Opens Friday
“This is a real family who can share a meal in their compulsively tiled kitchen.”
Britt Plunkett runs his forearm across his head, pushing sweat off his brow. “I actually took a picture of the thermostat,” he says. “I just had to record it: 99 degrees.”For Paul Rudd, the decision to star in Jay Roach’s new comedy, “Dinner for Schmucks,” was an easy one. “I thought the script was really funny,” he says. “That was it. It was kind of a no-brainer.” Of course Rudd, who’s built an impressive resume of smart comedies, was just as enamored of the man behind the camera. Though Lilith Fair returned from an 11-year hiatus to a very different musical landscape, it is one that Sarah McLachlan and Co. helped lay the blueprints for more than a decade ago.Although facts on the famed Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding, which is rumored to happen this weekend, are tighter than Hillary Clinton’s smile, some details have leaked out. Sources report that groom Marc Mezvinsky has “hurt” his father’s family by not inviting them to the wedding (Ed Mezvinsky pleaded guilty in 2002 to swindling investors out of $10 million.He may play the part of a high-end gigolo in “The Extra Man,” but offscreen, Kevin Kline continues to be quite a charmer.
“This is a real family who can share a meal in their compulsively tiled kitchen.”
‘In A Dream’
Director: Jeremiah Zagar
Cast: Isaiah, Julia, Ezekiel and Jeremiah Zagar
Rating: N/A
You could probably guess that the guy behind South Street’s Magic Gardens has quite a story. Held together by intricate mosaics, the sculptures incorporate everything from bicycles to baby dolls. Phrases, faces, animals and skylines float through artist Isaiah Zagar’s extensive world, which he’s been piecing together for more than 40 years.
“In a Dream,” a documentary shot by his son Jeremiah, chronicles his artistic process, as well as his family and personal history — all of which are delicately interwoven. For Isaiah, his art is more of a coping mechanism (although a very beautiful one) as opposed to a career or even a passion.
The mosaics — which cover more than 50,000 square feet throughout the city — have helped relieve him from mental illness, and are at times all-engrossing, demanding up to 14 hours a day of his time.
Inevitably, the film focuses on the eccentric Zagar family more than the work, but it’s a welcome and pleasingly jarring story. This is a terribly real family with affairs, addictions, and messy breakdowns, but who ultimately can share a meal together in their compulsively tiled kitchen and laugh about it.
It’s hard to tell if “In a Dream” is completely genius, or if we’ve just become accustomed to the “reality” of the “Real Housewives,” but it’s as heartbreaking as it is gorgeous to watch unfold.
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