Scheck on the Arts

Three-time Tony nominee Condola Rashad plays the title role in the first Broadway revival in 25 years of the Bernard Shaw classic Saint Joan. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Don Hahn's documentary Howard chronicles the life and career of Howard Ashman, the legendary lyricist of Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors and The Little Mermaid. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Tom Hollander leads Patrick Marber's acclaimed revival of Travesties, Tom Stoppard's classic 1974 comedy featuring such real-life characters as Vladimir Lenin, Tristan Tzara and James Joyce. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Kirby Dick's documentary The Bleeding Edge exposes the massive health problems caused by the $400 billion medical device industry. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that recently received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently featured at the Tribeca Film Festival:

Matthew Maude and Sarah Kerruish's documentary General Magic chronicles the rise and fall of the pioneering tech company that created a product ahead of its time. To read my review, click here.

Nine vignettes depict the stages leading to execution for female death row inmate in Hagar Ben-Asher's drama Dead Women Walking. To read my review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan and Elisabeth Moss are among the stars of Michael Mayer's screen adaptation of Chekhov's classic The Seagull. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that recently received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

PJ Raval's documentary Call Her Ganda chronicles the legal, political and media firestorm that ensued after a Filipina transgender woman was murdered by an American serviceman. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the Tribeca Film Festival entry, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Sky Bergman's documentary Lives Well Lived profiles dozens of seniors aged 75-100. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Jon Kean's documentary After Auschwitz chronicles the post-war lives of six female Holocaust survivors. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck