Scheck on the Arts

Annette O'Toole stars opposite playwright Michael Laurence in Hamlet in Bed, his new play about an actor who casts the woman he thinks is his birth mother as Gertrude to his Hamlet. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Lucas Hnath's play The Christians, about the internal conflicts within an evangelical megachurch, has opened Off-Broadway prior to its December run at the Mark Taper Forum. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The second GOP Candidates Debate last night produced a slew of memorable moments. To read my take on the event published in the Hollywood Reporter, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Maggie Smith reprises her acclaimed stage performance in The Lady in the Van, Nicholas Hytner's screen adaptation of Alan Bennett's play. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at the Toronto International Film Festival, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Sanaa Lathan and Michael Ealy star in The Perfect Guy, a thriller about a woman tormented by a spurned lover turned stalker. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Hayden Christensen and Kate Bosworth star in 90 Minutes in Heaven, the film version of the inspirational best-seller. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Jay R. Ferguson (Mad Men) and Sheryl Lee (Twin Peaks) play lonely middle-aged people who embark on a love affair in The Makings of You. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the movie recently featured in the Portland Film Festival, click here.

----Frank Scheck