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Film Reviews: The 2023 Woods Hole Film Festival — Some Eye-Opening Experiences

August 5, 2023
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With exception of one narrative chiller, and a look at singer Karen Carpenter, the best films I saw were documentaries on the lives and careers of significant African-Americans.

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At the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival — A Realistic Satire from Brazil, A Farce from Palestine

September 16, 2022
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At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, there were celebrities, studio premieres and plenty of films with modest budgets that vied for attention.

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Film Review: “1917” — War is Hell, Up-Close

January 6, 2020
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George MacKay’s astonishing turn lifts 1917 from pyrotechnical marvel to a shattering emotional experience.

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Film Review: “The Field” — Nouveau Folk Horror

February 11, 2020
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The Field is a fairly original, if slightly problematic, folk horror-tinged story.

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Coming Attractions in Film: October 2011

October 2, 2011
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New England theaters, and especially Boston’s, have compiled a fantastic lineup of programs for October, a classically-great month for films (especially if horror is your thing).

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Theater Commentary: On The Firing Of Theater J’s Ari Roth

January 7, 2015
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The Theater J debacle points to the difficulties Jewish theater faces within the Jewish community.

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Film Review: “One Fine Morning” — The Ambiguities of Love

February 8, 2023
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One Fine Morning lives up to its sunny title, even if it’s a bit less optimistic than you might expect.

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Short Fuse Podcast #44: Bloodlines, Punk, and Other Delights

September 28, 2021
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Elizabeth Howard talks to Stephen Petronio, choreographer, dancer, and the artistic director of the Stephen Petronio Company, about what plans forward-thinking artists have for the future.

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Opera Reviews: BLO and Enigma Chamber Opera Serve Up a Feast of Music and Drama

March 9, 2024
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Some may continue to lament the (supposed) dearth of opera in Boston, but an honest look at these enterprising companies suggest that vivid stories are being told with invention and economy.

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Book Review: “To the Back of Beyond” — Extreme Ambiguity

September 21, 2017
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Evidently, plain-spoken language plus doubt and apprehension equate to novels that, once opened, are very hard to put down.

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