Scheck on the Arts

Ted Balaker's documentary Can We Take a Joke? explores how the rise of political correctness is dampening satire and stand-up comedy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently given its world premiere at DOC NYC, click here.

Jeanie Finlay's documentary Orion: The Man Who Would Be King recounts the fascinating tale of the masked performer who sounded uncannily like Elvis. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently showcased at the DOC NYC film festival:

The documentary All Rise profiles seven participants in the International Moot Law Competition known as "The Jessup." To read the review, click here.

The award-winning documentary Left on Purpose centers on Mayer Vishner, a former Yippie activist who tells the filmmakers in the middle of shooting that that he wants to kill himself. To read the review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach contributes new songs to the world premiere of New York Animals, the new play by Steven Sater of Spring Awakening fame. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Sky Line chronicles the scientific quest to build a "space elevator." To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at DOC NYC, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Stephen Karam, the author of the acclaimed The Humans, discusses the acclaimed play's upcoming Broadway transfer, his two current film projects, and other aspects of his career in A Playwright Hits the Big Time, my feature story for the Hollywood Reporter. To read the interview, click here.

------Frank Scheck

The documentary The Sunshine Makers recounts the story of very different men who became two of the biggest drug dealers in history. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that recently received its world premiere at the DOC NYC festival, click here.

Virtual reality becomes actual terror for a group of tween girls in Tara Subkoff's horror film #Horror. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck