It’s not the first time I’m warning you, and it won’t be the last: Don’t believe the trailer. The latest film that deserves this precaution is the Israeli box office sensation The Farewell Party, which presents, in its truncated teaser, as a daffy retirement-home comedy with a saccharine center. While laughs do occasionally puncture the gravity of the film’s subject matter, … [Read more...]
‘Extraordinary’ apt description for Flagler’s Urban retrospective
Certain media, subjects and sizes benefit an artist more than others. And something in the creation process usually gets lost, while going from one to another. Some highlight skill while others harm it. Some encourage innovation while others enforce limits. It is hard to be consistently extraordinary. But the Flagler Museum’s current show focuses on a man who was. Named … [Read more...]