 "Courier-News (Elgin, IL)")
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Revival of 400-year-old gambling comedy reveals overlooked treat
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SKOKIE -- We don't get many verse comedies by Jean-Francois Regnard on local stages.
The playwright looms large in the history of French drama around the end of the 17th century but he doesn't cut much of a figure in the English-speaking theater.
The Northlight Theatre is presenting the world premiere of Freyda Thomas' adaptation of Regnard's 1696 comedy The Gamester.
The adaptation is a delight and the production a charmer.
Maybe Regnard has been shortchanged on the Anglo-American stage for the past 200 years.
The comedy bears some resemblance to the comedies of Moliere, down to the names ...
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'Gremlins' Director Grows New DVD Editions.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Video Store
; ...scenes, although only Gremlins 2 has extra gremlin footage. "There was...there were a lot of gremlins in Gremlins 2, and...was no gag reel for Gremlins, but the sequel provided...mentioned that a few gremlin scenes were cut because...
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The Gremlin: both goofy and great
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press
; ...leader, so it promoted the Gremlin as cute and different, pitching...more than 60 per cent of Gremlin purchasers were under 35...fairly well, selling 26,209 Gremlins. The little-changed '71...optional, which turned the Gremlin into a kind of mini-muscle...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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'GREMLINS 2' FOR ALL - FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...go for all those Gremlins scampering about the...skyscraper of the pesky Gremlin terrorists before they...the fast-developing Gremlin situation. He's...the price of one in "Gremlins 2." The kiddie Gremlin stuff isn't as entrancing...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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FOOLS for THEATER; Gremlin christens its new space with Sam Shepard's volatile classic "Fool for Love.".(VARIETY)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...GRAYDON ROYCE; Staff Writer Little Gremlin is still standing. Five years ago, I...Facing its moment of truth two years ago, Gremlin doubled down on the bet that theater on...foreclosure and that spelled the demise of Gremlin's home, the 100-seat Loading Dock...
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Hot New Gremlin Games to Support Aureal A3D.
PR Newswire
; Aureal and Gremlin Announce New Upcoming Titles Featuring Support for...Semiconductor Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AURL) and Gremlin Interactive Ltd. today announced that new titles from Gremlin's upcoming release slate, including Wild Metal...
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BT Business Ad Sees Dragon Slain By The Gremlins; Dragons' Den and American Inventor star Peter Jones is set to star in the new BT Business multi-million pound advertising campaign alongside 1980's anti-heroes, The Gremlins.
M2 Presswire
; ...Ad Sees Dragon Slain By The Gremlins; Dragons' Den and American...effects company Artemcreated 20 Gremlins for the ad. - It took a crew...and give them distinctive "Gremlin" expression and movement...technicians to operate the Gremlins who each developed their own...
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Bt Business Ad Sees Dragon Slain By The Gremlins; Dragons' Den And American Inventor Star Peter Jones Is Set To Star In The New BT Business Multi-Million Pound Advertising Campaign Alongside 1980's Anti-Heroes, The Gremlins.
M2 Presswire
; ...does he know that The Gremlins have started to attack...malfunctioning only for The Gremlins in their inimitable...flying, and even the odd Gremlin swinging from the ceiling...give them distinctive "Gremlin" expression and movement...technicians to operate the Gremlins who each developed ...
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INTERPLAY TO PUBLISH GREMLIN INTERACTIVE'S SOFTWARE IN NORTH AMERICA & JAPAN
PR Newswire
; ...Entertainment Expo an agreement with Gremlin Interactive Limited for the rights to...developed by the Sheffield, UK-based Gremlin for the next two years. "Interplay is very proud to represent Gremlin here in North America," said Brian...
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THESE 'GREMLINS' THRIVE ON SATIRE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...form of recreation, like the gremlins', is the food fight -- but...glop in which the gross-out gremlins revel as they razz -- and...tuna noodle surprise is the gremlin "Daffy." 2. The "Brain": This time, he and the other gremlins do Manhattan.
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`Gremlins II' is too much like original
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Gremlins II The New Batch (STAR) (STAR) 1...today at local theaters. The first "Gremlins," in 1984, was a meditation on movie...superior B movie and a lot of fun. "Gremlins II The New Batch" is a meditation on...
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