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Film Review: “Party Mix” — Much Ado about Death, Destruction … and Poop

May 23, 2015
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There is no doubt about the creativity in this mix of short films. But are they all suitable fare for eight-year-olds?

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Arts Commentary: Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum Envisions the Future — Now

March 1, 2015
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To call the American Visionary Art Museum quirky would be an understatement: therein lies its charm as well as one of the reason for its success, even in economic hard times.

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Film Preview: Alec Guinness Films Galore at the Museum of Fine Arts

January 6, 2015
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Not since the closing of Boston’s Exeter Street Theatre have so many of Alex Guinness’s classic films been available to be viewed on a local big screen.

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Visual Arts Review: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA — The Beauty of Speed

December 4, 2014
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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA is a delightful exhibition dedicated to vehicular speed, mobility, style, and joy.

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Film Review: The 19th Annual Boston French Film Festival — “Love Is the Perfect Crime,” “Abuse of Weakness”

July 10, 2014
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This year’s Boston French Film Festival (July 10 through 27) proffers a just-about 50-50 mix of male and female directors.

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Concert Review: Jazz Giant Sun Ra at 100 — Space Conquers Time

May 16, 2014
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Ken Schaphorst and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts made the case for Sun Ra as an egyptologist (who claimed to be from Saturn).

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Visual Arts Review: “Quilts and Color” — Far From Folk and Perhaps Beyond Art

April 16, 2014
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Far from being the cool, detached, and cerebral creations of the color field artists, these quilts, imagined in their intended context, are deeply personal, sensuous, and alive.

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Anonymous Sources: Pollock Mystery Takes a Few New Turns

September 4, 2007
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One of the most controversial exhibitions in decades, Pollock Matters, curated by Case Western Reserve Professor Ellen Landau and others, opened quietly at Boston College’s McMullen Museum just this past Labor Day weekend. But it is already turning heads.

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