Jason Edelstein and Rick Pena in Blood Brothers.Theater: In only two seasons, Boca Raton’s Slow Burn Theatre Company has forged a reputation for producing edgy musicals outside the mainstream. The show that got its co-founders, Matthew Korinko and Patrick Fitzwater, interested in creating and running their own troupe is Blood Brothers, the cult hit that opened in … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘Herb & Dorothy’ chronicles the art of acquisition
Herb and Dorothy Vogel, art collectors extraordinaire.By Hap ErsteinUnassuming and wildly unlikely, Herbie and Dorothy Vogel would not seem out of place in a South Florida condo, whiling away their retirement years with a hot game of gin rummy or mah-jongg. Instead, as the affectionate documentary Herb & Dorothy recounts, they are the toast of the New York art scene as … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘Pervert’s Guide to the Cinema’ brings Freud to movie house
Kyle MacLachlan and Isabella Rosselliniin David Lynch's Blue Velvet.By Hap Erstein If you have not yet discovered the tiny Emerging Cinemas in Lake Worth, the digitally projected repertory art film theater next door to the Lake Worth Playhouse, this is the month to do so. Opening on Friday and playing for a week is the provocatively titled The Pervert’s Guide to … [Read more...]
Weekend Arts Picks: Jan. 8-12
Photographer Barry Seidman with threeof the photographs from his exhibit ‘Aperture Art.’RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery: Opening Thursday night is Aperture Art, an exhibit of large fine-art photographs by advertising photographer Barry Seidman. Featuring photographs of stylish cocktails and breathtaking close-ups of flowers and fruit, the images, printed as dye-transfers and on … [Read more...]