Burr Steers’ Igby Goes Down , from his own screenplay, starts off with a bang by plunging us straight into the heart of a dysfunctional family drama and trauma even before all the opening credits have unfurled. One doesn’t know if the appropriate response is to laugh or to gasp with horror at a scene Read More
The dog days of an insufferable summer are barking hoarsely to an end, the cartoons and aliens are on their way to the video stores, the kids are safely back where they belong in classroom bondage, and the fall promises headier stuff. Armed with notebooks, ballpoint pens, and a fresh supply of No-Doz and Murine, Read More
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 12:35 P.M., Barbara Strongin, a Christie’s auctioneer, came to the final lot of the morning session in a sale of contemporary art. An untitled drawing by Jean Michel Basquiat-one of those packed madman creations with strong calligraphy and an electrified figure-swung into view on the revolving stage of the salesroom. Read More
