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Film Commentary: Death Knell for American Independent Cinema?

June 23, 2017
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The well has evaporated for much of new American independent cinema.

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Theater Review: “The Whipping Man” — A Secular Haggadah

June 23, 2017
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Flawed and perhaps overwrought, The Whipping Man is worth watching because of the intensity of its individual scenes.

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Opera Review: BEMF’s “Le Carnaval de Venise” — A Delightful Triumph

June 22, 2017
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Chock-full of truly delightful music, the production scores as yet another BEMF opera triumph.

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Visual Arts Commentary: A Tale of Two Bridges

June 21, 2017
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Two stories about how a public process, because of politics, can make it very difficult, and costly, to connect two points.

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Visual Arts Review: A Joyous Look at New American Sculpture, 1914 – 1945

June 21, 2017
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These are men who appreciated women for their bodies, athleticism, motherhood, intelligence, and humor – all reasons to celebrate this show.

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Classical CD Review: Heath Quartet plays Bartók and Natalie Dessay’s Schubert

June 21, 2017
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The Heath Quartet delivers a triumphant Bartók cycle; Natalie Dessay’s Schubert misses the mark widely.

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Film Review: 2017 Provincetown Film Festival — A Summing Up

June 21, 2017
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Two of the best feature documentaries this year at the Provincetown Film Festival were gay-themed.

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Theater Review: “Dhalgren Sunrise” — Unreal City

June 20, 2017
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This is an evening that, through an excess of imagination, makes as little sense as possible.

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CD Reviews: Andris Nelsons conducts Brahms and Christian Gerhaher sings “Die schöne Magelone”

June 19, 2017
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The BSO’s Brahms’ sounds as robust and responsive as they do when they’re on their best behavior at Symphony Hall.

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Poetry Review: “The Thin Wall” — Haphazard Resonance

June 17, 2017
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Unfortunately, poetry doesn’t sell and doesn’t get made into movies.

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