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Classical CD Review: John Corigliano’s “The Ghosts of Versailles” (Pentatone)

May 17, 2016
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Ghosts seems to be trying to be all things to all listeners — edgy, nostalgic, farcical, adventuresome.

Book Review: “The Last Painting of Sara De Vos” — On Art and Forgery

May 17, 2016
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You may have read similar earlier works, but Dominic Smith’s novel is in a class of its own.

Film Review: “Hockney” — A Definitive Exploration

May 16, 2016
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If you think you know a fair bit about David Hockney’s career already, as I did, be prepared, you’ll learn a lot more.

Film Review: “A Bigger Splash” — Romance, Darkly Comic

May 15, 2016
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A Bigger Splash has a pleasing richness wherein the sensual elements bind the individual characters to each other, and to nature.

Fuse Coming Attractions: May 15 through 24 — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

May 15, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

Theater Review: SpeakEasy Stage Company’s “Dogfight” — Kudos All Around

May 15, 2016
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Director Paul Daigneault and SpeakEasy Stage have a hit on their hands

Film Review: “High-Rise” — Concrete Meltdown

May 13, 2016
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High-Rise‘s urban apocalypse is laid on thick. One wishes for a modern existence that is not quite so alienating.

Theater Review: “RoosevElvis” — Antic Americana

May 13, 2016
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RoosevElvis turns out to a sort of slaphappy homage to two American legends, a genial romp that sticks to stereotypes.

Fuse Film Review: “Elstree 1976” — Hearing from the Minor Gods in the “Star Wars” Pantheon

May 12, 2016
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The director approaches his Star Wars interviewees with obvious glee, but he’s also on a quest.

Film Preview: Silent Film Comedian Raymond Griffith — Sophisticated Slapstick

May 12, 2016
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A rare opportunity to see — on the big screen — a film starring Boston-born silent comedian Raymond Griffith, a master of the debonair pratfall.

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