Ok, it’s official, I have become an Anderson groupie–at least as much as two films will make me one. First, Grand Budapest Hotel and now Moonrise Kingdom. While it is true that I saw The Royal Tanenbaums and didn’t think too much of it, that was a long time ago and before I became a…
If you’re a fan of Monk, or even if you’re not, you won’t want to miss Shalhoub in his star turn at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater. The Beaumont’s new play, written and directed by James Lapine, but based heavily on Moss Hart’s celebrated autobiography, Act One, (Source: broadway.com) is a delight and not least…
We were surprised and delighted to see a full house at Avery Fisher last night that included a healthy mix of ages; I can only assume this is because of the program which was guaranteed to appeal to all. After its recent renovation, the hall looks beautiful and sounds somewhat better, although it will never…
If you enjoy mysteries with a comic turn, you might like this one, Playing Dead or Je Fais le Mort, which includes the added pleasures of polishing your French and seeing the best of beautiful Alps resort Megeve. (Source: myfrenchfilmfestival.com) Jean-Paul Salome directs and French star Francois Damiens plays the out-of-work actor who consents to…
Two solid hours of music sung by excellent singer-actors and a terrific seven-piece band playing the original Kurt Weill score and orchestration with book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. What could be better? Remember “Mack the Knife,” “Pirate Jenny” and, of course, the “Ballad of Sexual Dependency”?–they’re all there. F. Murray Abraham heads the singing…
Ok, so it wasn’t quite a riot, but it was a bit rough. We went early–very early–as this was the closing film of the series and Bernard Tavernier would be there to answer questions. The French Minister is known in France as Quai D’Orsay, well-known as the seat of government. We arrived at the Walter…
When the Vienna comes to town, we generally try to find a program we like and go. This time it was pure meat and potatoes—Haydn, Brahms, Brahms–and we were looking forward to it. As we got there, Rory mentioned he didn’t see anybody, raising anxieties in me since twice before we had gone there and…
