Loving takes an intimate view of the interracial marriage that overthrew miscegenation laws
Loving is not your typical soul-stirring, flag-waving courtroom drama. As a film about race relations, it’s almost in a class by itself.
Stage & Screen
Seasonal shows to keep you in a holiday mood
See local performances of The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Every Christmas Story Ever Told and Handel’s Messiah.
Holiday productions ramp up across the Hudson Valley
A roundup of upcoming local holiday productions, including Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Handel’s Messiah, A Christmas Story: The Musical, and Every Christmas Story Ever Told.
Disney’s Moana is a sumptuous luau for the eyes and ears – with a progressive subtext
For the first time ever in a girl-centered Disney animated feature, the heroine’s marriageability doesn’t even come up.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them adds depth and dazzle to the wizarding world
The film is a lush, complex, gorgeously enjoyable spectacle, with underlying depths clearly destined for much stirring in the sequels to come.
Kaatsbaan hosts Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre this Saturday
Some of the genre-spanning versatility of Czech-born choreographer Dušan Týnek can likely be ascribed to his baccalaureate years at Bard College, where he studied the natural sciences along with dance.
Beyond words: Arrival is a thought-provoking sci-fi thriller
Our critic calls Arrival, “the smartest movie that I’ve seen in any genre in a long, long time.”
Documentary series by noted filmmaker examines environmental risks to Hudson River
The series of short films focuses on the transportation of crude oil, Indian Point nuclear power plant, PCB contamination and a project to transport electric power from Western New York to New York City.
Broadway-bound Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science at UPAC
Thursday, November 17: They say, “cooking is art; baking is science.” Celebrity chef/author Alton Brown takes that truism as a challenge in his live touring shows, treating his culinary tools and materials as a chemistry set, always ready for risky experimentation
The American Soldier at Red Hook’s Chocolate Factory
Based on actual soldier and family-member letters written from the American Revolution all the way through current-day Afghanistan, the play pays tribute to veterans and their families while examining the internal struggles that soldiers face when returning home from combat.