Aug 29th, 2008 · Benjamin Britten's final, haunting opera Death in Venice (based on Thomas Mann's novella) finds an aging writer obsessed with one particular kind of beauty that leads to his downfall, in a production from Glimmerglass Opera.
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Slate's Mark Jordan Legan reviews film reviews for Death Race, House Bunny, and Hamlet 2.
May 20th, 2008 · When it comes to marketing a movie, the new Indiana Jones movie almost sells itself. But if you're backing a Japanese film adapted from a comic book, you have to be a bit more creative. KPBS reporter Beth Accomando reviews the new film, Death Note, which opens in 300 U.S. multiplexes — but only for two days.
Apr 28th, 2008 · In the Japanese anime series Death Note, high school student Light Yagami is in possession of a super-powered notebook that allows him to kill anyone, simply by writing down the victim's name. Critic-at-large John Powers offers a commentary.