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Coming Attractions: March 19 through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 13, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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Musical Theater: London Celebrates Sondheim’s 80th

August 2, 2010
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By Caldwell Titcomb Stephen Sondheim, the greatest genius in the history of musicals, has turned 80 this year, and there have been celebrations of all sorts to mark this milestone. London joined the hoopla by devoting its BBC Prom 19 on July 31 to a full evening drawn from Sondheim’s achievements and presented in the…

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Film Review: “Day of the Fight” – The Boxing Genre Reinvented … Again

December 12, 2024
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It may be shot in B&W, but “Day of the Fight” is not a retread of “Raging Bull” — though Joe Pesci is present.

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Short Fuse Commentary: The Skillful Supernaturalism of Glen Duncan

July 4, 2012
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Here you have it: Werewolves are horny, vamps merely thirsty. This, to be sure, is material to work with, as novelist Glen Duncan does. But I can’t help thinking about great nineteenth-century novels of involuntary transformation.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Spirited Quests from Pianist Fred Hersch and Saxophonist Tony Malaby

January 5, 2022
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The Cave of Winds and Breath By Breath amply confirm that, regardless of the stress of COVID, jazz’s life-force remains strong as we venture into a brave new year.

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Television Review: “Laurel Canyon” — Journey Back to a Tiny Fortunate Universe

June 11, 2020
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From the mid-’60s to around 1972, Laurel Canyon became the epicenter of a magical musical interlude that gave birth to some of the most iconic and timeless music of a generation.

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Film Review: “Uncut Gems” — Breathtaking Authenticity

December 28, 2019
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You will laugh at Uncut Gems, but you will leave the theater shaking.

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Concert Review: 102nd Annual Christmas Carol Services at Memorial Church, Harvard University

December 12, 2011
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The superb Harvard University Choir, which is arguably one of the best ensembles of its kind in the country, was in fine form throughout the evening.

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Film Review: “Joy” and “The Danish Girl” — Gratification Limited

December 26, 2015
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The unimportance of being too earnest.

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Jazz Album Reviews: The Music of Lerner and Loewe — Back in the Jazz Limelight?

October 28, 2019
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The two new Arbors discs are intended to bring Lerner and Loewe back into the jazz mainstream. We will see what happens. But what wonderful music these two groups have produced!

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