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Film Review: “Timbuktu” — From Moderation to Totalitarianism

February 23, 2015
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Director Abderrahmane Sissako wants the viewer to have the golden-age city in mind when, today, 2015, we see how terrible life has become there.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

February 22, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, and author events for the coming week.

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Dance Preview: Compagnie Shantala Shivalingappa at the ICA

February 21, 2015
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The Boston debut of internationally-acclaimed classical Indian dance performer Shantala Shivalingappa.

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Fuse Book Commentary: Found in Translation — Out in the ‘Burbs

February 21, 2015
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Every writer fantasizes about passionate readers. These were as passionate as they come.

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Book Review: “Selected Letters of Norman Mailer” — Many More Pieces of His Mind

February 20, 2015
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It’s refreshing and more than a little nostalgic to experience the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of Mailer’s time through his own combative eyes..

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Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Who Will Buy?

February 19, 2015
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The writing is on the wall, and it’s not just a warning to the composer who trifles with the idea of writing a JIPC. It’s a warning to everyone who takes music seriously.

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Arts Interview: Producer/Performer Peter Asher on the Optimistic Vibe of the ’60s

February 18, 2015
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“It’s important not to get into the ‘They don’t write songs like that anymore’ school of thought.”

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Visual Arts Review: Viva Cuba! at Galeria Cubana

February 18, 2015
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For many Americans, Cuba has an air of mystery, but the art on view here is accessible, not enigmatic, even at times somewhat didactic.

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CD Review Round-up: Hindemith Sonatas, Montage, Ensemble Epomeo, Vittorio Giannini Chamber music

February 17, 2015
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Evaluations of a number of intriguing new albums, including praise for a disc of string trios by Eastern European composers performed by Ensemble Epomeo.

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Fuse Film Review: “Fifty Shades of Grey” — Where the Hell is Fabio When You Need Him?

February 17, 2015
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Mr Grey had his peccadilloes to be sure but, if you were unaware of the kinky side of his love life, then either you’ve been living under a rock, or missed that day in health class.

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