The cast of Twelve Angry Men. By Hap ErsteinThe “golden age of television” of the 1950s produced many classic dramas that went on to further acclaim in other media.Think of Requiem for a Heavyweight, or Marty, or The Miracle Worker. Certainly earning a spot on that list is Reginald Rose’s dramatized civics lesson, Twelve Angry Men, which the Maltz Jupiter … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 5-7
A scene from A Film Unfinished.Film: Among the many atrocities attributable to the Nazis is the masterful way they churned out propaganda films during World War II. A new inside look at their disinformation machine is found in A Film Unfinished, a documentary by Yael Hersonski that sifts through existing footage of the Third Reich’s depiction of the Jewish ghetto, contrasting … [Read more...]
Theater feature: ’12 Angry Men’ a tribute to democracy, director says
David Howard, Patrick Clear and David Breibarth in Twelve Angry Men.By Hap ErsteinAs two-time Tony Award winner Frank Galati (The Grapes of Wrath, Ragtime) keeps in mind, “angry” is the 1954 Reginald Rose jury deliberation play’s middle name.Twelve Angry Men, which opens this evening at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, is more than half a century old, but it … [Read more...]