Aug 04 2014

MOVIE REVIEW: BOYHOOD

By |2014-08-04T12:22:55-04:00August 4th, 2014|Drama, Family, Movies|0 Comments

It's one of the most talked about movies of the year and almost universally praised:BOYHOOD--and it's mesmerizing. Oscar-nominated writer/director Richard Linklater has once again focused on the evolution of characters over time. Linklater, who gave us the "Before" trilogy ("Before Sunset," "Before Midnight," "Before Sunrise") has here traced the growing up of a young Texas [...]

Aug 01 2014

THEATER: TWELFTH NIGHT (felt like thirteen)

By |2014-08-01T20:01:14-04:00August 1st, 2014|Theater|0 Comments

I hate to say this-- but Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's latest FREE Shakespeare on the Common TWELFTH NIGHT-- was a drag. And I'm not referring to the Bard's familiar penchant for having girls dress like boys-- which Viola does here, becoming a dead ringer for her twin brother Sebastian, which of course leads to all manner [...]

Jul 23 2014

THEATER: ASTRO BOY &THE GOD OF COMICS

By |2014-07-23T23:04:48-04:00July 23rd, 2014|Theater|0 Comments

ASTRO BOY & THE GOD OF COMICS Company One's latest production- is fast and fun, but also deeply, darkly moving, resonating far beyond the thin black comic book lines materializing before us onstage. Leave it to this cutting edge company to produce the New England premiere of playwright/director Natsu Onoda Power's extraordinary work incorporating actors, [...]

Jul 17 2014

MOVIE: In case you missed it “BEGIN AGAIN”

By |2014-07-17T16:24:42-04:00July 17th, 2014|Movies, Musicals, Romance|0 Comments

Feel 30 years younger when you see BEGIN AGAIN-- a beguiling romantic comedy that will remind you of what it was like to be in love, have your heart broken, and follow your dream, starring PEOPLE MAGAZINE's sexiest man alive--Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, and the gorgeous Keira Knightley! Here's the story-- Keira Knightley plays [...]

Jul 15 2014

JOIN ME AT THE HANOVER!!!

By |2014-07-15T00:45:53-04:00July 15th, 2014|Books, Dance, Joyce's Choices, More A & E, Movies, Museums, Music, Spontaneous Acts of Joyce, Theater|0 Comments

I have a special invitation for you--Please join me in Worcester for this historic event!! I have been working in the arts community for over thirty years.  I have seen it all, from world premieres in downtown Boston, to arts events on stages and  galleries across the Berkshires and beyond-- from Broadway to the Oscars! [...]

Jul 11 2014

INTERVIEW: ROB REINER “And So It Goes”

By |2014-07-11T19:45:29-04:00July 11th, 2014|Celebrity Interviews, Comedy, Family, Movies, Romance|0 Comments

We knew him first as Michael "Meathead" Stivic--Archie Bunker's liberal son-in-law on Norman Lear's iconic TV series ALL IN THE FAMILY. The actor, writer, producer, director eventually went on to helm Oscar-nominated movies THE PRINCESS BRIDE, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, and his masterpiece STAND BY ME, as well as WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, THE AMERICAN [...]

Jun 18 2014

THEATERS TO HIT THIS SUMMER!

By |2014-06-18T21:26:09-04:00June 18th, 2014|Theater|0 Comments

Here's what's onstage this summer-- beginning with TWO productions right now in Boston-- and 11 MORE farther out, courtesy of my colleague ED SIEGEL at THE ARTERY! SMART PEOPLE--  a smashing world premiere production now at the Huntington Theatre Company's Second Stage (Calderwood Pavilion) is the latest from the brilliant Lydia R. Diamond. You  may [...]

Jun 15 2014

WIN TICKETS: THE MET SUMMER ENCORE SERIES!

By |2014-11-14T23:52:03-05:00June 15th, 2014|More A & E, Movies, Music, Musicals|0 Comments

Win a pair of tickets to "The Met: Live in HD Summer Encores!" The first five people to respond to each date below will win a pair of tickets! For a chance to win please email your FULL name, address and phone number to fathomeventsboston@gmail.com Beginning Wednesday, June 18, the Metropolitan Opera and Fathom Events will [...]

Jun 13 2014

BEST MOVIES TO SEE NOW: “THE FAULT IN OUR STARS” & “EDGE OF TOMORROW”

By |2014-06-13T17:17:25-04:00June 13th, 2014|Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Kids, Movies, Romance, Science Fiction|0 Comments

So many screens-- so little to see. GODZILLA is godawful. And put a big X through X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. Coasting on the devotion of diehard fans who remember the back stories, this latest installment suffers from franchise burnout and never breaks a sweat. How about MALEFICENT? What could be better than Angelina Jolie [...]

Jun 09 2014

THEATER: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL “AMALUNA”

By |2014-06-09T11:22:13-04:00June 9th, 2014|Dance, More A & E, Music, Theater|0 Comments

It's my favorite kind of 3D--gorgeous bodies, warm, alive, and right in front of me, beautifully lit, stunningly costumed, performing the most extraordinary stunts, all choreographed to embody the myths that animate our lives-- such is CIRQUE DU SOLEIL's latest show, AMALUNA, which just blew into Boston.  AMALUNA is written and directed by Harvard's American [...]