Feedback: What the bleep happened at the Golden Globes?

Regarding “Golden Globes 2016: Bleeped Words and Surprise Winners,” Jan. 10: I too wondered about the sudden silence in the audio, thinking it was a malfunction. And when it happened with Mel Gibson, I knew. There were a lot of them. Kind of takes away the glow and lowers the affair. I’ve decided that I like Lady Gaga. She is talented, and she has a lot of courage. Much more courage than I have.

Paul L. Hovsepian, Sierra Madre

David Bowie remembered

Regarding “An Appreciation: Bowie, the Gentle Explorer” [Jan. 12]: David Bowie’s music, entertainment style and fashion was light years ahead of everyone else. He was revolutionary, avant-garde, fearless and not afraid to take risks, futuristic, unpredictable, a visionary, a showman, groundbreaking, innovative, theatrical, controversial, flamboyant, eclectic, electric, a musical genius, a maverick, an experimenter, and perpetually pushing the envelope and breaking down boundaries and reinventing himself. He was definitely one-of-a-kind, a true original.

Kenneth L. Zimmerman

Huntington Beach

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I so appreciate your words today about David Bowie. Very, very well done! Many thanks!

Ellen Butler

Long Beach

The BAFTA technical awards

Regarding: [“Quick Takes: BAFTA Nominations,” Jan. 9] In covering the recently announced BAFTA awards you noted that “Mad Max: Fury Road” earned “seven technical nominations.” Please help me understand what qualifies a filmmaking discipline as “technical.” Michelangelo used brushes, palettes and custom scaffolding of his own design. Was he a technician?

Mark Mangini

Sherman Oaks

Talent for Los Angeles Theater

I want to echo a few of Mr. Charles McNulty’s points on his succinct recap of the theater scene [“A Decade Filled by Brilliant Theater,” Jan. 10] and implore the artistic directors at Taper, Geffen and South Coast Repertory to bring Ivo van Hove to the Southland. Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge” is a stunningly visceral revival under his direction in NYC, and his use of Greek chorus, staging, lighting and engineering design is nothing short of pure genius.

Huihua Zhu

Huntington Beach

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Photos reveal the story

Mary McNamara’s superb review of a “Shades of Blue” [“Ready to Get Dirty: JLo, Liotta Take the Law to a Dark Place,” Jan. 7] runs under the glam shot of a character who’s a tough, capable cop. But Jennifer Lopez plays a cop who happens to be female, her photo must be angled for a profile that accentuates her ample bosom thrusting beneath a thin, white pull-over. By contrast, male co-star Ray Liotta’s photo need not emphasize his physique or profundity, as he sports an archetypical rumpled jacket and firmly clenched jaw. These artful photos well corroborate McNamara’s take: This show is “first and foremost a star vehicle,” with characters contrived to appear so compelling.

Gary Dolgin

Santa Monica

Critical name-calling

Kenneth Turan has said that director Alejandro G. Iñárritu is “pretentious” and “self -important.” [“A Frontier World,” Jan. 8] This redundant name-calling has no place in a serious review.

Al Spangler

Long Beach