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Film Retrospective: “Early Kiarostami” — One of Cinema’s Great Humanist Auteurs

September 2, 2022
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Abbas Kiarostami was the most important filmmaker to come out of the New Iranian Cinema movement, which spawned works that became staples in film festivals worldwide from the late ’80s on.

Opera Review: Saint-Saëns’s “Phryné” — Short and Witty, and Rediscovered

September 1, 2022
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A one-hour opera that the world forgot — a world-premiere recording of Saint-Saëns’s Phryné.

Rock Album Review: Superorganism’s “World Wide Pop” — The Power of Collective Eccentricity

September 1, 2022
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In World Wide Pop, the London pop collective looks for peace in the digital cosmos, despite intimations of coming oblivion.

Book Review: “War and Me: A Memoir” — A Poignant Tale of Survival

September 1, 2022
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Faleeha Hassan’s assessment of the damage America caused — through the ‘good intentions’ of regime change — may surprise many who depended on the mainstream media to learn about what happened in Iraq.

Theater Review: “Paradise Blue” — Hit the High Notes

August 31, 2022
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This dark and jazzy noir drama would be compelling if it just focused on dramatizing a jazz artist’s quest for artistic perfection.

Festival Review: Tattoo the Earth Festival — A Heavy Metal Underground Reunion, and the Old Guys Delivered

August 30, 2022
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For all of the music’s fury, protest, anguish, and raw brutality, Tattoo the Earth was a lovefest.

Coming Attractions: August 28 through September 13 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 28, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Rock Album Review: Marcus King’s “Young Blood” — A Manic Joy Ride

August 27, 2022
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There’s little doubt at this point regarding the 26-year-old guitarist’s talent for pulling multiple influences into one cohesive, original sound.

Book Review: “The Shores of Bohemia” — Cape Bohemian Rhapsody

August 26, 2022
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The Shores of Bohemia is clearly a labor of love, and a worthy one. But John Taylor Williams’ idea of “a group portrait,” however attractive, proves impossible to pull off.

Visual Arts Commentary: A Model for Urban Revitalization

August 26, 2022
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The Rose Kennedy Greenway’s Dewey Square mural program is one of the best in the world.

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