Scheck on the Arts

Legendary composers Steve Reich and Stephen Sondheim chatted about their careers and introduced performances of their work in Reich and Sondheim: In Conversation and Performance, presented as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook series. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this memorable evening, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A beautiful blonde is discovered murdered in a sleek bachelor pad in The Loft, Erik Van Looy's American remake of his 2008 Belgian thriller. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of recounts the history of the world's best-selling boy band and their preparations for their 20th anniversary tour. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Taylor Schilling, Peter Dinklage and Anthony Edwards star in the Off-Broadway revival of Ivan Turgenev's classic 19th century play A Month in the Country. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Soldiers do desert battle with alien invaders in the low-budget, sci-fi thriller Alien Outpost. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Classical music star David Garrett plays famed violinist Niccolo Paganini in Bernard Rose's bio-pic The Devil's Violinist. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary The Mask You Live In chronicles the ill effects of society's definition of masculinity on young boys. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The famed British theater company Complicite is presenting Lionboy, their first-ever show for families, at the New Victory Theater. To read my New York Post review, click here.

The documentary The Zionist Idea recounts the history of the modern Zionist movement from the late 19th century to the present day. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck