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It always takes a while for the culture to catch up with the best and brightest; what’s on the cutting edge today becomes tomorrow’s gold standard.
Filmmaker Salvo Cuccia packs a lot into this tightly framed 2014 documentary on Frank Zappa.
The irony implied by Junk after the curtain goes down is the realization that white collar crime does pay.
An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
The tap challenge, sometimes good natured, sometimes prickly, is at the heart of both of these remarkable documentaries.
Dorothy Mackaill is riveting as Gilda, a wronged working woman turned prostitute in the no-options depths of Depression-era New Orleans.
Toninho Horta’s musical signature is distinctive: complex harmonies, subtle but masterful guitar work, and gentle, plaintive vocals.
Music Commentary: “Bernstein at 100,” aka Tanglewood 2018
In honor of what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s hundredth birthday, the Tanglewood Festival is pulling out all the stops.
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