The crop of Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films of 2014 is marked by the fact that it’s made out almost entirely of films that deal with mortality and the passing of time. In Walt Disney Animation’s absolutely enchanting computer animated Feast (dir …Read more
What if Marlon Brando had starred in Citizen Kane? That seems to be the question at the center of Asociación Señor Serrano’s energetic multimedia show Brickman Brando Bubble Boom. The inventive Spanish troupe has Marlon Brando (through clips of his f …Read more
The two lovers at the center of Amir Reza Koohestani’s haunting Timeloss have fought the same battle so many times, that it has practically stopped affecting them. They are two actors who have reunited years after their split in order to record lines …Read more
Why isn’t Taylor Mac in charge of all musical education programs in the United States? At his A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1900s-1950s on January 23, the outrageous theater artist made it clear that his knowledge of music is only perhaps sur …Read more
Few films have celebrated bayou culture like Beasts of the Southern Wild. The post-apocalyptic film directed by Benh Zeitlin managed to capture the essence of Louisiana as seen through the eyes of a feisty little girl called Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wal …Read more
Pulitzer Prize finalist, Adam Rapp is one of the most prolific artists in America; in 2015 alone he has a new novel coming out, called Know Your Beholder, he’s planning on bringing two shows to the stage – one he did last year in Australia, the other …Read more
The production design of Nick Payne’s Constellations has more in common with a scientific fair exhibition, or a hip club even, than your regular theatre set. A square platform surrounded by a thin fluorescent light at its center, with countless white …Read more
“Time is unforgiving and thoughtless” says one of the characters in Leonardo Moreira’s O Jardim, a perfect line to sum up this pithy, devastating play about the capricious cruelty of memory. Three stories from three different times share the same set …Read more
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Jewish Museum present the 24th edition of the New York Jewish Film Festival from January 14-29. This year the festival features extraordinary works by renowned filmmakers like Amos Gitai (Tsili) and exciting …Read more
The Museum of the Moving Image’s First Look festival will take place from January 9-18, 2015 and this year features works by the likes of Denis Côté (Joy of Man’s Desiring), Jessica Hausner (Amour Fou) and Jorge León (Before We Go). The festival’s pu …Read more
