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Film Review: “The Theory of Everything” — Hey, It Turns Out All You Need Is Love

November 26, 2014
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The irony is that there is precious little theory in The Theory of Everything — no real exploration of Stephen Hawking’s ideas and what makes them so important.

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Concert Review: “The Play of Daniel” — The Boston Camerata’s Production is One for the Ages

November 26, 2014
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The Boston Camerata’s imaginative staging of The Play of Daniel generated plenty of “serious fun.”

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Visual Arts Review: Peabody Essex Museum’s “Calder and Abstraction” – Poetic Whimsy in Elegant Form and Motion

November 25, 2014
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With grace and wit, Alexander Calder’s artwork integrated poetry and science, aesthetics and engineering.

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DVD Review: Roman Polanski’s “Macbeth” – A Paranoiac Fever Dream

November 25, 2014
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Among the most haunting aspects of Roman Polanski’s 1971 film version of Macbeth is his visceral depiction of the tragedy’s violence.

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Looks Abroad

November 24, 2014
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This was was a truly memorable afternoon at Symphony Hall, filled with interesting programming decisions and exciting revelations.

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Book Review: “Havel: A Life” — A Splendid Biography of a Seminal Artist/Statesman

November 24, 2014
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What this magisterial biography does so well is give us an even-handed portrait of a remarkable, flawed man who is obsessed with a need to help the disenfranchised.

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Theater Review: “The Trip to Bountiful” — A Testament to the Enduring Power of the Human Spirit

November 23, 2014
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Horton Foote’s dialogue often dances on the edge of sentimentality, but, because of these performers, moments that might be sappy are instead deeply moving.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

November 23, 2014
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, and author readings for the coming  week.

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Classical Music CD Review: “Masterpieces in Miniature” (SFS Media)

November 22, 2014
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The conceit of this disc is both nostalgic and old-fashioned.

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Opera Review: Boston Lyric Opera’s Powerful “Love Potion”

November 21, 2014
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With its Opera Annex productions – presenting unfamiliar operas in unconventional performance spaces – Boston Lyric Opera really seems to have found its niche.

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