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Jazz Album Review: Kirsten Lambert, “From A Window To A Screen” — Tomorrow’s Standards Today

October 18, 2022
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Sultry, smart, and sweet, From a Window To A Screen will be a perfect accompaniment to romantic winter nights.

Film Review: London Film Festival, Dispatch #1 — “1976” and “A Room of My Own”

October 18, 2022
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Reviews of two standout films from the 66th London Film Festival — one of the most dynamic festival programs in recent memory.

Visual Arts Review: Ambiguity in Wonderland — Rachel Portesi’s “Standing Still” at the Griffin Museum

October 16, 2022
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More than skin deep, and not as sentimental as it might first appear, Rachel Portesi’s adoption of Victorian techniques is appropriate to the themes of loss and change she sets out to explore.

At the New York Film Festival: “All That Breathes” — Birds Saved, to Return to a Toxic Sky

October 16, 2022
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It is tempting to call All That Breathes a film of great humanity, but the documentary’s empathy extends far beyond humans.

WATCH CLOSELY: October on the Criterion Channel — Buckets of Blood and Beauty

October 15, 2022
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You want horror? This month Criterion Channel serves up plenty of cinematic chills, vintage and otherwise.

Visual Arts Review: The Iconic Gropius House — An Exquisite Bauhaus Masterwork

October 14, 2022
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Homage to a Modernist architectural gem located in the woods of Lincoln, MA

Doc Talk: Tales of Exile and Return, Loss and Recovery in the Boston Palestine Film Festival

October 13, 2022
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A gathering of documentaries (not to mention features and shorts) whose exploration of the perseverance of longing and identity in the wake of a historical tragedy demand to be seen.

Film Review: Photographer Nan Goldin Makes the Sacklers Feel Pain — At the New York Film Festival

October 13, 2022
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For once, shame worked. Museums that normally court the robber barons of our era capitulated and took the Sackler name-plates down.

Concert Review: Europa Galante — Baroque Music Aficionados Take Note

October 12, 2022
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Europa Galante is small enough to make touring financially viable, yet large enough to successfully undertake “larger” works in a variety of venues.

Classical Music Preview: Boston Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

October 12, 2022
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The season-long celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Benjamin Zander’s debut as a conductor, which gets underway later this month when the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) returns to the stage, doesn’t stint on festive spirit.

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