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After the misery, cynicism, and division of the past four years, Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President is a breath of fresh air.
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“Did you know that film director John Ford lived in your apartment when a boy?”
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Our awareness of our delight in the homicidal temptations presented by film is itself a kind of twisted comedy that the critic is all too aware of.
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Lovers of Baroque opera will welcome this release: the first recording — and a very accomplished and communicative one —of an important opera by a pioneer and master.
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This may be the year’s best ensemble cast, and that goes a long way towards making this multi-layered melodrama accessible and compelling.
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“You’re always gonna be yourself, your unique self, so it’s important to incorporate the things that you really love.”
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There’s a larger story to tell about black composers and musicians breaking into the film and TV business, but its only lightly touched on here.
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A pair of recent books help keep the glorious spirit of Carnival alive.
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A pair of beauties: an Eric Revis quintet album and a solo excursion from Chick Corea.
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Arts Remembrance: Fred “Toots” Hibbert — Resiliency in the Face of Struggle
As anyone who is familiar with “Toots” Hibbert’s near sixty-year career could testify, he was an artist who wrote songs that were guaranteed to transcend the contexts of their particular place and moment.
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