"Death of a Salesman", the Tonys, and Broadway

Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield  (showbiz411)

I know not only that the Broadway season has ended, the Tony Awards dispensed with, and that Death of a Salesman has closed, but the memory of that production lingers. 

If history serves, the "Death" in question is likely to be the sole production of Arthur Miller's greatest achievement this young decade. The show's remarkably successful, sold-out run was unsurprising, given the involvement of director Mike Nichols and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. The reviews were likewise filled with praise and platitudes, yet it was PSH's performance as Willy Loman that generated somewhat of a mixed reaction from critics. 

Clooney's Smart Throwback of a Political Mystery

George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, and Jennifer Ehle  (philly)

George Clooney has his fingerprints all over the crackling good new film "The Ides of March," based on the play Farragut North by Beau Willimon. Clooney directs, co-wrote the screenplay with Willimon, and also co-stars. Did I mention GC is also one of the film's producers?