As playwrights age, their work may increasingly confront how they, or anyone, will be remembered after death. Their passing will command respectful obituaries and festivals in tribute, but it’s also the moment when they relinquish all control of their legacy. What a terrifying thought for someone who’s made a living playing God! This season, the Goodman and Shattered Globe pay tribute to Pulitzer Prize winners August Wilson (1945-2005) and Arthur Miller (1915-2005), respectfully, in productions... more ›

Sometimes the best of intentions, coupled with great acting and location shooting, just aren't enough to save a film from its own convoluted heavy-handedness. Such is the case with The Architect, which opens today at the Landmark a few weeks before it comes out on DVD (it was shot on high-def video). It's an adaptation of a play by David Greig: a smug architect finds himself confronted by a resident activist of a public housing project he designed, who believes it's a danger to the community and wants it torn it down. At the same time there are numerous crises on the home front as long-simmering tensions finally explode. more ›