“The Ides of March” tells the same old political story: we know how tedious the campaign season is, we know that deals are made behind doors and that all that really matter are the numbers.
Coming Attractions in Film: October 2011
New England theaters, and especially Boston’s, have compiled a fantastic lineup of programs for October, a classically-great month for films (especially if horror is your thing).
Music Review: Who Loves You, Baby? Wilco Loves You … A Whole Lot
Honestly, the first thought I had when the two-hour Wilco show wrapped up was, when will I see this band again?
Fuse Theater Review: South Pacific Endures
“South Pacific” endures in this production (and will in others) because it centers on two love stories that are “lovely beyond description.
Fuse Classical Music Review: A Far Cry Goes A Long Way
A Far Cry’s youthful exuberance is no doubt one of the most important keys to its egalitarian vision, but a good share of the credit is due to intelligence, vision, and carefully-honed and finely-tuned musicianship.
Theater Review: How Much Is Enough — A Gentle Conversation between Theater Company and Audience
The audience, seated at tables in semi-darkness, responded to TV talk-show style questions. At first, we raised our hands to vote on generic, consensus-building questions: Who believes in private, public or charter schools? Who wants significant change in their lives?
Film Review: Take a “Drive,” She Says
In “Drive,” director Nicolas Winding Refn crafts a cool, tight and stylish film that gets away with a lot. He managed to make a movie that works as some kind of bizarre but wonderful Michael Mann/Jean-Pierre Melville/Quentin Tarantino mash-up, helmed by star Ryan Gosling, who described it as a “violent John Hughes movie.”
Music Feature: Fervent Prayer — Galeet Dardashti crafts new rituals from the old
Galeet Dardashti is a trailblazing musician: she is the first woman in her celebrated family to perform Persian Jewish music
Film Review: “Contagion” — Virus infects world, world dies, world loots, scientists try to develop vaccine.
Despite its serious script and premise, “Contagion” is somehow able to retain a subtle element of “fun,” an admirable feat for a movie in which scores of people die in nearly every scene.
Coming Attractions in Film: September 2011
The beginning of a not-bad fall film season in New England, with some Woody Allen classics, an Iranian melodrama among the youth set, an appearance by a legendary Japanese experimental film maker, and a couple of high-grade action flicks.