TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course No. 17 (2007), by Dick Durrance II.Art: If you’ve got a hankering for hitting the links but can’t get to it right now, perhaps an ongoing exhibit at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta will help slake your fairway thirst. Gary Wiren’s nonpareil collection of golf memorabilia is on display along with paintings, photographs and … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘Adjustment Bureau’ has little edge, but it’s enjoyable
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in The Adjustment Bureau.By John ThomasonIf most of Philip K. Dick’s writing was ahead of its time, the latest movie adaptation of his work, The Adjustment Bureau, is behind it.The movie transforms Dick’s ̓50s short story The Adjustment Team from a politically conscious story about free will and Cold War panic to a quaint, … [Read more...]
Film review: Eastwood’s ‘Hereafter’ exquisite, unforgettable
Bryce Dallas Howard and Matt Damon in Hereafter.By John ThomasonA few years ago, when Clint Eastwood directed Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima – his sobering companion films about World War II, told evenhandedly from both sides of the conflict – it seemed the best time to reflect on Eastwood’s directorial canon.At the time, I analyzed Eastwood’s … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in film
Jack Black. (Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Hap ErsteinWe are willing to look ahead at future film releases, but only as far as the end of the calendar year. Even then, the crystal ball gets fuzzy, as these release dates are highly likely to change as Hollywood strategizes and counter-programs.Nevertheless, there are bound to be Oscar nominees within these … [Read more...]
The View From Home 9: New releases on DVD
By John ThomasonClose-Up (Criterion)Release date: June 22Standard list price: $36.49This two-disc Criterion reissue of one of the greatest – if not the greatest – films of the 1990s replaces the out-of-print edition from Facets, and hopefully a new crop of young cinephiles will discover it. Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami wrote and directed the film after … [Read more...]
Film review: Odd ‘Informant!’ relies on Damon’s star turn
Matt Damon in The Informant!By Hap ErsteinOscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is like a box of chocolates. You’re never sure what you are going to get. His recent releases -- the epic political biography Che and the low-budget independent art film on the world of call girls, The Girlfriend Experience -- have virtually nothing in common with his newest film, The Informant!, … [Read more...]