We all have a story inside us and in John Carney’s case it is accompanied by a soundtrack, an ode to the city in which the action takes place. With “Begin Again,” the director of “Once” now turns his attention to New York City where a burnt-out record producer (played by Mark Ruffalo) and a…
The power of art to provoke, transform and redeem is a story that never gets old. Occasionally, however, it can get a little creaky. “Words and Pictures” is a well-intentioned but clunky film about the eternal conflict between written and visual arts. Directed by Fred Schepisi, it pits the two disciplines–personnified by teachers Jack Marcus…
Along with putting the people’s business on hold and the nation’s credit rating at risk, the government shutdown has closed the door on some of this town’s other, more appealing monuments—the museums and galleries that offer free entrée to the world’s greatest art. So how can the poor, tired and furloughed escape the bickering, name-calling…
“Museum Hours” unfolds slowly, like a walk through a gallery or a lecture in art history class. Painting by painting, slide by slide. The closer you look, the more you see–little details that reveal links between the people and landscapes on both sides of the canvas, blurring the line between what’s “real” and what’s “art.”…