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About Joyce Kulhawik

Joyce Kulhawik, best known as the Emmy Award-winning arts and entertainment critic for CBS-Boston (WBZ-TV 1981-2008), is currently lending her expertise as an arts critic/advocate, motivational speaker, and cancer crusader. Kulhawik is President of the Boston Theater Critics Association, a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics, and Boston Online Film Critics Association. Joyce also writes for WBUR's The ARTery and RogerEbert.com.
Jul 08 2025

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: OH, HI!

By |2025-07-08T21:02:17-04:00July 8th, 2025|Comedy, Free Advance Screening, Movies, Romance|Comments Off on FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: OH, HI!

You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of Sony Classics "OH, HI!" Tuesday, 7/15 at 7 PM at AMC Boston Common. TRAILER HERE RSVP for Tickets HERE Synopsis: Iris and Isaac’s first romantic weekend getaway as a couple goes awry . Convinced that he’s just confused; Iris goes to increasingly ridiculous and irrational lengths to [...]

Jul 03 2025

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT

By |2025-07-03T10:07:19-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Drama, Free Advance Screening, Movies, War|Comments Off on FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SONY CLASSICS' "DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT" Wednesday, 7/9 at 7 PM at AMC Boston Common WATCH TRAILER HERE RSVP for TIX: HERE Synopsis: Based on Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of the same name, DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT captures the childhood of 7-year-old [...]

Jul 02 2025

MOVIE/ F1: THE MOVIE

By |2025-07-03T10:22:57-04:00July 2nd, 2025|Action & Adventure, Drama, Movies|Comments Off on MOVIE/ F1: THE MOVIE

It ain't art--it's first class entertainment, driven by the some of the same team behind 2022's global smash Top Gun: Maverick. This time, director Joseph Kosinski, writer Ehren Kruger, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have put another big glamorous movie star in the driver's seat and nailed the formula: F1: The Movie is built on speed, [...]

Jun 17 2025

THEATER WRAP UP: TWO STRANGERS CARRY A CAKE, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, OUR CLASS

By |2025-06-30T14:24:43-04:00June 17th, 2025|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER WRAP UP: TWO STRANGERS CARRY A CAKE, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, OUR CLASS

I am just about to begin a glorious summer sojourn but wanted to FLAG YOU on some real gems on stage NOW-- see these before they close! TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) and yes-- the North American Premiere of this hit WEST END musical comedy is worth the trip. These two take [...]

Jun 12 2025

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: BRIDE HARD

By |2025-07-03T10:06:31-04:00June 12th, 2025|Action & Adventure, Comedy, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies|Comments Off on FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: BRIDE HARD

ENTER TO WIN TICKETS TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF MAGENTA LIGHT STUDIOS RELEASE BRIDE HARD TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 7:00PM AT SHOWCASE CINEMA DE LUX IN WOBURN! SEE TRAILER HERE         RSVP HERE to reserve your seats. Opening Date: 6/20 (in theaters) Rating: R Runtime: 105 minutes Embargo: All reviews (online/social/broadcast/radio/print) are embargoed until [...]

May 28 2025

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

By |2025-06-12T19:52:59-04:00May 28th, 2025|Action & Adventure, Animation, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Fantasy, Kids, Movies|Comments Off on FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF DREAMWORKS RELEASE HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Tuesday, June 3rd at 7:00 PM at Showcase Cinema de Lux Legacy Place (670 Legacy Pl, Dedham, MA 02026) SEE TRAILER HERE   GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://gofobo.com/pLNqH22976 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – IN THEATERS JUNE 13 [...]

May 27 2025

FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING: AMERICAN CATS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE CUDDLY

By |2025-06-12T19:54:09-04:00May 27th, 2025|Documentary, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies|Comments Off on FREE VIRTUAL SCREENING: AMERICAN CATS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE CUDDLY

I have always LOVED cats. I wrote my first letter to an editor when I was 10 years old defending the intelligence of cats vs. that of dogs (Love them both--VERY different creatures). I know a lot about cats but I DID NOT KNOW what was in this documentary, AMERICAN CATS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, [...]

May 22 2025

THEATER: HELLO DOLLY!

By |2025-05-23T10:37:13-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: HELLO DOLLY!

WELL HELLO!! I must say, that this iconic, long-running, Tony-Award-winning musical HELLO DOLLY! has never been a fave of mine and I've seen a few incarnations of its heroine including the divinely daffy Carol Channing's signature stage turn  and Barbra Streisand's miscast movie version. AIMEE DOHERTY brings her musical theater chops, deepened vocals, comic timing, [...]

May 17 2025

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE

By |2025-05-17T13:20:57-04:00May 17th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE

You are cordially invited to a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of Sony Classics' "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life" Tuesday, 5/20 at 7 PM at Landmark Kendall Square Cinema. TRAILER HERE GET TICKETS HERE https://forms.gle/FnD33e1cbeCxsGvS6 Synopsis: Agathe (Camille Rutherford) is a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman, who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. [...]

May 16 2025

THEATER/ THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

By |2025-05-17T13:42:40-04:00May 16th, 2025|Theater, Uncategorized|Comments Off on THEATER/ THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

Get a ticket fast-- these will not last.  The Huntington has wrapped up its season by sending us off to Italy with its most elegant production yet— a stunning, full-throated, openhearted, operatic sweep of a musical, visually and vocally sumptuous! I was completely enveloped by THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. L to R: Sarah-Anne [...]

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