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Culture Vulture: High-Energy ‘Richard III’

August 24, 2010
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Reviewed by Helen Epstein I saw Shakespeare & Company‘s excellent production of Richard III in Lenox, MA last weekend (through September 5 at Founders’ Theatre), with an exceptionally strong ensemble that was kicked into high gear by a high-energy performance from John Douglas Thompson in the title role.

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Film Review: “À la Vie” — A Flawless Study of Time and Trauma

May 8, 2015
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À la Vie, screening as part of the 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival, is easily the best film I have seen so far this year.

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Theater Review: The Metaphysical Urgency of “Richard III”

July 24, 2010
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Actor John Douglas Thompson can captivate, seduce, and thrill any audience in any play, which is exactly what he did, once again, in Shakespeare & Company’s enthralling new production of The Life and Death of King Richard III. The Life and Death of King Richard III by William Shakespeare. Directed by Jonathan Croy. Conceived and…

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Arts Feature: Favorite Stage Productions of 2021

December 30, 2021
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Our theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions in a year mangled by COVID.

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Fuse Film Review: “5 Flights Up” — Growing Old … the Hollywood Way

May 18, 2015
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How much longer can these seventy-somethings climb those stairs?

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Coming Attractions in Jazz: Early February 2011

February 3, 2011
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Wayne Shorter

Two rescheduled events—a celebration of Haiti and Mango Blue’s CD release—highlight the first half of February, along with a not-to-be-missed visit by Wayne Shorter and his Quartet.

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Film Preview: The Brattle Theatre’s Dead of Winter — Time for Tales of the Beast

January 23, 2019
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These films will no doubt raise your spirits in the dead of winter.

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Coming Attractions: December 17 through January 2 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 17, 2023
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Theater Review: “Becoming a Man” — Making a Statement

February 25, 2024
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If only “Becoming a Man”‘s pathos were less streamlined, its theatricality more ambitious.

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Album Review: The Rich Musical Legacy of Drummer Billy Conway

January 27, 2023
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The late Billy Conway didn’t so much work to make a song sound great as, through his adroit drumming, illuminate the qualities in the tunes that made them great.

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