As the first group exhibition introducing the wide-ranging work of South Korean political art to an American audience, Being Political Popular: South Korean Art at the Intersection of Popular Culture and Democracy, 1980...
Category - Film
Pauline Adamek
Masterful performances in “The Master.” LA film review
When I first heard about Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film – word was that it was about a Scientology-type leader and a drifter who becomes attached to him – I assumed Anderson’s focus would be on cult and power...
Deborah Klugman
Tropfest comes to Vegas – June 1-3, 2012
The “world’s largest short film festival” – Tropfest – is heading for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, June 1-3, 2012. Twenty years ago, in Sydney Australia, a young actor-turned director named John Polson started a...
Avengers assemble! Review of the newest comicbook blockbuster movie.
Writer/director Joss Whedon’s take on the Marvel universe – The Avengers – is breaking US box office records this weekend, following smash hit success in international markets. Yet this critic did not love this picture...
Eva Green casts an alluring spell in “Dark Shadows” – my interview
Bertolucci babe and Bond girl Eva Green is a villainous witch hell bent on revenge. The actress/model stars in Tim Burton’s big screen fantasy comedy version of the creaky cult classic TV series, Dark Shadows. Playing...