‘Arts’ Archives
Snowden
*** out of 5 stars Oliver Stone is the ideal director for “Snowden”, the man I”'ve admired who back in the 1980s and the early 1990s would willingly step into controversial subject matter such as his films “Platoon” (1986), “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989) and “JFK” (1991). “Snowden” is one of those controversial men who for most Americans are shaped in a binary cup: either hero or traitor. Oliver Stone”'s entire cast give solid performances though I must say compared to Laura Poitras”' 2014 documentary “Citizenfour”, Stone”'s biography of Edward Snowden , roughly over a ten year period”“c2004-2013”“seizes on some of the same talking points with less gusto. The story starts (in some flashbacks) with Snowden in the Army Reserves and being rewarded by hired with the CIA as a brainy nerd sur-passing his colleagues in scores. While working for the CIA, Snowden (Joseph [...]
Hell or High Water
(Left to right) Ben Foster and Chris Pine in HELL OR HIGH WATER. ***** Crime/Drama/Quasi-Modern Western R-Rated “Hell or High Water” is the real deal as far as a solid heist film that is reminiscent of the 1960s and early 1970s heist films such as the late director Michael Cimino”'s heist film “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” (1974) starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. (Jeff Bridges stars in “Hell or High Water” as well.) Taking place in sultry small-towns in Texas, towns that have seen better days, but are now just mere shadows of their former times. Picture perfect scenes ripe for a heist just waiting around the corner. Two men, Tanner (Ben Foster) and Toby (Chris Pine) Howard, brothers, rob the bank early in the morning when the first teller arrives for work. They are just beginning to go on a litany of bank robberies with Midland Texas Bank a main target. While the duo is robbing bank after bank in torrid town after another, Texas [...]
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre 2016 ”“ 17 Season Announcement
QUEENphoto by Stephanie Rogers QUEEN Premiere September 23 ”“ October 2, 2016 Grandmothers hold memory and loose memory and lose memory; they have a broad understanding of love- a wide geography that one may get lost in. Written by Erik Ehn and Junauda Petrus Directed by Laurie Carlos Tickets $15.00 PUPPET CABARET September 16th Curated by Steve Ackerman, Hosted by Daniel Polnau Tickets $10 MUSIC ANIMATED: A Puppet Concert Series featuring Dosh October 20 ”“ 22, Directed by Bart Buch, Music by Dosh Tickets $20.00 LA NATIVIDAD (more…)
