BY ROBERT DIGITALE What does it mean that “The King’s Speech” has been crowned the year’s best film, along with honors for best director and best actor? On one level, you can say that no film dominated Monday’s Academy Awards ceremony. After all, both “King’s Speech” and “Inception” won four [...]
Went last week to see the five short animated films nominated for an Oscar. Figured it might help me win the workplace Academy Awards contest. Looked later and saw that the contest doesn’t include that category. Oh, well. Even so, the five films were fun to see. Which one will [...]
Much of “Winter’s Bone” makes you wonder. Why do these beaten-down Ozarks women always seem to be the gatekeepers, the first ones to tersely welcome you in or to warn you to beat it before their slumbering men arise and beat you? Why does this dour collection of meth-cursed kinfolk [...]
More than 50 young people from at least 15 schools in Sonoma and Marin counties came together Sunday for a magical performance of "Les Miserables." Here's hoping the producers will make this a regular treat. The photo was taken by Press Democrat Photographer Beth Schlanker.
The talent was homegrown, and the musical theater numbers wowed the crowd Monday at the Jackson Theater in Santa Rosa.
Bernadette Peters wows us with "Send In The Clowns." But for Santa Rosans the show has an added attraction, namely its associate conductor, the incredibly talented Montgomery High grad Paul Staroba. The photo of the marquee of the Walter Kerr Theatre is by Jean Digitale Crooks.
Robert Digitale is a retired staff writer for The Press Democrat and the author of the fantasy novel, Horse Stalker, which the North Bay Bohemian calls “a magical adventure.” Contact him at rdigit9@yahoo.com.
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