florida, there just is... More >>

• An Imperfect Storm

  published October 4, 2001

  Amid warehouses and train tracks on NE Flagler in Fort Lauderdale, the new Sol Theatre Project's neon logo lights up the dark night like a cheery... More >>

• Forbidden City Sounds

  published October 4, 2001

  Ah, the backstage show-biz story. A classic movie genre. Think Bullets over Broadway, think Shakespeare in Love, think The... More >>

• Dream On

  published September 27, 2001

  I don't know what motivated Rafael de Acha and his New Theatre to produce Nilo Cruz's new play Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams.... More >>

• Fresh Seasonings

  published September 20, 2001

  Since the here and now has been so visceral these last days, many South Floridians may have spent little time looking ahead. But eventually they... More >>

• Lesbian, PI

  published September 20, 2001

  Let's see -- which movie sports the most clichés? Outside of the Naked Gun-style spoofs, The Monkey's Mask, a new... More >>

• Cineaste Alert!

  published August 30, 2001

  Pity the poor classic-film lover. All of the great films have been seen, over and over. The only thrill left is to imagine what it might be like... More >>

• Notes from Underground Film

  published August 16, 2001

  Astroll along the Miami River one recent Sunday evening didn't seem particularly promising. The rains had subsided, the river flowed calmly,... More >>

• Spliced Up Nice

  published July 26, 2001

  Get ready to sit. The busy summer film season in Miami continues with two remarkable events. The FIU-Miami International Film Festival will... More >>

• Summer Fun Screens

  published July 19, 2001

  Summertime supposedly is the slow season in South Florida, but you wouldn't know it from the sudden explosion of film news and events happening or... More >>