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Classical CD Reviews: Estonian Festival Orchestra’s Shostakovich and Andrew Manze’s Mendelssohn, vol. 2

January 29, 2018
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Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra present a probing and excellent version of Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 6.

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Coming Attractions: January 28 through February 13 — What Will Light Your Fire

January 28, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual arts, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Book Review: “In a Lonely Place” — In the Mind of a Misogynist

January 27, 2018
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Dorothy B. Hughes is one of the finest female practitioners of noir.

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Jazz CD Reviews: A Trio of Adventurous Jazz Vocalists

January 27, 2018
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Three jazz singers go outside of the Great American Songbook — with entrancing results.

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Film Review: “Phantom Thread” — The Genius at Breakfast

January 26, 2018
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Phantom Thread is an absorbing story about a genius who makes gorgeous dresses for wealthy women.

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Classical CD Reviews: Prokofiev’s “Cantata on the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution” and “Music of the Americas”

January 26, 2018
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It’s not Prokofiev at his finest, but his “very good” was above just about everybody else’s best.

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Dance Interview: Turkish-born Choreographer Korhan Basaran

January 25, 2018
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“I’m trying to be at peace with not being a happy person. It’s ok to not be happy but to do something for the betterment of humanity.”

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Film Review: “42 Grams” — A Story of Food, and Passion

January 24, 2018
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Chef Jake Bickelhaupt’s passion for cooking and for doing everything himself is the driving idea behind this high-energy documentary.

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Film Review: “Unrest” — A Powerful Study of Life on Hold

January 24, 2018
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Jennifer Brea’s absorbing and moving documentary about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a stunning achievement.

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Remembrance: Dorothy Malone — Hollywood Siren

January 23, 2018
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Could Dorothy Malone be the only person in the world to have dated both Sinatra and Liberace?

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