I’m always taken aback when unequivocally bad movies like Ceremony somehow pass the same art-house muster as films by renowned artists. A snarky, misogynistic and intellectually vapid Indiewood feature, Ceremony belongs in Blockbuster’s direct-to-video dustbin, not sharing real estate with the likes of Certified Copy and Cave of Forgotten Dreams. In his feature debut, … [Read more...]
Dramaworks’ challenging ‘Copenhagen’ deserves to be seen
C Theatergoers who feel they know playwright Michael Frayn from the evidence of his most successful stage work, the backstage farce Noises Off! -- or even from his thoughtful drama on the architecture of relationships, Benefactors, which Palm Beach Dramaworks produced in 2008 -- are bound to be taken aback by his most cerebral script, the 2000 Tony Award-winning best play … [Read more...]