The Last Picture Show

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Film (Part Two)

1971 gave us bursts of magnificent cinematic iconoclasm that had no future — culturally or politically.

Rose December 2, 2021 at 7:52 am on Film Review: “Come True” — Sleepless in CanadaAbsolutely the worst movie in 2021! Especially the creepy grown man sleeping with a girl who looks at most, 15,...
Tom Connolly December 2, 2021 at 4:01 am on Book Commentary/Review: Imagine There Are No Negative Reviews — It’s Not So Easy If You TryI agree with what Bill Marx says 100%. I reject the use of Daniel Mendelsohn as a model. He represents...
Allen Michie December 1, 2021 at 9:20 pm on Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4True--it would have been nice to see that included, but the series doesn't give one single minute to classical music....
Steve Provizer December 1, 2021 at 5:12 pm on Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 1-4Another counter-hard drug, spiritual artifact was Bernstein's Mass, also 1971.
Tom Connolly December 1, 2021 at 8:29 am on Book Review: “Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1870 to 2020, An Oral History” — Questioning the EliteI would add that the MFA also has impressive collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. I have brought many...