Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan in The Trip. Film: Fans of director Michael Winterbottom’s Tristam Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story are likely to get a kick out of the ad lib road comedy The Trip, for he has again enlisted the duo of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in a sly verbal romp. As in the earlier film, the two British actors play themselves, or at least a comic … [Read more...]
Art review: Film villains, heroes share high sense of style at Norton show
Jim Carrey’s Riddler getup from Batman Forever (1995),designed by Bob Ringwood.By Gretel SarmientoIn an ideal world, bad guys are easily identifiable and, thus, avoidable. Their crimes are not carried out with a pen but with heavy swords or devastating superpowers. And right before they get their way, a hero sporting flashy colors saves the day.In that ideal … [Read more...]
Art feature: Photo artist Moore takes her cues from nature
Friends Forever, by Melinda Moore.By Tom TracyMelinda Moore arrived at a monthly roundtable of photo artists in West Palm Beach and pulled from a shoulder bag four or five new travel-photo scenic prints she had quickly matted that afternoon.They were rich, gallery-quality black-and-whites of London street life, but no biggie: Moore — who comes across as everyone’s … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Florida Stage subscribers to get arts deals; Wright to headline poetry fest
(Foreground to back) Kate Eastwood Norris, J. Fred Shiffmanand Lourelene Snedeker in Michael Hollinger’s play,Ghost-Writer, which premiered at Florida Stage in March. Florida Stage subscribers to get special offers in mid-JulyFollowing the unexpected news earlier this month that Florida Stage was filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and could not refund … [Read more...]
Art feature: ‘Pop-up’ show reveals health of area’s contemporary art scene
The Old Get Wiser (2011), by Sam Perry.(Photo by Jenifer M. Vogt)By Jenifer M. VogtThe contemporary art scene in Palm Beach County may not contain as much of the risqué or emergent as can be found in our flashy neighbor to the south, Miami Beach — and we really needn’t be jealous; after all, we have old money — but there is a steady undertow of the … [Read more...]
Art feature: Lighthouse ArtCenter looks to emerging artists
Warm War, by Jorge Marquez.By Jan EngorenWhen Nicholas Whipple was looking for a venue to showcase his light sculptures, he put out feelers to galleries in the Wynwood section of Miami.Luckily for Whipple, 28, of Hobe Sound, a set designer and master carpenter at the Maltz Theatre in Jupiter, he found a space closer to home.In an exhibit opening Friday, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 17-19
Neil Patrick Harris in Company.Film: Can’t decide whether to go to the theater or to the movies this weekend? Do both, with the high-definition video of the recent concert version of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, which was shamelessly promoted on last Sunday’s Tony Awards broadcast. It stars Neil Patrick Harris as marriage-challenged Bobby, which should restart the … [Read more...]
Art review: Vickrey’s world too fragile for the real one
Lacy’s Sparkler (2008), by Robert Vickrey. By Jenifer M. VogtWhimsy and wonder dominate in the world that Robert Vickrey creates in his painting. On first glance, there’s not much that is dark or foreboding. In fact, within moments of entering the exhibit, Robert Vickrey: The Magic of Realism, now on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art until June 19, … [Read more...]
Art review: Hudson River painters captured glory of a rising nation
Adirondack Mountains, N.Y. (1870), by Asher Brown Durand.By Jenifer M. VogtIn the final room of the exhibit Hudson River School Masterpieces from the New-York Historical Society, now on view at The Society of the Four Arts through Sunday, there are two striking portraits of the men considered to be the fathers of the movement: Thomas Cole and Asher Durand.One … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: March 11-13
Ray Bolger, Judy Garland and Jack Haley in The Wizard of Oz.The film industry has been one of the best things ever to happen to the symphony orchestra, and tonight at the Festival of the Arts Boca, both will be together again. Restoration specialist John Guberman is bringing the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz to the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater tonight, to be screened to … [Read more...]