Scheck on the Arts

The tropical island-set jukebox musical Escape to Margaritaville features more than two dozen old and new Jimmy Buffett songs including "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk" and, of course, "Margaritaville." To read my Hollywood Reporter r… more »

Tessa Thompson and Melissa Leo star in Furlough, a comedy about a prison guard escorting a female inmate on a 36-hour "deathhbed visit." To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. --------Frank Scheck more »

Monday night marked the debut of Scientology TV, the Church of Scientology's new television channel. The church lived up to their promise "not to preach" by being far more tedious than preachy. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.… more »

A struggling actress gets involved in a criminal scheme in Michael Chrisoulakis' film noir thriller Los Angeles Overnight. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. -------Frank Scheck more »

Fox's television special O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? featured a never-seen 2006  interview in which Simpson "hypothetically" confessed to the double murder. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here. Jared Leto plays an America… more »