Two Ends of Reality: Martha P. Nochimson on “Quantum Screens: Nonlinear Universes in Film and Television”
As I spent twelve hours in the hospital last week, waiting for my dad to recover from his long-belated knee replacement surgery, I found a liberating mode of escapism in devouring author and professor Martha P. Nochimson’s latest marvelous book, Quantum Screens: Nonlinear Universes in Film and Television. On the basis of its delicious theories […]
I’m in the Wrong Story: Joanna Gleason on “The Grotto,” “Into the Woods” and More
“Sometimes people leave you / Halfway through the wood / Do not let it grieve you / No one leaves for good / You are not alone / No one is alone” These poignant lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim for his 1987 masterpiece, the stage musical “Into the Woods,” were sung in a haunting reprise […]