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Coming Attractions: June 12 Through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire

June 12, 2022
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As the age of Covid-19 finally wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. Please check with venues when uncertain whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Film Interview: “The New Greatness Case” – Caught on Camera, But Who’s Guilty?

June 12, 2022
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In the annals of Russian repression, The New Greatness Case was a display of government overkill — until the events of this year redefined overkill.

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Theater Review: “The Light” — Squeeze Play

June 12, 2022
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This is a quicksilver drama about how a loving couple reacts as devastating bolts of lightning strike.

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Arts Feature: Groton Hill Music Center Gets Ready to Open Its Doors

June 10, 2022
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Once they experience the ambiance and the remarkable acoustics, Groton Hill Music will likely emerge as a regular tour stop for New England bound performers.

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Film Review: “Crimes of the Future” — Let Them Eat Microplastics

June 10, 2022
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If you find David Cronenberg’s cinematic philosophy on bodily abjection/assimilation and the artistic process intellectually stimulating, then you’re in for an intoxicating return to form from the man whose name is synonymous with the body horror genre.

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Film Review: “Lost Illusions” — 19th Century French Corruption Makes for Thrilling Entertainment

June 10, 2022
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Winner of seven Cesars, this mordant portrait of the corrupt Parisian press mid 19th century, along with the commodification of just about everything, speaks loudly to the internet era.

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Visual Arts Review: Revival — Materials and Monumental Forms

June 10, 2022
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This exhibition is impressive in drawing connections between material goods and labor, creating beauty out of unconventional forms.

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Film Review: “Jurassic World: Dominion” — Dino Dumb and Dumber

June 9, 2022
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Jurassic World: Dominion feels like Universal pureed every spec script for a Jurassic Park sequel ever sent to it by first-year film students. It’s narrative slurry. Like the pink slime used as filler in cheap burgers.

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Film Review: “Fiddler on the Roof” — The Genesis of a Great Filmed Musical

June 9, 2022
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Daniel Raim’s Fiddler’s Journey to The Big Screen is a terrific documentary about the creation of the titular film.

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Theater Commentary: “1776” — American Theater Jigs as Democracy Dies?

June 8, 2022
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Maybe I am an alarmist and the rich and powerful know something the rest of us don’t. Perhaps the midterms will not put another nail in the coffin of democracy. Apparently, it will be business as usual for the A.R.T. and other American theaters — until it can’t be.

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