‘Arts’ Archives
Make Believe Neighborhood
PHOTO CREDIT: Bruce Silcox By Stephanie Rogers Make Believe Neighborhood ”“MBN is a celebration of Mr. Rogers and our own Phillips Community by In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre -HOBT, directed by Bart Buch, this world-premiere is vignettes of positive impact of community members including Wayne Bugg, Patrick and Luisa Cabello-Hansel, Frank Downwind, Julie Graves, Abdul Mohamedon, Chase Redday, and the youth of Phillips Neighborhood; stories of the creativity of the Phillips Community. Stories from Fred Rogers”' biography and the impact of Mr. Rogers”' Neighborhood his TV show, which inspired generations of children intersperse Phillips stories. Theatrical surprises and puppets of every scale and hue are blended by a soundtrack created and performed live by Martin Dosh. Best of all, HOBT has funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board for free tickets to Phillips community members who wouldn”'t otherwise afford $10.-$20. Tickets! MBN is [...]
What Are Some of The Best Films of 2017?
Ten out of 120 Howard Viewed in 2017! 1.) “Paradise” (Rated R?) This film is from The 2017 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, entirely in black and white, the film is set during World War II, when three people cross paths. Simply put, “Paradise” one reason to go to big screen. Cast: Yuliya Vysotskaya (Olga), Christian Clauss (Helmut), Philippe Duquesne (Jules),Viktor Sukhorukov (Heinrich Himmler).Running time: 130 minutes.Languages: Russian/German/French/Yiddish. Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy. 2.) “Phantom Thread” (R) A famous dressmaker Reynolds (Daniel Day-Lewis), and sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the height of their careers making dresses for film stars, heiresses, debutants and dames at the House of Woodcock. Reynolds is an older gent, a bachelor, has had his share of women but then a young, shy woman Alma Vicky Krieps) comes into his life. Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis (Reynolds Woodcock), Lesley Manville (Cyril), Vicky [...]
“The Shape of Water”
“The Shape of Water”(2017) Fox Searchlight ****1/2 Back during the Cold War, a young mute woman, Eliza Esposito (Sally Hawkins), lives in a shabby apartment above the Orpheum Theater (“The Story of Ruth and the Mardi Gras” on the marquee) with in-a-closet, gay struggling illustrator, Giles Richard Jenkins in Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1962. She works as a cleaning woman in a questionable, secret government facility. She goes about her job in a perfunctory way and has only one friend on the job Zelda Fuller (Octavia Spencer), who looks out for her. One thing will change Eliza”'s life forever which she doesn”'t see coming. One day she and Zelda are told to clean some spilled blood in the laboratories. Eliza becomes curious about a tank in the lab. What they find next is an amphibian humanoid creature in the tank. For Eliza, whenever the chance she gets while at work, she gets the creature”'s trust. The boss of the secret place is Colonel [...]
