Otherness. The state of being unlike whoever "we" think we are and all the issues that follow -- fear, power, safety-- are the hyper-relevant themes of two recent plays. Both works challenge the outsize dominance of "whiteness" over the non-white global majority, and one play requires the white minority not only to see itself, but [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO FOCUS FEATURES FILM "CHAMPIONS" Wednesday, March 1st, 7pm @ AMC Boston Common! LINK TO DOWNLOAD TICKETS https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/JOYCESCHOICESCHAMPIONS Focus Features will release CHAMPIONS nationwide in theaters on Friday, March 10th Director: Bobby Farrelly Writer: Mark Rizzo Producers: Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Jeremy Plager Executive Producers: Woody Harrelson, Brad Kessell, Alexander [...]
A haunting and beautiful production of playwright August Wilson's most ruminative work, SEVEN GUITARS, is now onstage in the heart of Roxbury at historic Hibernian Hall. Mounted by Actors' Shakespeare Project with a compelling ensemble cast and directed by resident company member and award-winning actor/director Maurice Emmanuel Parent, the production is a glowing ember in [...]
The news is out! The BOSTON THEATER CRITICS ASSOCIATION of which I am proud to be President has officially announced that our season-end extravaganza known as The Elliot Norton Awards honoring the best of greater Boston theater is back LIVE and IN PERSON after three years! The Boston Globe ran the story today-- READ IT [...]
TWO WORLD PREMIERES hit the stage in Boston-- BOTH very much worth seeing. While not perfect, these works live at the edge of what's happening now, reminding us with urgency of what we already know and need to address. THE ART OF BURNING is onstage now at Huntington's Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. It's [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING OF FOCUS FEATURES RELEASE "OF AN AGE" Tuesday, February 15, 7:30pm Coolidge Corner Theatre LINK TO DOWNLOAD TICKETS: https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/JOYCESCHOICESOFANAGE RELEASE DATE: In select theaters on February 10, 2023 and expanding on February 17, 2023 Running time: 1oo minutes Rating: R Writer/Director: Goran Stolevski Producers: Kristina [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF WARNER BOS. PICTURES RELEASE: "MAGIC MIKE'S LAST DANCE" February 8th at 7pm AMC Boston Common RSVP FOR TICKETS: https://wbtickets.com/eJBXW21744 30 Pairs! Seats are assigned on a first come, first serve basis! Running time: 110 minutes Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Reid Carolin [...]
The odds are being calculated and here's who's on top right now! According to AskGamblers, "searches for ‘stream Everything Everywhere All at Once’ exploded 667%, worldwide as of 24th of January 2023 after the Academy Award nominations were released with Everything Everywhere All at Once racking up eleven nominations – more than any other movie [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF AMAZON PRIME VIDEO RELEASE "SHOTGUN WEDDING" Thursday, January 19th, 7PM at AMC Boston Common RSVP: https://amazonscreenings.com/ShotgunWeddingJoycesChoices Opening Date: January 27, 2023 on Prime Video Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes Writer: Mark Hammer Director: Jason Moore Synopsis: In Shotgun Wedding, Darcy (Jennifer Lopez) [...]
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A SCREENING OF NETFLIX FILM "YOU PEOPLE" Monday, January 23rd at AMC Boston Common @ 7:00pm. RSVP: https://forms.gle/oWX9sCsV9FCAnhnCA On Netflix January 27, 2023 Runtime 1h 58m Rating R. Directed by Kenya Barris Written by Jonah Hill and Kenya Barris Produced by Kevin Misher, Jonah Hill, Kenya Barris Executive Producers David Hyman, Matt [...]
