Transformative and tantric experimental Pizzica premieres at the Fall 2024 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, September 27!
by Anita LaBelle - published 2024-09-22
Pizzica, directed by Albert Gabriel Nigrin, transforms a traditional folk dance into a mesmerizing minefield full of trances, traps, temptations, and tunnels.
New Release Review - "Speak No Evil"
by Eric Hillis, TheMovieWaffler.com - published 2024-09-20
Christian Tafdrup's Speak No Evil is a grim Danish thriller that gained some global attention for its gruesome and cynical denouement. It's also an often hilarious satire of Northern European social mores in the manner of Ruben Östlund and Kristoffer Borgli. The film sees a Danish family accept an invitation to visit the home of the Dutch family they met while holidaying in Italy. Over the course of a long weekend the Danes become increasingly rattled by the behaviour of their Dutch hosts until things take a violent turn. Tafdrup uses this scenario to mine black comedy from the culture clash of Nordic reserve and Dutch extravagance. But while the movie functions very well as a social satire, it falls apart in its final act when it veers into full-on thriller mode. The joke of the Danes allowing themselves to be increasingly bullied by their Dutch hosts is ultimately stretched too far, reaching a point where their actions become laughable for unintended reasons.
Makin Waves Song of the Week: "Strange Bird" by The Grip Weeds
by Bob Makin - published 2024-09-20
The Makin Waves Song of the Week is "Strange Bird," a re-recording of The Grip Weeds 1988 debut single.
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-20-24
Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!
Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites...9-19-24
by Danny Coleman - published 2024-09-19
"Four-and-a-half hours with no break; we always try to make it shorter but we can never seem to do so," laughed Leslie Mandoki as he joked about the Mandoki Soulmates set length, discussed their latest all analog release "A Memory Of Our Future," his time behind the Iron Curtain and more.
Malt Shop Memories LIVE! at the PNC Bank Arts Center
by Spotlight Central - published 2024-09-19
The stars are out this Thursday, September 12, 2024 evening at Holmdel, NJ's PNC Bank Arts Center for a Malt Shop Memories Live concert. Featuring Bobby Wilson, Jay Siegel's Tokens, The Drifters, The Vogues, Vito Picone and the Elegants, The Chantels, Frankie Pizarro, The Sounds of the Street, The Chiclettes, The Coda Band, and Vinnie Medugno, tonight's free show is presented by the Garden State Arts Foundation.
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-19-24
Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!
New Jersey Stage: Daily Edition 09-18-24
Here is the morning update from New Jersey's arts newswire. We regularly publish between 8-15 new articles and news reports each day. Nobody covers the Arts throughout the Garden State like New Jersey Stage!
Events This Week in New Jersey: September 17-24, 2024
Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from September 17-24, 2024 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage offers previews of events throughout the Garden State as well as select shows in New York City and Philadelphia areas.
