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Jazz CD Review: Ethan Helm & Wet Electric — A Very Unusual Recording

November 10, 2018
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In this album, saxophonist Ethan Helm has achieved a very personal balance between highly composed sections and solos rooted in harmony and free playing.

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Book Review: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-Earth

November 9, 2018
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Journalist Ian Nathan presents Peter Jackson’s trials in bringing Tolkien’s books to film as if he was writing a spy thriller.

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Film Review: “Wildlife” — The American Dream, Ablaze

November 6, 2018
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This is a sublime little film — an elegantly cross-stitched portrait of an all-American family fracturing under the weight of broken dreams and false promises.

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Theater Review: “Peter and the Starcatcher” — A Theatrical Adventure

November 6, 2018
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Hub Theatre Company’s production bursts with energy, staged with a clear-minded sense of movement and a hand-made quality that generates ample charm and whimsy.

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Theater Review: “Mother Butterfly” — Grounded

November 6, 2018
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Mother Butterfly’s script shows genuine promise, but the Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre’s premiere production falls short.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Maniac” — A Deliriously Clever Futuristic Fable

November 5, 2018
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Maniac is mind-bending entertainment that’s also an invitation to muse on infinite possibilities.

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Coming Attractions: November 4 Through 20 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 4, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Book Review: “Impossible Owls” — Beauty on the Margins

November 4, 2018
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Brian Phillips uses the essay form to map the limits of America’s cultural-historical imagination, from our highest achievements to our kitschiest expressions of who we think we are, and who we think everyone else is.

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Dance Review: William Forsythe’s Mind/Body Art Show

November 2, 2018
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One thing I liked so much about this show, besides the mental and physical challenges, was its use of really simple and mundane materials.

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Theater Review: “We Will Not Be Silent” — A Vital Cautionary Tale

November 1, 2018
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New Rep’s production of We Will Not Be Silent is an intelligent and profoundly moving work of theater.

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