John C. Reilly is quite fruitful as the voice of the title character (left) in the Disney 3-D animated feature “Wreck-It Ralph.” Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures When the hero says, “I wreck things ...

One of the things that distinguish Shakespeare from all of the playwrights who preceded him (and almost all who followed) is the emotional complexity of his characters — and, indeed, of his entire ...

There’s nothing wrong with a comedy resorting to shtick as long as it’s funny shtick. In fact, if you’re trading in predictable bits and ethnic wisecracks, you’ve got to be more on top of your game, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Imagine a raspy voice with a middle-eastern accent whispering “I kill you.” It’s not just another ...

Lots of laughs. That's what director Landree Fleming promised Paramount Theatre's revival of #8220;Little Shop of Horrors#8221; would deliver to audiences. #8220;I always value a good bit,#8221; ...

Mel Brooks’ music for The Producers is pure shtick — but lovable, funny shtick. This is not Sondheim. The tunes sound as if they come from the era in which the film is set — the 1950s — and Nathan ...

Barbershop, the Series: Original series. 10 p.m. Sunday on Showtime. Repeats onTuesday, Thursday and Saturday. "Barbershop" was a funny movie. So was "Barbershop II" and even "Beauty Shop." Showtime's ...

A few weeks ago, KQED's indispensable "California Report" ran a piece about Boeing workers in El Segundo (Los Angeles County) waiting nervously to hear which 1,000 of them would lose their jobs that ...

There’s a scene in the second season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — Amy Sherman-Palladino’s award-winning Amazon Prime series about a budding female Jewish comedian in late 1950s Manhattan — that ...