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Film Review: “Maria” — A Convincing Portrait of a Woman Consumed by the Art That Nourished Her

December 20, 2024
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This might not be everybody’s idea of who Maria Callas was, but the film is plausible, and honest. You can watch Angelina Jolie’s Maria and think, so that’s what it was like to be her.

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Arts Commentary: Chile’s 9/11 — the Undying and the Undead

September 19, 2023
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Two Chilean artists look at the death of democracy and the aftermath of the 1973 coup.

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Visual Arts Review: New Public Art — Past, Present, and Future Ghosts of the Imagination

July 24, 2021
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Recently, a number of public artworks have been charged with memorializing ghosts or “specters” of the past.

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Coming Attractions: December 17 through January 2 — What Will Light Your Fire

December 17, 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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Film Review: “The Leisure Seeker” — One Last Road Trip?

March 23, 2018
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We’re not in European art film territory here.

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Literary Homage: John Berger’s Masterpiece, “A Painter of Our Time”

February 11, 2017
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A Painter of Our Time is a gorgeous rumination on art, love, sexuality, revolution, capitalism, exile, propaganda, politics, human nature, and society.

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Dance Review: A Heartfelt “Cinderella” at Jacob’s Pillow

June 27, 2015
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Cinderella isn’t a lavish spectacle à la the Met, but rather, like its heroine, modest on the surface while pulsing with a generous heart underneath.

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Theater Review: Wooster Group’s “The Town Hall Affair” — Reality as a Funhouse Mirror

February 17, 2017
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The Wooster Group deconstruction adds layers of artificiality to what may or may not have been a serious event.

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Book Review: “My Mistake: A Memoir” — Notes from a Reticent Memoirist

December 5, 2013
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There will be readers who appreciate Daniel Menaker’s brevity and lack of emotional engagement, but for me, much of “My Mistake” reads like notes for a memoir.

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Theater Review: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” — Is This Meal Really Necessary?

September 11, 2014
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When it comes to race relations, America has a lot on its plate — there is no good reason to serve leftovers.

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