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Film Appreciation: “The Devils” – The Devils in Me

October 15, 2026
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The provocative 1971 study of politics, religion, and sex in medieval France is back on the big screen—with its long-censored footage reinstated.

Doc Talk: Two Exemplary Lives at The Boston Palestine Film Festival

October 14, 2026
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Two compelling documentaries at the Boston Palestine Film Festival trace Edward Said’s intellectual awakening and the unfinished search for justice for Alex Odeh.

Film Review: “Fjord” Puts Conviction on Trial

October 13, 2026
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Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner asks whether understanding others requires seeing their side—or questioning our own.

Doc Talk: Documenting Defiance –Two Portraits of Courage at the National Center for Jewish Film Festival

April 9, 2026
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Claude Lanzmann’s haunted pursuit of testimony and Henrietta Szold’s humanitarian legacy illuminate the enduring power of courage and conscience.

Film Review: Burnt Offerings Accepted in Christian Petzold’s “Afire”

August 4, 2023
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Preoccupied with the little melodramas of their lives and their careers in the arts, the characters in”Afire” put off acknowledging the gathering disaster that might end up at their doorstep.

Film Interview: A Talk with Writer, Director, and Actor Zoe Lister-Jones

June 8, 2017
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While Band Aid feels authentic in its realistic depiction of contemporary relationships, its humor is consistently disarming.

Film Preview: Death and Desire at the Circus — “Varieté” at the Coolidge Corner Theatre

April 26, 2016
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Varieté will be the tenth score composed by a Sheldon Mirowitz class and played by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra.

Film Review: “The Dying of the Light” — Cinema’s Fading Glory

April 8, 2016
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While there are some folks younger than 30 who are eagerly learning this dying art, most of the projectionists are what we could sadly call a dying breed.

Theater Review: NTLive’s “Comedy of Errors” — Lots of Muddle, But Magic As Well

March 3, 2012
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As this is his only work which Shakespeare himself titles ‘comedy,’ a company may feel an obligation to elicit laughter. Ironically, this duty can become burdensome.

Coming Attractions in Film: February 2012

January 29, 2012
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You may be still catching up on the Academy Award, Golden Globe, People’s Choice, or SAG picks. But this month offers some rare and wonderful treats for film fans of all kinds.

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