A scene from Crazy for You, now playing at the Maltz. Theater: Thanks to the business savvy of the Gershwin Estate, George and Ira Gershwin have written a few musicals after their death. Or rather, their vast song trunk has been made available to those who would reuse their familiar and obscure compositions in new settings, such as Crazy for You, a “new” show … [Read more...]
Film review: French film lions add weathered charm to ‘Potiche’
Catherine Deneuve and Fabrice Luchini in Potiche.By John ThomasonAn alternative title of Potiche could have been Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. In this, the latest film from French directorial chameleon François Ozon, the men are the irrational ones – clingy, petulant and generally bewildered – while the film’s female protagonist, played by Catherine … [Read more...]
Film review: Three worth watching at Jewish movie fest
Mirta Bogdasarian in La Cámara Oscura.By Hap ErsteinOnly a few of the 20th annual Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival’s entries were made available for advance reviews, but here are a few of them worth at least partial attention:* Hello, Goodbye (France, 99 min., Sat., Dec. 5, 7:20 pm, Cobb Dowtown) -- For many Israel is an idealized promised land, but director Graham Guit … [Read more...]