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Film Review: Boston MFA French Film Festival — “Party Girl,” Gray Panther Division

July 23, 2015
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Party Girl has won a plethora of festival awards, including two at Cannes in 2014.

Visual Arts Commentary: Boston City Hall — A ‘Triumph’ of Brutalism

July 23, 2015
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Urban pollution and acid rain have not dealt kindly with Boston City Hall’s mostly concrete facade.

Film Review: MFA’s French Film Festival — A Congenial “Easy Way Out”

July 23, 2015
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The star of The Easy Way Out is its splendidly quick pacing, which gives it more of the feel of an American film than one would expect.

Film Review: At the MFA’s French Film Festival — A Vivacious “Chic!”

July 22, 2015
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Mechanical as Chic!’s story is, it is rare to have this kind of French fluff put across with so much charm and vivacity.

Fuse Dance Book Review: “The Ballet Lover’s Companion” — One Way of Looking at it

July 22, 2015
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Zoë Anderson’s volume aims to give readers a handy way to discern the most influential ballets from among the confusing proliferation that we find in today’s repertory.

Visual Arts Review: The Erratic Eroticism of Francesco Clemente’s “Encampment” at MASS MoCA

July 21, 2015
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It is a conundrum for the critic: is the crudeness of the rendering the result of an expressionist style or a lack of finesse or skill in rendering?

Music Interview: John Berberian Brings his Oud Artistry to the Lowell Folk Festival

July 21, 2015
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John Berberian, an Armenian-American master of the oud, is in our midst.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 20, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Visual Arts Review: At the Shelburne Museum — Homegrown Moderns

July 19, 2015
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The show is unabashedly American in subject matter and form: Realism is as much an influence as Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and the other European –isms.

Fuse Dance Review: Company Wang Ramirez at Jacob’s Pillow — Love Hurts

July 18, 2015
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Monchichi is about relationships but focused on this particular relationship, in which affection and intimacy and joy and sometimes frustration exist.

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