Film

Film Review: “Primaria” — A Penetrating View of the Cuban Ballet System

May 10, 2016
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Oh, it’s a strange world, ballet — filled with rituals and practices that Mary Jane Doherty captures with sharp-eyed grace.

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Film Commentary: The IFFBoston — Documentaries Focusing on the Marginalized

May 6, 2016
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The IFFBoston’s commitment to films about marginalized communities is turning the festival into an essential cultural event.

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Fuse Film Review: “The People vs. Fritz Bauer” — The Trials and Tribulations of a Nazi Hunter

May 3, 2016
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Reality is the driving force behind the suspense in this film’s look at the lurid underbelly of post-war Germany.

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Film Review: At the IFFBoston — “Boone”

April 30, 2016
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One of the most gorgeous films in recent memory, Boone is sure to give you an appreciation of the enormous work done on Boone Farm.

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Film Review: “Kate Plays Christine”

April 29, 2016
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Actress Kate Lyn Sheil travels to Sarasota to star in a biopic where she will be filmed re-enacting TV broadcaster Christine Chubbuck’s suicide.

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Film Review: At the IFFBoston — “Best and Most Beautiful Things”

April 29, 2016
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Garrett Zevgetis’s multi-dimensional documentary about the struggles of Michelle Smith, legally blind and diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, is hardly predictable.

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Film Review: At the IFFB — “Weiner” Is the Joke on Us?

April 28, 2016
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In the age of reality television, where no humiliation or personal flaw goes unnoticed, Anthony Weiner revels in all the attention.

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Film Review: “The Guys Next Door” at the IFFBoston — A Gentle Lesson

April 28, 2016
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The Guys Next Door is about gently opening hearts and minds: it delicately demonstrates through one small story how easy it would be to recognize our common humanity.

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Film Preview: Death and Desire at the Circus — “Varieté” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre

April 26, 2016
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Varieté will be the tenth score composed by a Sheldon Mirowitz class and played by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra.

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Film Review: Disney’s Revamped “Jungle Book” — A Remarkable Remake

April 25, 2016
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Those familiar with –and, like me, in love with — the 1967 animated Disney film, may fear (as I did) that the new version would substitute CGI for story.

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