The Secret In Their Eyes
It’s only July, but already 2010 may prove to be the Year of the Mystery. So far we’ve enjoyed Martin Scorsese’s explosive Shutter Island,…
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Inception
Inception is an extraordinary film, a feast for eyes and ears, a thrilling visceral experience that is also a finely tuned cerebral puzzle. It…
Read MoreWinter’s Bone
Winter’s Bone, Grand Jury prize winner at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is one of the best movies I’ve seen in ages. It’s dreary…
Read MoreFlat Rock Playhouse Stages 12 Angry Men at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse.
Built in 1905, the Historic Henderson County Courthouse was the stage for many a trial during its 90-year history as the county’s bedrock for…
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Functional to Sculptural
“Back in the ’70s,” says Ann Gleason, “you had to be on a long waiting list to get into ceramics class—it was prime hippie…
Read MoreThe A-Team
The previews lied. The full movie is nowhere as fun as the previews promised. Too bad. The A-Team has some of the most astonishing…
Read MoreExit Through the Gift Shop
This morning I woke up with an overwhelming compulsion to spray paint wildly colored designs on the utility pole in my yard. I didn’t…
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Stand Up Comedy Takes Guts, Talent and a Degree of Insanity
On his deathbed, the great British dramatic actor Edmund Kean (1789-1833) was reputed to have said “Dying is easy; comedy is hard.” And there’s…
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Sofa So Good
As an artist, Constance Vlahoulis has heard many an art lover utter some variation of the following comment : “Boy, I really like that,…
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Elements of Style
Simplicity can often be the most difficult thing for an artist to achieve. There’s always the temptation to take something a step further, add…
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