African Gothic: Perhaps because his parents — Joe Bologna and Renee Taylor — have cornered the comedy market in the family, their filmmaker son, Gabriel Bologna, tends towards directing movies with a more dramatic bent. Certainly that is the case with his latest feature, a quirky, twisted, surreal thriller set on a remote, decrepit South African farm. There brother and sister, … [Read more...]
Brief reviews: A taste of the Jewish Film Festival
The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, now in its 24th year, unspools between tomorrow and Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Frank Theaters at Delray Marketplace (FT) and Cobb Theaters (CT) at Downtown in Palm Beach Gardens, featuring an eclectic array of feature films, documentaries and shorts on various aspects of Jewish culture. Below are brief critical views on a … [Read more...]
Reviews in brief: Fine new music for cello; PB Symphony charms; Delray Quartet advances
Carter Brey and Christopher O’Riley (Dec. 19, Kravis Center) World premieres are always special, but they don’t always suggest that they will make a lasting impact on the culture. But composer Justin Dello Joio’s Due per Due, which was given its debut by cellist Carter Brey and pianist Christopher O’Riley, is a worthy new work that deserves to be added to the programs of … [Read more...]
Brief reviews: ‘Bat Boy,’ ‘Tintypes,’ ‘Magical Thinking’
'Bat Boy' charms, but new company needs smaller space Making its area debut, Slow Burn Theatre Company certainly fulfills its stated mission by selecting Bat Boy: The Musical, a quirky, cult show about, yes, a kid who is half-bat, half-human, based on the character immortalized in the pages of the tabloid Weekly World News. With a clever, eclectic score by Laurence … [Read more...]