GOD OF CARNAGE

Michael and Veronica have invited Alan and Annette over for a little chat. It seems their boys have had a bit of an altercation at the playground, and Michael and Veronica want to find out what caused it.
That’s the wafer-thin plot of French playwright Yasmina Reza’s 2009 Tony-winning comedy, “God of Carnage” and, by [...]

Brazilian President Lula da Silva supports Rio 2016

Rio de Janeiro is a city which, throughout history, has slowly lost its political importance, both within Brazil and overseas. Once the capital of the Portuguese Empire, and later that of Brazil, it is currently a city in transition and on the move.
I think awarding us the 2016 Summer Games will show the world [...]

IAN BENARDO

He looks and seems to be arrogant, when acting. In person, he looks attractive, interesting and very smart. Ian Benardo was so kind as to giving me a hilarious interview recently.

Lucas Eller: I’m here with Ian Benardo, a media personality in New York City…
Ian Benardo: …and the world…
Lucas Eller: … as well, which is so [...]

MERYL SYKES

Lucas Eller: Hey Meryl. How are you doing today? Thanks for giving me this interview.
Meryl Sykes: No problem. I’m happy to be here.
Lucas Eller: Tell me a bit about your acting experiences. How do you like being an actress in New York?
Meryl Sykes: I am very much at the beginning of the process of [...]

OH, OSCAR, OSCAR, OSCAR…

Twice as many Best Picture nominees (for the first time since 1943, there were ten). Twice the usual number of hosts.
So–was the 82nd annual Academy Awards twice as good?
Well…no.
Neil Patrick Harris got the show off to an appropriately rousing start with his opening number (somebody has GOT to write this Broadway vet a musical [...]

THE 10-YEAR DELAYED FEEDBACK

Try as I might, I cannot imagine myself living a life similar to my father’s back when he was my age. At twenty-seven, my dad had already established himself on the fast-track of his career, and was the proud father of a 3-year-old me. Many other urbanite friends from my generation come to the same [...]

HUDSON OLIVEIRA

Hudson Oliveira is an actor in New York City. He is in the film Taxi Dance, by director Kami Zargham, which was released a couple of months ago. I met Hudson back then and he gave me a very nice interview about the movie as well as his lifestyles.

Lucas Eller: Hello, Hudson. How are you [...]

A SERIOUS MAN

Larry Gopnik, the lead character in the Coen brothers’ bleak new movie, “A Serious Man”, lives the life of Job. His wife, ready to shack up with their recently-widowed neighbor, has demanded a divorce; his tenure request at work (he’s a college physics professor) looks like it might be denied; his deeply depressed, unemployed [...]

SEAN AVOLIO

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Lucas Eller: I’m here with Sean Avolio, who’s a singer and performer in New York City. Is that correct?
Sean Avolio: Yes.
Lucas Eller: So, tell me a bit about your career. I heard you produced a music video?
Sean Avolio: Yeah, we just completed my second video, for my song “All Up In My Candy,” which can [...]

THE HURT LOCKER

A bomb lies menacingly in the middle of a dusty Iraqi street. A soldier–a member of an elite squad of Americans who defuse bombs where- and whenever they find them–approaches it slowly, cautiously, decked out in enough protective gear to make Iron Man swoon with envy. Eventually, he reaches the device, takes a gander [...]

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