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The book presents brisk, information-rich capsule biographies of twenty largely under-publicized figures who, against the odds and at significant personal sacrifice, worked valiantly to promote a range of underdog causes, from abolition to union organizing to disarmament.
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“A Body To Live In” is not trying to be a conventional biopic — this is an atmospheric reminiscence of an underground movement.
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The Front Porch Arts Collective’s engaging revival of Katori Hall’s drama comes at a propitious time.
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Given all the chaos and violence around us, isn’t it a mite too late for a subtle play like “Our Town” to be considered a “primal scream?”
Read MoreDoc Talk: The Newburyport Documentary Film Festival — One of the Strongholds for the First Amendment
As other outlets for reporting and investigating the truth are persecuted or succumb to pressure, the role of independent documentary filmmaking grows more urgent and vital.
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Despite its abrasive style, “Plainclothes” leaves no doubt about what is going to happen or what is meant to be its takeaway message.
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Happily, the admirable Horizon Ensemble is championing Germaine Tailleferre’s mesmerizing piano concerto.
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As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The arc of the moral universe bends toward justice.” Rather than ask how progress ends, shouldn’t we be asking how progress bends?
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A new documentary bares (almost) all about stripper-actress Tura Satana.
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Arts Commentary: Rich in Creativity — But Nothing Else