Scheck on the Arts http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Friday, June 14, 2014 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/14/friday-june-14-2014 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:38:41 +0000 Frank Scheck News Hollywood Reporter 745@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Hatchet III</em>, the third entry in the horror trilogy, once again features the hulking Victor Crowley rampaging through a Louisiana swamp. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/hatchet-iii/review/568357"><strong> here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Call Me Kuchu</em> is a powerful documentary detailing the systematic persecution of gays and lesbians in Uganda. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/call-me-kuchu/review/568364"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards</em> is a family-friendly comedy concert film spotlighting three Christian comics. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/apostles-comedy-onwards-film-review-568376"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/14/friday-june-14-2014">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Hatchet III, the third entry in the horror trilogy, once again features the hulking Victor Crowley rampaging through a Louisiana swamp. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Call Me Kuchu is a powerful documentary detailing the systematic persecution of gays and lesbians in Uganda. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards is a family-friendly comedy concert film spotlighting three Christian comics. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/14/friday-june-14-2014#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=745 Thursday, June 13, 2013 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/13/thursday-june-13-2013 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:26:12 +0000 Frank Scheck News New York Post 744@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Manna-Hata</em> is a new immersive, site-specific play about the history of NYC that's being performed in the James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue. To read my<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> New York Post</span> feature story about this unique production, click <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/actors_go_postal_RsJ5QaGJplFdXX7EWa8LAO"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">J.B. Priestley's <em>Cornelius</em> is a gem of a play, only now receiving its New York City premiere nearly 80 years after it was first seen in London. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Post</span> review, click<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/fine_work_about_failing_biz_bLSXQ8Mey8pztmjrAl9XJO"><strong> here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">-----Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/13/thursday-june-13-2013">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Manna-Hata is a new immersive, site-specific play about the history of NYC that's being performed in the James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue. To read my New York Post feature story about this unique production, click here.

J.B. Priestley's Cornelius is a gem of a play, only now receiving its New York City premiere nearly 80 years after it was first seen in London. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

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]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/13/thursday-june-13-2013#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=744 Monday, June 10, 2013 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/10/monday-june-10-2013 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:12:38 +0000 Frank Scheck News New York Post Hollywood Reporter 743@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;">Performing at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, the ageless Paul McCartney delivered a memorable, career-spanning show covering his Beatles, Wings and solo careers. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/paul-mccartney-brings-joyous-pop-565280"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>The Boat Factory</em> is a stirring theatrical import from Ireland about workers at the famed Belfast shipyard where the Titanic was built. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Post</span> review, click <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/truly_seaworthy_vessel_FH6inXP99aouZM7et5hQVN"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>I Send You This Place</em> is a new documentary interweaving scenic views of Iceland with poetic meditations on mental illness. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/i-send-you-place-film-564750"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Cut to Black</em> is a modern-day film noir that recently served as the closing night attraction of the Brooklyn Film Festival. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cut-black-film-review-565282"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">-----Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/10/monday-june-10-2013">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Performing at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, the ageless Paul McCartney delivered a memorable, career-spanning show covering his Beatles, Wings and solo careers. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The Boat Factory is a stirring theatrical import from Ireland about workers at the famed Belfast shipyard where the Titanic was built. To read my New York Post review, click here.

I Send You This Place is a new documentary interweaving scenic views of Iceland with poetic meditations on mental illness. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Cut to Black is a modern-day film noir that recently served as the closing night attraction of the Brooklyn Film Festival. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/10/monday-june-10-2013#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=743 Friday, June 7, 2013 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/07/friday-june-7-2013 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:36:46 +0000 Frank Scheck News 742@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Sontag: Reborn</em> is a visually stunning and fascinating portrait of the later writer and intellectual Susan Sontag. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Post</span> review of this off-Broadway production, click <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/sex_and_singular_thinker_A5KsniNmCODVojnXl6zrRL"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">The entertaining documentary <em>Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie</em> recounts the rise and fall of the legendarily pugnacious and controversial talk show host. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/vocateur-morton-downey-jr-movie/review/564106"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Hello Herman</em> is a timely new film concerning the aftermath of a horrific school shooting. To read my<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/hello-herman/review/564116"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/07/friday-june-7-2013">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Sontag: Reborn is a visually stunning and fascinating portrait of the later writer and intellectual Susan Sontag. To read my New York Post review of this off-Broadway production, click here.

The entertaining documentary Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie recounts the rise and fall of the legendarily pugnacious and controversial talk show host. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Hello Herman is a timely new film concerning the aftermath of a horrific school shooting. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/07/friday-june-7-2013#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=742 Wednesday, June 5, 2013 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/05/wednesday-june-5-2013 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:06:49 +0000 Frank Scheck News New York Post 741@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;">The Atlantic Theater Company's off-Broadway production of Rod McLachlan's new play <em>Good Children</em> paints a dark portrait of the machinations behind reality television. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Post</span> review, click<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/tune_into_this_television_kU42bovqycLuqvk5rWukpL"><strong> here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">------Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/05/wednesday-june-5-2013">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> The Atlantic Theater Company's off-Broadway production of Rod McLachlan's new play Good Children paints a dark portrait of the machinations behind reality television. To read my New York Post review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

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]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/05/wednesday-june-5-2013#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=741 Tuesday, June 4, 2013 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/04/tuesday-june-4-2013 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:41:03 +0000 Frank Scheck News New York Post 740@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;">Matthew Morrison, the star of TV's <em>Gle</em>e, delivered a rousing cabaret show at 54 Below. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Post</span> review, click<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/full_of_glee_charm_r7m6nAFQWbSMus7UGuUqmO"><strong> here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">----Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/04/tuesday-june-4-2013">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Matthew Morrison, the star of TV's Glee, delivered a rousing cabaret show at 54 Below. To read my New York Post review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

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]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/04/tuesday-june-4-2013#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=740 Monday, June 3, 2013 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/03/monday-june-3-2013 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:17:52 +0000 Frank Scheck News New York Post Hollywood Reporter 739@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Around the World in 80 Days</em> is a new off-Broadway adaptation of the Jules Verne classic, featuring only five performers and much theatrical ingenuity. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Post</span> review, click <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/take_this_wild_trip_Av1q3TwC3rdAmljf9qIUIM"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">A variety of unsavory characters intersect in the gritty new crime film <em>Run It</em>. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/run-film-review-561187"><strong> here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">From the Head is a new film set entirely within the confines of a men's bathroom at a strip club. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/head-film-review-561457"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">------Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/03/monday-june-3-2013">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Around the World in 80 Days is a new off-Broadway adaptation of the Jules Verne classic, featuring only five performers and much theatrical ingenuity. To read my New York Post review, click here.

A variety of unsavory characters intersect in the gritty new crime film Run It. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

From the Head is a new film set entirely within the confines of a men's bathroom at a strip club. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/06/03/monday-june-3-2013#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=739 Friday, May 31, 2013 http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/05/31/friday-may-31-2013 Fri, 31 May 2013 16:27:35 +0000 Frank Scheck News Hollywood Reporter 738@http://scheckonthearts.com/ <p><span style="font-size: small;">Christopher Lloyd of <em>Back to the Future</em> and <em>Taxi</em> fame stars in a new off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht's <em>The Caucasian Chalk Circl</em>e. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/caucasian-chalk-circle-theater-review-560699"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><em>American Mary</em> is a creepy new horror film dealing with the underground world of body modification. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/american-mary/review/560651"><strong>here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Bill Stone's documentary <em>Triumph of the Wall</em> chronicles the years-long construction of a 1,000 foot stone wall. To read my <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hollywood Reporter</span> review, click<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/triumph-wall-film-review-560660"><strong> here</strong></a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">-----Frank Scheck</span></p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/05/31/friday-may-31-2013">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Future and Taxi fame stars in a new off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

American Mary is a creepy new horror film dealing with the underground world of body modification. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Bill Stone's documentary Triumph of the Wall chronicles the years-long construction of a 1,000 foot stone wall. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

]]> http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php/2013/05/31/friday-may-31-2013#comments http://scheckonthearts.com/blog1.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=738