“A Painting is a Real Thing,” the Parrish Museum’s current exhibition of the work of the Abstract Expressionist painter James Brooks (1906–1992), is his first comprehensive retrospective in 35 years.

It’s Me, Margaret”, 40 years of “Terms of Endearment” and working with Andy Kaufman Alongside director Kelly Fremon Craig, producer Brooks adapts the hugely popular Judy Blume novel Are ...