Next Wednesday, January 14 we’ll be opening Stephen Belber’s adaptation of his play MATCH, starring Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard, at the Playhouse 7 and Music Hall. Stewart plays a Juilliard professor being interviewed by a woman and her husband (Gugino and Lillard) for her dissertation on the history of dance in 1960’s New York. As the interview progresses, it becomes increasingly clear that there are ulterior motives to the couple’s visit. The role of the professor is a plum (Frank Langella earned a Tony nomination with it in 2004) and Stewart makes the most of it. It’s a great chance “to see a grand and gracefully aging actor strut his stuff with contagious delight.”
, a definitive history and account of the Fiddler phenomenon. You won’t want to miss Barbara and her stories!
The Academy’s Documentary Branch narrowed the field to 15 from 134 submissions. While we’ve already screened many films, some are still in theaters, and five will play as morning shows over the next few weeks. By the time nominations are announced, every film on the shortlist will have played at one or more of our theaters… for those keeping track! For those not located near our theatres, thankfully, a few streaming sites are showing some of these films. However, there are usually different location restrictions on some of these sites, such as Netflix. Of course, one of the most common ways to watch films that are restricted is by purchasing a VPN. Some are better than others, but there are reviewing websites online allowing users to 
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