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Music Preview: The Mother of All Reunions — 50 years of Boston Rock, Courtesy of WMBR’s “Pipeline!”

August 14, 2014
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Beginning next month, local venues will be positively overrun with reunion shows representing five decades of Boston bands — without doubt the largest reunion event in the history of the Boston scene.

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Theater Review: A Remarkable “Dancing Lessons” at Barrington Stage

August 14, 2014
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Mark St. Germain’s romantic comedy is never less than provocative, fresh, and unexpectedly moving.

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Fuse Jazz CD Review: “Singular Curves” — An Album of Subtle Insinuations

August 14, 2014
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With their expert handling of powerfully understated compositions, this trio’s performances insinuate themselves into your mind and age there like fine wine.

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Film Review: “Calvary” — An Artful Balance of Horror and Humor

August 14, 2014
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Calvary offers a dark vision to be sure, but every character, for all his or her troubles and cynicism, has a deep need for love and recognition.

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Critical Commentary: But Can You Relate?

August 13, 2014
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Fighting for the intellectual integrity and independence of arts reviews means demanding more analysis and less sales talk.

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Arts Remembrance: Farewell, Robin Williams — Manic Master of Comedy

August 13, 2014
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Monday’s news of the death of Robin Williams has hit hard. His brand of irresistible joie de vivre has been indispensable for decades.

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Film Review: The Films of Werner Herzog on Blu-Ray — Essential Viewing

August 12, 2014
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em> Director Werner Herzog has repeatedly taken us to places where few moviemakers have dared to venture; this Blu-Ray set is an essential addition to any serious film collection.

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Film Review: “The Hundred-Foot Journey” — Foodie Flapdoodle

August 11, 2014
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Given that this film was directed by Lasse Hallström, who gave us the gastronomically wonderful Chocolat, it is hard to understand how things could have gone so wrong.

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Visual Arts Review: “The Dying of the Light” — An Elegy for the Beauty of Celluloid

August 11, 2014
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This engaging exhibition features the work of 6 artists who meditate on the demise of the analog film image, exploring celluloid’s “particular visual, material, aural, and even metaphoric characteristics.”

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Theater Review: “The Annotated History of the American Muskrat” — Sleepers Awake?

August 10, 2014
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Clocking in at around three hours, the show is a surreal grab bag filled with gags, skits, and sketches, the whole kooky kit and kaboodle tied up (too) neatly in a paranoid ribbon.

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