Marquis de Sade

Reviews: Frankenstein and Dracula cast their shadows in new books

2012-09-23 00:00:00

When Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" in 1816, she could not have conceived of the cultural landmark it would become. The novel still throws a long shadow across the popular imagination almost two centuries later. Boris Karloff's performance as the...

Thursday’s Highlights: 'The Mentalist' on CBS

2012-02-22 21:36:20

Susan Fromberg Schaeffer dies at 71; wrote 'Buffalo Afternoon'

2011-09-01 00:00:00

Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, a poet and novelist whose well-regarded 1989 novel "Buffalo Afternoon" examined the Vietnam War and its long and complex echo throughout American life, died Friday in Chicago. She was 71. Fromberg Schaeffer, who had been a...

M.O.P. meets Morrissey: BLKHRTS mash-out at Low End Theory

2011-08-10 16:36:10

As Polanski fights for freedom, Swiss film group honors his work with retrospective

2009-11-05 16:33:45

It Takes a Village

2005-10-16 00:00:00

The vineyards, lavender fields and rocky hills of the Luberon are hot, and not just because of the Proven�al sunlight. Adored by epicures, fans of Peter Mayle's bestseller "A Year in Provence" and celebrities who keep homes there, Provence is ever-...

My life with a big black boot

2007-10-15 00:00:00

There I was, a relatively healthy old guy in a stall shower, preparing to celebrate a 34th wedding anniversary with my ever-loving spouse, Elsie. While reaching to turn off the spray, I slipped, lost my balance and fell forward, hitting my noggin on the...

Voyeurism Meets S&M in TheaterWorks' "Venus in Fur"

2012-10-24 10:00:00

Venus in Fur Through Nov. 18, TheaterWorks, 233 Pearl St., (860) 527-7838, theaterworkshartford.org � Don't be fooled by the dingy realism of the anonymous rehearsal room where Venus in Fur takes place: this play calls on mythic precursors and is meant...

Pig farmers are guilty of cruelty to animals

2012-09-29 05:00:00

I strongly object to letter writer Rick Berman's views regarding the "humane" treatment of pregnant pigs ("Pregnant pigs treated humanely," Sept. 22). No reasonable person objects to pregnant pigs being kept in separate pens, but you don't need to be a...

The New Britain Museum of American Art Celebrates Digital Illustration

2012-09-05 13:30:00

Pixelated: The Art of Digital Illustration Ends Dec. 9, New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, (860) 229-0257, nbmaa.org � Old-school artists are likely to approach Pixelated: The Art of Digital Illustration, a hip and...

Theater review: 'Quills' from Frost/Butcher Productions

2012-08-14 13:08:00

Update: Subsequent to this review being published, the producers have used risers to adjust the audience's seating to improve the view. In presenting "Quills," a fictionalized account of the last days of the Marquis de Sade, producers Holly Frost and...

A very able Hank at center of 'Lost Highway'

2012-06-14 08:00:00

"Hank Williams: Lost Highway" Randal Myler and Mark Harelik's jukebox biodrama about the king of country music, back when it was still called "hillbilly music," displays most of the weaknesses that beset the form. There's the awkward mixture of first-...

With a population of fewer than 500, a handful of restaurants and a couple of excellent bed-and-breakfast inns nearby, Lacoste is less touristy than such Provencal meccas as St. Remy and Fontaine de Vaucluse.

2012-09-28 09:06:00

Joaquin Phoenix and Kate Winslet in the movie "Quills." Phoenix plays Abbe de Coulmier, a man who befriends the Marquis de Sade -- who is imprisoned under his watch.

2012-09-06 15:51:00

Shine (1996) The lanky Australian received practically every major award imaginable for his glowing performance as pianist David Helfgott, who spent several years in mental institutions after suffering a breakdown.

2009-01-16 12:40:23