Film

Film Interview: FilmStruck — Streaming Service for Classic Movies Arrives

November 29, 2016
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FilmStruck’s streaming service isn’t just an archive, it’s also an opportunity to reframe and refresh.

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Film Review: “The Love Witch” — Retro Horror in Delicious Color

November 22, 2016
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The Love Witch is sure to be one of the year’s most talked about achievements in cinematography.

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Book Review: A Superb Biography of French Filmmaker Éric Rohmer

November 18, 2016
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The publication of de Baecque and Herpe’s wonderful biography needs to be followed in the USA by a complete Éric Rohmer retrospective.

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Film Commentary: Witches are the Rage

November 17, 2016
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Pop culture visions of witches and witchcraft are growing, signs that a looming age of superstition and scapegoating is on the way.

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Film Review: Down Mexico Way — Los Cabos International Film Festival

November 16, 2016
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If tourists come here for the fishing, the golf, the grand hotels, the real estate, why not also for an interesting lineup of movies?

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Film Review: “Do Not Resist” — Brave New World Police

November 13, 2016
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Craig Atkinson’s incendiary new documentary provides sobering food for thought on the rise of police brutality and intimidation in America.

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Film Preview: The Weirdly Beautiful World of Rosamond Purcell — “An Art That Nature Makes”

November 13, 2016
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Rosamond Purcell’s striking photographs are about surprising transformations, the unexpected magic of metamorphosis.

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Film Reviews: Boston Jewish Film Festival –Two Looks at Jewish-American Comedy

November 12, 2016
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Reviews of a trio of films at the Boston Jewish Film Festival.

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Film Review: “Loving” — The Courage of Passion

November 10, 2016
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Loving celebrates the passion and courage of two people who, by doing what was right for them, established justice for generations to come.

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Film Review: “Gimme Danger” — A Fun House Story of The Stooges

November 4, 2016
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The documentary is a highly enjoyable musical and social history of the group and its times.

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