July 19, 2000

[Times art: Branden Jeffords]
Some actors have it; most don't. It's that mysterious charisma that draws us into their world and keeps us coming back for more. Story
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'Briefs' are agonizingly long
TAMPA -- The short play has become popular in recent years, as theaters have embraced the idea that people's attention spans are slipping. But that's probably a dubious assumption -- after all, movies are running longer than ever and they don't seem to be hurting at the box office -- and it's not doing playwrights any favors, either. Every writer knows it's much harder to write short.
Live music scores perfectly with film
ST. PETERSBURG -- It was like a scene out of Andy Warhol's Factory in the 1960s Monday night at the Globe Coffee Lounge. An arty affair indeed. More than 80 patrons pulled up folding chairs and pillows, gathering around a large video screen to view the classic German Expressionist horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, presented by the local Movies That Move film series.