Tim Jackson

Film Review: “Anita” — Anita Hill’s Story For A New Generation

April 5, 2014
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Anita Hill’s struggle is an essential piece of modern cultural and political history that remains painfully relevant.

Film Review: Lars Von Trier’s Nifty “Nymphomaniac: Volume 1”

March 20, 2014
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What makes Lars von Trier one of cinema’s most fascinating directors? It is his willingness to pull out the stops in a riotous search to understand his own mind and ask questions about human nature. His films are a quest to find himself.

Film Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel — A Deliriously Eccentric Adventure Story

March 7, 2014
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Director Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” presents a frenzied feast of lavish and preposterous set pieces, performances, and tall tales.

New York Theater Round Up: “Intimacy,” “Stage Kiss,” and “Love and Information”

February 28, 2014
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A trio of superb off Broadway plays explore the complicated faces of love and lust — from the seamy to the sublime.

Fuse Views: Valentine’s Day Tips for a Long and Successful Marriage

February 14, 2014
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With all the writing lately on marriage and happiness, and this being Valentine’s Day, and at the risk of being presumptuous, allow me share some accumulated wisdom that allegedly has been gained with age and experience.

Music Remembrance: February 9th, 1964 — “Hey, You Kids Want Tickets to See the Beatles?”

February 6, 2014
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Arts Fuse writer Tim Jackson recalls the impact of being in the audience of the “Ed Sullivan Show” fifty years ago.

Film Review: Two Amazing Stories of Triumph at this Year’s Reelabilities Film Festival

January 21, 2014
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Hidden among the screenings at this year’s Reelabilities: Boston Disabilities Film Festival are two strong tales of individuals overcoming incredible odds.

Film Review: Spike Jonze’s “Her” — Is This Love Affair Creepy? Or Probing?

December 31, 2013
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Is “Her” exploring truths about romance and emotional need? Or is this a creepy look into how far we’ve surrendered to the infantilizing embrace of technology?

Film Review: A Splendid Homage to the Greenwich Village Folk Scene — “Inside Llewyn Davis”

December 16, 2013
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For many boomers, the film will be a joyous invitation to wallow in déjà vu. For younger generations, it will shine a light on a time when musicians really thought music could change the world.

Film Interview: Director Peter Miller on the Making of “AKA Doc Pomus,” The Story of a Master Songwriter

December 9, 2013
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Despite the influence and the respect Doc Pomus still has in the music community, his name is not as well known to the public as that of some of his contemporaries.

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