Colombo Critic

Herr Über Direktor!

This comes from a conversation I had with a couple of people this morning. Just who do we consider to be a good, if not Great Sri Lankan Theater? Do we hail Steve de la Zilwa, the director of Equus as a great director even though this is the first ...

The Pre-FAQ and Other Stories

First of all, thanks for all the recent comments, really appreciated. That said let me clear up a few points: About Me (and this site) I am not a professional critic, nor have I ever said/pretended to be. I don't get paid for this. These reviews are not published outside this site (unless clearly ...

In the dark…

"The theatre festival has been a tremendous success in terms of pure artistic achievement." Feroz Kamardeen This is a quote from this article in the Sunday Times, July 22nd 2007. This is what is referred to as an opinion. Another example of an opinion would be as follows: "The Noir Theater Fest succeeded in ...

April 4th 2008
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An Enemy of the People

Henrik Ibsen was a true great. No cast, no director should be allowed to desecrate that greatness by a mediocre performance of an Ibsen work. I am glad to say that the StageLight & Magic production team and cast are completely innocent of any such crime in their performance of ...
February 22nd 2008
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Caliban’s Rebellion

Caliban's Rebellion is a dramatic adaptation of a work of Shakespeare in typical CenterStage Productions' style. Drawing on The Tempest for inspiration Caliban's Rebellion attempts to paint Caliban in a more forgiving light and give a slightly different view from the traditional interpretation. So, you may be wondering… is it ...
February 21st 2008
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There Will Be Blood

This movie was the last of the Best Picture nominees I got a chance to look at. I was initially hesitant to seek this one out primarily because of Day-Lewis' performance in Gangs of New York. While I admired that performance it was completely at odds with everything I remembered ...
February 21st 2008
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Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton is the second Best Picture Academy Award nominated film for 2008 we'll be looking at before the night in question. And no, it's not about American Football (or 'Football' as the Americans like to call it), but rather a legal drama in which we see George Clooney, Tom ...
February 21st 2008
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Juno

Remember Knocked Up? Geek meets girl. Geek sleeps with girl. Out pops baby. Well, Juno is more of the same... except all the parent's to be are highschoolers. Usually, I wouldn't be interested by something as mundane and Oprahesque as a drama comedy about unplanned teenage pregnancy. However, Jason Reitman's ...

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