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Theater Review: “Outside Mullingar” — A Poignant Irish Rom Com

July 16, 2015
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John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar is a romantic comedy, so you can guess the dénouement, but all the fun is in getting there.

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Fuse Film Review: In “Trainwreck,” Comedienne Amy Schumer Tells it Like it Is

July 16, 2015
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Director Judd Apatow has done a great job translating Amy Schumer’s humor and salty/sweet persona to the screen in Trainwreck.

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Fuse Concert Review: The Rezillos — A Welcome Visit from Scotland’s Version of the Ramones

July 15, 2015
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Aging punk bands usually seem obliged to prove that their anger is still blazing. Since the Rezillos were never angry in the first place, they don’t have that problem.

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Book Review: Anne Garréta’s “Sphinx” — A Compelling Story of Genderless Love

July 15, 2015
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Garréta pulls off a stylistic feat: it is impossible to determine the gender of the two main characters.

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Film Review: The Amy Winehouse Documentary — Hagiography in the Age of Reality TV

July 14, 2015
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Amy Winehouse’s death was certainly a tragedy, but not one that moves us to pity and terror in its retelling as a morality tale spun from home movies.

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Film Review: At the Maine International Film Fest — Richard Gere Day

July 14, 2015
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The MIFF offered two new films starring Richard Gere in atypical roles for the prolific actor.

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Film Review: At the Maine International Film Fest — “El Incendio” is Hot; “Sleeping with Other People” is Not

July 13, 2015
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The cinematic contrast between America and Latin America was on tragic view at the Maine International Film Festival on Saturday.

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Visual Arts: “Walking Sculpture” at the deCordova — The Innovative Art of the Stroll

July 13, 2015
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Walking, the deCordova’s fascinating and wonderfully worked out exhibition suggests, is deeply subversive of the status quo.

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Book Review: Admiring Anne Enright’s “The Green Road”

July 13, 2015
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Anne Enright’s prose, especially when she is firmly rooted in Ireland, sings; she has the ability to get the details both of setting and character, and a wonderful ear.

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Film Review: At the Maine International Film Fest — “Tired Moonlight” Moribund, But Ann Sothern was a Happening Lady

July 13, 2015
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Tired Moonlight has been generating a lot of buzz on the film festival circuit, and a classy salute to Hollywood actress Ann Sothern.

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