If Tetro is the 70-year-old Francis Ford Coppola’s final film, it would be an elegant swan song to an accomplished career: an invigorating inhalation of arthouse air to remedy the commercial drudge work to which the director confined himself in the ‘90s. Indeed, the Francis Coppola of the late half of the late ‘00s harkens more to his rebellious, rulebook-eschewing, film … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2009
Film review: ‘Tetro’ marks Coppola’s return to youthful form
Vincent Gallo in Tetro.By John ThomasonIf Tetro is the 70-year-old Francis Ford Coppola’s final film, it would be an elegant swan song to an accomplished career: an invigorating inhalation of arthouse air to remedy the commercial drudge work to which the director confined himself in the ‘90s.Indeed, the Francis Coppola of the late half of the late ‘00s harkens more to his … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2009-10: The season in opera
The coming opera season has been scaled back somewhat in both of the major local companies, but opera devotees will still have plenty to look forward to. In addition to the seven local productions, there will be five others from two different trunk companies, and 11 high-definition broadcasts of live performances from New York’s Metropolitan Opera, screened at the Society for … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2009-10: The season in opera
Carl Tanner as Otello. (Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Greg StepanichThe coming opera season has been scaled back somewhat in both of the major local companies, but opera devotees will still have plenty to look forward to.In addition to the seven local productions, there will be five others from two different trunk companies, and 11 high-definition broadcasts of live … [Read more...]
‘Doll’s House’ effective, but play has outlived its moment
Ah, to have been in Copenhagen’s Royal Theatre that night in late December 1879, when Henrik Ibsen elicited shock and outrage with his new play, A Doll’s House, and particularly the final door-slamming, convention-flaunting exit of its heroine, Nora Helmer. Watching what she endures through 21st century eyes, however, the only conceivable response is a hearty, “You go, girl,” … [Read more...]
Theater review: ‘Doll’s House’ effective, but play has outlived its moment
Michael St. Pierre and Margery Lowe in A Doll's House.By Hap ErsteinAh, to have been in Copenhagen’s Royal Theatre that night in late December 1879, when Henrik Ibsen elicited shock and outrage with his new play, A Doll’s House, and particularly the final door-slamming, convention-flaunting exit of its heroine, Nora Helmer.Watching what she endures through 21st-century eyes, … [Read more...]
Butcher exhibit at Boca offers insight into our wild places
Many of us may never wade into the alligator- and snake-infested swamps of South Florida or hike into the mountain wildernesses of the West. But through Clyde Butcher’s photographs, we can get a feeling of what we would see and of the great beauty that awaits in our natural environment. Through November 8, visitors to the Boca Raton Museum of Art can vicariously travel from … [Read more...]
Art review: Butcher exhibit offers insight into wild treasures
Loxahatchee River I (1991), by Clyde Butcher.By Katie DeitsMany of us may never wade into the alligator- and snake-infested swamps of South Florida or hike into the mountain wildernesses of the West. But through Clyde Butcher’s photographs, we can get a feeling of what we would see and of the great beauty that awaits in our natural environment.Through November 8, visitors to … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2009-10: The season in classical music
Some things will be absent or reduced in the upcoming classical music and opera season, but overall, the coming supply of concerts will be relatively robust, and well worth investigation. Here’s an overview of the season by genre – orchestral, solo, chamber and choral – with the proviso that this is a selective list and not a comprehensive one. Orchestras: Fans of … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2009-10: The season in classical music
Philippe Entremont. (Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Greg Stepanich Some things will be absent or reduced in the upcoming classical music and opera season, but overall, the coming supply of concerts will be relatively robust, and well worth investigation.Here’s an overview of the season by genre – orchestral, solo, chamber and choral – with the proviso that this is a selective … [Read more...]