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AT THE MOVIES: Spock and Kirk Travel to New Heights in Latest “Star Trek”
Friday, 24 May 2013 00:00
Although it is still too early to define the year in movies, one trend has already revealed itself: the Eighties are back.
Ruminations: The Late, Great #42 and His Team
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 12:08
There are movies and then there are really good movies, like the recently released “42.”
AT THE MOVIES: “Iron Man” Series Showing Signs of Rust
Friday, 10 May 2013 12:05
Has there ever before been an actor as right for a role as Robert Downey Jr. is for “Iron Man?”
AT THE MOVIES: No Risky Business in New Cruise Vehicle
Sunday, 05 May 2013 00:00
Is it too much to expect originality from a summer blockbuster these days? At this point in our era of poll-testing and demographics-driven production, we should accept this simple fact: no studio is going to spend $120 million, the cost of the new sci-fi blockbuster “Oblivion,” on an idea that has not already been demonstrated to make money.
At the Bruce, “Everything Old Is New Again”
Saturday, 04 May 2013 00:00
A new exhibition offers an overview of Kathleen Gilje’s satirically pointed and technically adroit reincarnations of famous Old Master and 19th-century paintings.
Avenue Art: Eat, Stroll, Buy
Thursday, 02 May 2013 08:37
Every May, Art to the Avenue, Greenwich Arts Council’s annual spring celebration, turns downtown Greenwich into a strolling art gallery.
AT THE MOVIES: Another Transcendent Moment from Malick
Saturday, 20 April 2013 00:00
“To the Wonder,” the marvelous new film by writer/director Terrence Malick, marks a departure for the famously reclusive filmmaker in that it comes just two years after his last film, “The Tree of Life.”
Further: Closer Than You Think
Thursday, 18 April 2013 15:26
When “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” author Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters took to the road from their base in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco in the mid-Sixties, the destination listed on their psychedelic bus was: “Further.”
Neuberger Museum Reopening
Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:41
After a ten-month renovation, the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase College is set to reopen next weekend.
“Letting Carl Go” Debuts at Rye Arts Center
Thursday, 18 April 2013 08:15
Sometimes life’s defining moments inspire art. Last Sunday afternoon, in the Rye Arts Center performing arts room, an overflow crowd watched the debut stage reading of the original play, “Letting Carl Go,” by Rye resident and writer Karen Pennar.
Just the Ticket
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 15:39
Tickets are now on sale for The Stand Up for A Cure Concert Series (www.WeStandTogether.org) featuring “X-Factor” finalist and Rye Neck student Carly Rose Sonenclar.
AT THE MOVIES: Be Careful What You Wish For, Kids
Friday, 05 April 2013 00:00
Spring break. Spring break. Spring break. The words form a recurring siren song in Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers,” a dream that lures American boys and girls to their demise.
New York Redux
Thursday, 04 April 2013 00:00
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art in Scarsdale exhibits paintings by Lawrence Kelsey through April 20.
Television Noir Now Streaming
Friday, 15 March 2013 15:00
Netflix is having a moment. On January 23, the home entertainment platform proudly announced an 8 percent increase in revenue in the last quarter of 2012.
Arousing Abstracts
Thursday, 14 March 2013 00:00
“Time Capsule: The Figure and Landscape Abstracted,” an exhibit of works by Kiki Dufault, opened to rave reviews at the Rye Arts Center March 2.
At the Movies: Not a Good Day for Bruce Willis Fans
Sunday, 03 March 2013 00:00
The question is not whether “A Good Day to Die Hard,” the fifth film in which grizzled New York cop John McClane fails to acquiesce to the ending implicit in its title, is worth seeing. It’s not.
Exhibit at the Bruce Reels in Viewers
Saturday, 02 March 2013 00:00
Anglers, divers, naturalists, and art lovers will all enjoy the new exhibit at the Bruce Museum, “Lure of the Ocean: The Art of Stanley Meltzoff.”
CINEMA FANTASTIQUE
Thursday, 28 February 2013 17:15
Looking for a great weekend escape? Focus on French Cinema runs March 8-10 at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College.
Art Beat: “Matisse: In Search of True Painting”
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 21:58
Art History lectures usually begin with side-by-side images of works of art.
Oscar Odds and Nods
Saturday, 09 February 2013 00:00
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony is shaping up to be a fun night. It features notable snubs, several wide-open races, and a young, hip host, Seth MacFarlane, who can’t possibly be worse than last year’s young, hip co-hosts, James Franco and Anne Hathaway.
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