The Unfettered Critic
Gastronomic Adventures in the City of Angels – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
We’ve been asked why we don’t include restaurant reviews in our ramblings on all things “entertainment.” The simple answer is that we know better. The servers and chefs of Jacksonville’s dozen eating establishments are almost […]
And the beat goes on… by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – October 2014
The Britt season has come to an end, but that doesn’t mean our need for live music has ended. We love live music. In fact, as Woody Allen explained in […]
A Fan for Fall Season – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – September 2014
Watching TV has never been so easy. Or so hard.
Remember when three networks—CBS, NBC and ABC—scheduled our viewing for us? Today we download favorite shows to “devices” like smart phones, […]
A Classical Gas – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – August 2014
We were taken aback last summer when a friend grumbled that George Gershwin’s l925 composition “Concerto in F” shouldn’t have been on a Britt conductor’s playlist. “The piece is one […]
We’re Only Here For the Food
The Unfettered Critic – July 2014
You’ve seen a great food movie or two, right? One that teases your salivary glands the way a romance tugs at your heartstrings? Tampopo (1985) presents a bowl of noodles […]
As Seen on TV: Music at the Britt – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
Maybe you’ve noticed. You’ll be watching the final moments of a television show. Just as the characters arrive at the quintessential pinnacle of dramatic closure, a pop song that isn’t part of the normal background music springs forth. The scene continues without dialogue, using the power of song to enhance the emotions playing out on screen.
Why a duck? Because it’s THEATRE – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic, April 2014 – by Paula Block Erdmann & Terry Erdmann
We made a mistake.
Two seasons ago, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival presented “Animal Crackers,” the Marx Brothers masterpiece that stormed Broadway in 1929 and […]
Critiquing the Critic – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
In our Unfettered column last October, we told you we were looking forward to five movies scheduled to open before the end of 2013. We hadn’t seen them; they weren’t in theatres yet. We chose them because of the buzz they generated, and because their trailers, which we watched on the web, seemed tantalizing.
The Oscars-Ignoring Mister Banks – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
Here’s how it works. In theory. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences mails Oscar Nomination ballots to its 5000-plus members—producers, directors, actors, cinematographers, etc.—so they can vote for the best productions offered throughout the year...
A Celluloid Tribute to J’ville! – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
Jacksonville, it seems, is the ultimate unanticipated destination. We all know why we left our old stomping grounds—too much traffic, too impersonal, etc...