Scheck on the Arts

Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen play former Crusaders battling the forces of an evil usurper to the throne in the 12th century China-set epic Outcast. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Andew Napier's documentary Mad as Hell chronicles the career of media political pundit Cenk Uygur, host of the hugely successful The Young Turks Internet show. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

This year's Grammy Awards featured the usual assemblage of bizarre musical mash-ups and jaw-dropping moments that still managed to be boring. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the broadcast, click here.

The investigative theater troupe The Civilians explores Los Angeles' adult film industry in their new musical Pretty Filthy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Jake Hoffman (Dustin's son) plays an EDM musician spiraling into madness in the psychological thriller Enter the Dangerous Mind. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Michelle Hendley plays a transgender girl dealing with romantic and identity issues in Eric Schaefer's comedy/drama Boy Meets Girl. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Diana Ross headlined the grand reopening of the glorious Kings Theatre in Flatbush, Brooklyn. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the concert, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Felix Moeller's documentary Forbidden Films explores the issue of whether films produced by the Third Reich should receive public exposure. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this film presented by the New York Jewish Film Festival, click here.

A Turkish immigrant returns to her hometown with her American husband only to be reunited with a former lover in Esra Saydam and Nisan Dag's debut feature Across the Sea. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at the Slamdance Film Festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck