OK, so there are a few cringe-worthy moments in The Theory of Everything, a muted and respectful biopic about an intellectually towering icon. The real Stephen Hawking, who is played in the film in a career-defining embodiment by Eddie Redmayne, would not stand for the sentimental score that attends the aftermath his on-screen diagnosis of ALS — the sweeping sadness that … [Read more...]
A mommy-porn idyll without ideas
Freud and Kinsey would have field days with Adore, a raging libido of a film from the presumptively provocative French director Anne Fontaine. Instead of Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice, the major players in Fontaine’s new sexual roundelay Roz (Robin Wright) and Lil (Naomi Watts) and Ian (Xavier Samuel) and Tom (James Frecheville) -- two mothers and -- gasp! -- their sons. No, … [Read more...]
TED phenomenon comes to Delray Beach on Friday
In the spirit of the original TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to “ideas worth spreading,” TEDx comes to Delray Beach this Friday, organized by local resident Becky Woodbridge, a flight attendant, speaker and coach. Originating in California 29 years ago, with two major TED events each year, the organization (originally focusing on Technology, Entertainment and Design) … [Read more...]