As Tom Petty said it best, the waiting is the hardest part. Just ask fans of the D.C. Universe, who expected to see Wonder Woman 1984 in December 2019 and have endured a year’s worth of overoptimistic postponements. After watching their proposed dates of June 5, Aug. 14 and Oct. 2 devoured by the pandemic, Warner Brothers took the industry-upending move of dropping the film as … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2020
Weekend arts picks: Dec. 19-20, 2020
Film: Playwright August Wilson began his chronicle of the African-American experience throughout the 20th century, one decade at a time, with 1984’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a fictional look at the so-called “Mother of the Blues” in a tension-filled recording session at a Chicago race label in 1927. Now director George C. Wolfe has brought the tale to the screen, with a pair … [Read more...]
Good performances highlight DBP’s ‘Lost in Yonkers’
By Dale King Performers, sets, lights and activity have returned to the long-empty stage of Delray Beach Playhouse. And while coronavirus continues to stymie lifestyles, the DBP staff has “taken this shutdown to work behind the scenes, planning, cleaning, installing state-of-the-art air purification systems and many other items to cope with the new normal,” said … [Read more...]
In its Blu-ray debut, ‘Popeye’ continues to age artfully, if manically
It’s been 40 years since Popeye paddled its way onto cinemas, but instead of making a splash, it is generally believed to have sunk upon impact. Not every prominent critic ragged on Robert Altman’s adaptation of the iconic E.C. Segar comics character. Siskel and Ebert both pointed their thumbs skyward. But Los Angeles’ snarky Stinkers Bad Movie Awards channeled the critics’ … [Read more...]
Delray actress Katzman thrilled to be in big-screen DeNiro comedy
Palm Beach County has an emerging movie star in its midst. Making it official, Kate Katzman of Delray Beach was anointed with the Star on the Horizon Award at last month’s Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, where her latest big screen feature, The Comeback Trail, was the opening night attraction. “To be recognized like that is thrilling enough,” she says by … [Read more...]
‘Closer Than Ever’ compelling despite virtual limitations
For those who are yearning for the return of live theater – and that means most of us, doesn’t it? – MNM Theatre Company is jumping in to fill that void with a simple, but artfully affecting streamed production of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire’s Closer Than Ever. This introspective and heartfelt revue has been produced many times in South Florida since its premiere … [Read more...]
New Kravis CEO excited about getting ‘dream job’
A viral pandemic and an economic downturn have made for a tight job market, yet Terrence W. Dwyer, former chief executive officer of Southern California’s Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, has landed a plum position during these challenging times. Last week he was named the new CEO of West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center, taking over for the retiring Judy Mitchell, who has … [Read more...]
Spunky, sharp ‘Annie’ takes away our hard-knock life at Lake Worth Playhouse
By Dale King Not every stage show can be introduced with the phrase, “Ten months in the making.” But that’s how Lake Worth Playhouse Artistic Director Daniel Eilola launched Annie when it opened this past weekend at the Lake Avenue performance center. It’s the first live production at the venue that’s been shuttered and vacant since the global coronavirus epidemic struck … [Read more...]
Basel, schmasel: Reduced Miami art week carries on
By Sandra Schulman When the news came down in September that Art Basel Miami was canceled, in a domino effect all the other fairs followed suit except one: Design Miami. The usual bustling energy of Miami Beach has shut down with the pandemic, though one beach installation and some walking tours of public art have sprung up. Some of the art scene shifted over to the … [Read more...]