New drama addresses the politics of surrogate pregnancy in Japan

New drama addresses the politics of surrogate pregnancy in Japan
Keiko Matsuzaka started out as a glamorous ingenue who sang and acted. Her career didn’t differ greatly from those of other late Showa Era (1926-89) idols, except that she gave in to the unflattering changes her body underwent after entering middle age. Most other actresses who are still working in their 50s try desperately to hold on to their youthful appeal. Matsuzaka’s fuller, dowdier figure …
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Melissa McCarthy of ‘Mike & Molly’ takes unhinged to a new level in ‘Bridesmaids’
After a half-hour conversation with actress Melissa McCarthy, one might be inclined to assume she’s the most levelheaded, regular person on planet Earth. She’s the sort of woman who plans to make “a big shark cake” for her elder daughter’s fourth birthday and who actually uses the word “gosh” in a sentence while discussing someone who publicly insulted her. She even grew up on a farm in …
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‘Journey of the Bonesetter’s Daughter’ review
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Journey of the Bonesetter’s Daughter: Documentary. 10 p.m. Sun. on KQED. Art isn’t easy, as Stephen Sondheim put it, yet how many documentaries about the creation of some great piece of theater,…
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