Jacquy Pfeiffer in Kings of Pastry.Film: We know, we know, one of your New Year’s resolutions is to lose some weight, and viewing the high-calorie baked goods in the tasty new documentary Kings of Pastry is not going to help matters. Still, treat yourself to this affectionate confection by co-directors D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (The War Room, Moon … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2010
ArtsPaper Interview: Age of Philippe begins at Boca Symphonia
Philippe Entremont.(Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Greg StepanichThe French pianist Philippe Entremont was born in 1934 in Rheims, France, to two musicians, and found fame early, entering the Paris Conservatoire at 12 and winning first prizes in solfège, chamber music and piano performance by the time he was 15.He made his American debut in 1953, … [Read more...]
Boca Symphonia enters Age of Philippe
The French pianist Philippe Entremont was born in 1934 in Rheims, France, to two musicians, and found fame early, entering the Paris Conservatoire at 12 and winning first prizes in solfège, chamber music and piano performance by the time he was 15. He made his American debut in 1953, and has enjoyed a career as one of the world’s leading pianists, with numerous recordings and … [Read more...]
Music reviews: Fine new music for cello; PB Symphony charms; Delray Quartet advances
Justin Dello Joio.Carter Brey and Christopher O’Riley (Dec. 19, Kravis Center)World premieres are always special, but they don’t always suggest that they will make a lasting impact on the culture.But composer Justin Dello Joio’s Due per Due, which was given its debut by cellist Carter Brey and pianist Christopher O’Riley, is a worthy new work that … [Read more...]
Reviews in brief: Fine new music for cello; PB Symphony charms; Delray Quartet advances
Carter Brey and Christopher O’Riley (Dec. 19, Kravis Center) World premieres are always special, but they don’t always suggest that they will make a lasting impact on the culture. But composer Justin Dello Joio’s Due per Due, which was given its debut by cellist Carter Brey and pianist Christopher O’Riley, is a worthy new work that deserves to be added to the programs of … [Read more...]
Film feature: State, regional critics agree: ‘Social Network’ was year’s best film
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network. By Hap ErsteinThere is no dominant front-runner for this year’s Best Picture Oscar, but you would never know that from the polls of the Florida Film Critics Circle and the Southeastern Film Critics Association (the two groups I belong to as a voting member).Both tapped The Social Network, David Fincher’s account of the founding … [Read more...]
Florida, regional critics agree: ‘Social Network’ was year’s top film
There is no dominant front-runner for this year’s Best Picture Oscar, but you would never know that from the polls of the Florida Film Critics Circle and the Southeastern Film Critics Association (the two groups I belong to as a voting member). Both tapped The Social Network, David Fincher’s account of the founding of Facebook, as the best film of 2010 and, as happens only … [Read more...]
Art review: Less isn’t more as Norton asks, ‘Now WHAT?’
inverted red catenary, by Allyson Strafella.By Gretel SarmientoTwo strangers in a museum find themselves sharing the same opinion about that thing facing them. They call it “thing” because they don't know what it is. And the brave one's loud comment (“What the heck is this?”) is the shy one's relief.Such a flow of communication might be common at the Now … [Read more...]
Less isn’t more as Norton asks ‘Now WHAT?’
Two strangers in a museum find themselves sharing the same opinion about that thing facing them. They call it “thing” because they don't know what it is. And the brave one's loud comment (“What the heck is this?”) is the shy one's relief. Such a flow of communication might be common at the Now WHAT? show, which opened recently at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach in an … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 24-26
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech. Film: With meticulous attention to period details and an engrossing history-based story that humanizes the struggle of a British king like no movie before it, The King’s Speech is great, albeit old-fashioned, filmmaking. Colin Firth stars as Bertie, a/k/a Prince Albert (Colin Firth), who unexpectedly becomes King George VI … [Read more...]