Scheck on the Arts

Four gay men look for love during a wintry Philadelphia evening in Joseph Graham's indie drama Beautiful Something. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Bodies begin piling up in Phantom of the Theatre, a Chinese supernatural drama set in a haunted theater in 1930s Shanghai. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone, Mira Sorvino and Christina Ricci are among the stars of Mothers and Daughters, featuring interconnected stories and characters. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Steven Seagal stars, although just barely, in his latest action vehicle Code of Honor. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Rama Rau's documentary League of Exotique Dancers profiles several veteran burlesque stars as they prepare to reprise their acts at Las Vegas' Burlesque Hall of Fame. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film given its world premiere at Toronto's Hot Docs festival, click here.

An elderly Cuban writer ruminates about his past after the death of a former lover in Sin Alas (Without Wings), Ben Chace's dreamlike experimental feature film shot in Havana. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Jonathan Pryce plays an elderly Jewish baker who forms an unlikely bond with his Muslim immigrant apprentice in Dough. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary The Legacy of Frida Kahlo chronicles acclaimed Japanese photographer Miyako Ishiuchi's efforts shooting the personal belongings of artist Frida Kahlo that have gone unseen for 58 years. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film seen at Toronto's Hot Docs festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Treat Williams plays a politician embroiled in a public relations scandal in The Congressman, scripted and co-directed by former New York Representative Robert J. Mrazek. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck