Wonkette
- You know the story: Jean Valjean steals the candlesticks, adopts the street rat, is harassed by Inspector Javert forever and dies. The end. Catch the Signature Theater’s production of Les Miserables before it ends on Feb. 22. [Signature Theatre]
- The Little Dog Laughed is about a gay actor who finds difficulty in “making it big” because his agent keeps outing his gayness, yet is trying to prevent him from falling in love with a man. It won’t make any sense until you see it for yourself. Oh, and there’s nudity (yes). Until March 15, showtimes vary. [Signature Theater]
- All you need to know about Inspector General is that its tagline promises “biting wit, local flavor and politicians behaving very, very badly.” Until Feb. 28, showtimes vary. [Journeymen]
- Can somebody please explain why AFI Silver Theater is charging $10 for people to watch old movies (Say Anything, Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine) that they can watch online for free via Hulu or that one Asian site? [Because new American movies are all terrible but it's still nice to go see a movie sometimes? -- Ed.]
- Sunday, Feb. 15: Busboys and Poets will be screening the Academy Award-winning documentary Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids, followed by the most depressing discussion in the universe. [Busboys and Poets]
One of these days, I’ll write a revisionist Les Miserables where Javert is one of the good guys, secretly in cahoots with Eugene-Francois Vidocq to keep Paris calm in the face of rabble-rousing and lynchings perpetrated by the noble champions of the People’s Republic…
/has read way too many primary sources
Dear Editor,
I think I’ll have to disagree with your ed. note about all new American movies being terrible. Take Curious Case of Ben Button, for example. It was great! I haven’t slept that well in ages…
Dan
thewhitehouseplumber.blogspot.com
Is the Little Dog who laughs the same one who is “in the Manger?”
hah, I was just watching ESOTSM alone and dejected the other day, wishing I could watch it again for the first time on the big screen.
Les Mis is really good. Also, the film version is #437 on the conservative movie list.
But what happens to Éponine?
Soon. Very, very, soon…
Meh, I saw that last night. It was good-ish.