A commonly heard complaint about awards programs is that theaters with more financial resources have an unfair advantage over those that are more impoverished. Well, that charge cannot be leveled against South Florida’s Carbonell Awards after Monday night’s results. Walking off with six Carbonell statues at the 38th annual event that celebrates professional theater in Palm … [Read more...]
Scorsese visits ‘Shutter Island’ with campy, B-movie flair
If you accept the premise that all moviemaking is viewer manipulation and you are willing to put yourself in the hands of a master manipulator like Martin Scorsese, then there is plenty to enjoy watching the loopy, melodramatic Shutter Island. On the other hand, if you insist on clarity and loose ends neatly tied, this will only be an exercise in frustration for you. Put me … [Read more...]