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Film Review: “Love & Mercy” – A Compelling Life of Brian

June 6, 2015
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Paul Dano invests the younger Brian Wilson with focused ecstasy, especially during his creation of the landmark album, Pet Sounds.

Fuse Rock Review: Wire — Unconventional Pop That Seduces and Confuses

June 4, 2015
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The sound was often so inviting that it seemed Wire were easing comfortably into middle age.

Book Review: A Classic of Cinematic Fiction — “The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty”

June 2, 2015
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What if Alfred Hitchcock had sat out behind his Holmby Hills bungalow, smoking clove cigarettes and writing chick-lit novels?

Film Review: “Aloha” — Say What?

June 2, 2015
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Aloha comes across as Cameron Crowe’s baffling artistic suicide note to his adoring public.

Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

May 31, 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.

Fuse News: “Iris” — The Indelible Style of Iris Apfel

May 31, 2015
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Iris Apfel a witty New York fashion icon, now in her nineties, is living her career to the fullest.

Book Review: The Sad Tenderness of Patrick Modiano’s “Dora Bruder”

May 30, 2015
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Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano understands that time periods can mesh, interpenetrate, layer up, blend, and blur naturally in the mind.

Film Interview: No Jumping to Conclusions in ‘Sunshine Superman” — Talking to Director Marah Strauch

May 29, 2015
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Marah Strauch’s documentary tries to fathom Carl Boenish’s motive for taking his last leap.

TV Commentary: A Fan’s Meditations on the Finale of “Mad Men”

May 29, 2015
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People bonded with the product Mad Men was selling, but what were they falling for?

Visual Arts Review: “Stickwork” — Architectural Sculpture That Interweaves Myth and Reality

May 29, 2015
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Patrick Dougherty’s Stickwork is a remarkable piece of public art.

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