FILM / Alan Waldman : A Look Back at My Favorite Films

James Gandolfini in the British film, In the Loop.From 2003 to 2010:Looking back at my favorite filmsBy Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 18, 2012[Last week we posted Alan Waldman's 10 Favorite Films of 2011, with his list headed by The Help, The King's Speech, and The Guard. Now Alan presents his favorites, by year, going back to 2003.]2010:CITY ISLAND is a wonderful comedy drama about

Alan Waldman : My 10 Favorite Films of 2011

Octavia Spencer in The Help.The Help is powerful, complex:My 10 favorite films of 2011By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2012As was the case last year, some of the films I was most anticipating (The King's Speech then, The Descendants now) hadn�t played in my hometown of Corvallis, Oregon, by the time I was compiling my list, so they will be eligible for next year�s list.In addition to

THEATER / Jonah Raskin : Zayd Dohrn's 'Outside People'

Cast of Outside People at the Vineyard theater in New York. Inset photo: playwright Zayd Dohrn.We�re all outsiders now:Zayd Dohrn�s new play, Outside PeopleThe play -- which is part situation comedy, part soap opera, and part prophecy -- plays with and deconstructs stereotypes of Americans and Chinese.By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / January 5, 2012Zayd Dohrn�s new 90-minute drama, Outside