Month: August 2014
Gus Kaikkonen has shown himself particularly adept at directing period pieces in such a way that they don’t bog down in their period, but convey the life of their own time into our own.
Read MoreThe jazz of tomorrow is in gifted hands. The future of the music business is more up for grabs.
Read MoreGiven the diverse musical tastes of label head Bob Lord, it should be no surprise that the second annual PARMA Music Festival will be a thoroughly eclectic affair.
Read MoreA Most Wanted Man could have been a tense espionage yarn, but director and cast seem distinctly uninterested in delivering the nail-biting goods.
Read MoreThe title of Richard Linklater’s extraordinary film did not lure me to the theater. A friend’s recommendation did.
Read MoreSome four centuries after Playhouse Creatures takes place, women are still facing inequality in the theatre world; companies like Maiden Phoenix are part of the solution to that problem.
Read MoreDirector Richard Linklater does something in Boyhood that is virtually unique. He filmed it over a twelve year period, so the actors actually grow older right before our eyes.
Read MoreI’m miffed that three of the greatest documentaries ever produced, all from around Boston, didn’t make the cut on the Sight & Sound list.
Read More4000 Miles is a showcase for dramatist Amy Herzog’s quirky sensibilities and canny insights into family dynamics.
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Classical Music Commentary: Closing Thoughts on the Discovery Ensemble
For those who got to know the Discovery Ensemble over its truncated life, this was a vital ensemble, one that regularly embodied all that’s good about classical music.
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