Month: July 2016

Film Review: “Our Kind of Traitor” — Spies Left Out in the Cold

July 12, 2016
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Our Kind of Traitor provides plenty of agreeably tense entertainment.

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Jazz CD Review: Charlie Parker — The Unheard — But Indispensable — Bird

July 11, 2016
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It’s easy to recommend this new two disc set, where the miracle that was Charlie Parker is on glorious display again and again.

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Music Interview: Singer Dianne Reeves — Her Foundation is Jazz

July 10, 2016
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“I try not to live in fear, which is the big thing we have to fight right now.”

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Fuse Interview: A Peek Inside Outside the Box

July 10, 2016
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“Every year is a new adventure, but the goal has always been to have this as an annual event.”

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Film Review: Tarzan, Swinging through the CGI Jungle

July 9, 2016
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Of course, with the assistance of the massed megafauna (big beasts), and the yodeling of Tarzan, Jane is saved.

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Fuse Dance Review: Gauthier Dance — Distinctive Exuberance

July 8, 2016
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As a group they are exuberant, personable, immediate, which in turn makes even the meh choreography palatable.

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CD Review: Eric Krasno Steps Out as a Leader in “Blood From a Stone”

July 8, 2016
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On his debut solo record, Eric Krasno moves to the forefront in a way that we haven’t seen during his 20 years of being one of the dudes in the band .

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Theater Review: “Annapurna” — A Trip Worth Taking

July 7, 2016
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A two-person engagement like Annapurna demands that mysterious quality from actors that we call “chemistry.”

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Fuse Film Review: “Swiss Army Man” — Way Down the Rabbit Hole

July 6, 2016
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Swiss Army Man is much more than your standard absurd adolescent comedy or a campy send-up of the genre.

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Visual Arts Review: “Splendor, Myth, and Vision: Nudes from the Prado”

July 5, 2016
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Beyond a few superb works, the panorama of flesh proves to be oddly enervating.

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