Granddaughter of two-time Oscar winner actor Melvyn Douglas, Illeana Douglas began her career as a stand-up comedian, but soon found herself on the big screen in Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear (1991), one of four Scorsese films she’s appeared in, and started a long-term relationship with Scorsese that lasted eight years. She is most widely known for her roles as Denise Waverly in … [Read more...]
Douglas masterful, RNO too plush at Kravis
Not so long ago, when the Russian National Orchestra was the house band at the Festival of the Arts Boca, one of the most notable things about the ensemble was its sheer muscle: Big orchestras tend to be plush and expansive, but this one had the striking force of an uncoiled snake. The young Vasily Petrenko was at the helm of the RNO this past Thursday in the second of two … [Read more...]