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Film Review: “The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne — A Dynamic Documentary

June 24, 2014
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The beauty of this documentary is that even as it makes you laugh, the story’s essential sadness remains. Though it is very fast-paced, the film makes you stop and think — it’s as unsettling as it is charming.

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Film Review: “The Invisible Woman” — The Elusive Story of Boz’s Babe

January 17, 2014
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We do feel Charles Dickens’s heart tenderly beating, swept away by Nelly Ternan’s poised beauty, and it’s touching in an almost Chekhovian way, his being smitten by a love which can only bring sorrow.

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Coming Attractions: August 27 through September 12 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 27, 2023
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Classical Album Review: Poisonous Delicacy — Kurt Weill’s “Seven Deadly Sins” and the Wit of Dorothy Parker

December 16, 2019
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I had never heard of Marcus Paus before, but his work I Hate Men, set to witty verses by Dorothy Parker, proved to be one of the most entertaining and engaging pieces I have heard in recent years.

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — March 7

March 7, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Film Review: “On Broadway” — A Love Letter to the Return to Normal

August 24, 2021
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If the theater really mirrors life, then you can bet we’re in for some drastic changes and adjustments, even on Broadway.

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Film Review: The Stone Roses Bloom Again — “Made Of Stone”

November 4, 2013
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This is a movie that one Stone Roses fan made for other Stone Roses fans to enjoy. There’s nothing wrong with that though, and judged in this way, it’s a winner.

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Visual Arts Review: Ink in the Blanks—Bill Griffith Gathers and Discovers His Past with Graphics

November 11, 2015
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If anyone needs more evidence that graphic memoirs are the equal of purely literary ones, Invisible Ink closes the case for good.

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Film Review: “Marlowe” — A Whydunnit

February 15, 2023
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This is a Marlowe movie trying too hard to be a Marlowe movie. But it doesn’t have the heart to succeed.

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Film Review: “Never Too Late: The Doc Severinsen Story” — The Life of a Jazz Phenomenon

December 12, 2020
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Trumpeter Doc Severinsen had the right combination of talent and showmanship to reach and stay in the spotlight, and he adjusted the pieces of his life to maintain his singular place.

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