Surveying our ecletic arts scene, from the galleries to the stage.
The Star-Telegram arts writers spotlight what's rocking their world this week.
1 The Hour on BBC America: Miss Mad Men but still want to see well-dressed people from the past smoking and drinking? Check out this British series, set in 1956, about the early days of a 60 Minutes-style newsmagazine called The Hour, complete with a murder subplot and a Broadcast News-style triangle of stars ( The Wire's Dominic West as a charismatic anchor, Ben Whishaw as an ambitious correspondent and Romola Garai as the groundbreaking producer who's attracted to both men). 9 p.m. Wednesdays, BBC America.
-- Robert Philpot
2 The Coens movie collection on Blu-ray: For whatever reason, the months of August and September are proving to be a bounty of Blu-ray goodness for fans of the Coen brothers. In addition to this four-film collection (Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing and Fargo), in stores Tuesday, other Coen classics, like The Big Lebowski and O Brother, Where Are Thou?, are likewise making high-def debuts. The four-film "Movie Collection" doesn't offer much in the way of fresh supplements, but with these whip-smart, darkly comic masterpieces available in high definition, who cares?
-- Preston Jones
3 Change of space: Tending, (Blue), the James Turrell skyscape at the back of the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, has closed temporarily. It seems that Museum Tower, under construction in the neighborhood and larger than originally planned, has become visible in Tending, (Blue)'s ceiling aperture, which is supposed to frame only sky, not construction cranes. The artist is unhappy, so the Nasher closed the secret sky garden. Nasher director Jeremy Strick and Turrell met last week to begin the process of finding a suitable resolution.
-- Gaile Robinson
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