A scene from A Town Called Panic.By John Thomason You can pay half-attention to A Town Called Panic and still be able to follow the story. You can just as easily pay complete attention and have no idea what's going on. Bottom line: Just leave logic at the door and try and enjoy yourself.Opening Friday at the Lake Worth Playhouse, the film is based on a long-running Belgian … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘The Maid,’ compelling portrait of a breakdown
Catalina Saavedra in The Maid.By John ThomasonSevere mental illness or run-of-the-mill midlife crisis?This is the debate posed by Sebastian Silva’s The Maid, which opens Friday in Lake Worth and Lake Park. This compelling Chilean drama, which won a jury prize at Sundance last year, explores a character of complex interiority: a dowdy, middle-aged, live-in maid for an … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Lake Worth auteur’s film spotlights SoFla musicians
Talina Adamo.By Hap ErsteinThis Sunday, Lake Worth singer-songwriter Talina Adamo adds “filmmaker” to her career hyphens.A recent graduate of the Palm Beach Film School, she unveils her first movie, a 47-minute documentary called The Love of Music, at a red-carpet premiere screening, live concert and reception at Fort Lauderdale’s Cinema Paradiso.The film turns the spotlight on … [Read more...]