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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 26 2023

MUSIC/THEATER: TANGLEWOOD

By |2023-07-26T14:22:57-04:00July 26th, 2023|Music, Theater|0 Comments

There's still plenty of time to get out to TANGLEWOOD, the  idyllic summer home of the BSO in the Berkshires. I hadn't been there since before the pandemic and it's even more glorious than ever, lush with greenery and music. Coming up soon a beloved annual tradition since 1946 with something for the whole family [...]

Jul 20 2023

MOVIES: “BARBENHEIMER” BARBIE/OPPENHEIMER

By |2023-07-21T14:38:43-04:00July 20th, 2023|Comedy, Drama, Epic & Historical, Fantasy, Movies, Musicals|0 Comments

It was the bang heard around the world of summer movies: two of the most anticipated big screen offerings of the season Greta Gerwig's BARBIE and Chris Nolan's OPPENHEIMER collided! Warner Bros and Universal Studios each scheduled release dates and critics screenings for their films on the same date and time! The animosity goes deeper [...]

Jul 16 2023

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: THEATER CAMP

By |2023-07-16T12:52:37-04:00July 16th, 2023|Comedy, Family, Kids, Movies, Theater|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES RELEASE: THEATER CAMP  Wednesday, July 19th at 7:30 PM at AMC Boston Common. RSVP for tickets here: https://searchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesTHEATERCAMP In Boston theaters July 21st SYNOPSIS: Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Molly Gordon star in the original comedy THEATER CAMP as Amos and [...]

Jul 15 2023

MOVIE: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

By |2023-07-16T10:11:51-04:00July 15th, 2023|Action & Adventure, Movies, Thriller|0 Comments

It's everything I want in a summer movie-- Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One is a ridiculously exciting entertainment. The 7th and longest in the franchise to date (2 hours 43 minutes), is destined to be another blockbuster hit of the summer season starring the king of action thrillers.  At 61 years old, Tom Cruise [...]

Jul 04 2023

MOVIE: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

By |2023-07-05T11:06:38-04:00July 4th, 2023|Action & Adventure, Movies|0 Comments

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is the fifth and latest installment of the franchise and the last -- according to the 80 year- old actor himself--to feature Harrison Ford in an acting role. So a little nostalgia is in order and that's what we get right out of the gate. The opening sequence [...]

Jun 24 2023

THEATER: JAGGED LITTLE PILL/ AS YOU LIKE IT/ EVITA/

By |2023-06-25T21:47:00-04:00June 24th, 2023|Theater|0 Comments

I've been seeing a lot of theater lately while nursing a broken shoulder and it's just what the doctor ordered!  Listen. It's going to be rainy this weekend. Maybe thunder and lightning. Very dramatic. So why not take the drama indoors and check out some of the fabulous offerings onstage in and around Boston this [...]

Jun 19 2023

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN”

By |2023-07-31T00:39:32-04:00June 19th, 2023|Animation, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Family, Kids, Movies|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF  UNIVERSAL PICTURES RELEASE: RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN Saturday, June 24th at 10:00 AM at AMC Boston Common 19.  RSVP HERE: http://gofobo.com/Ehpcf42400 First come, First served! Synopsis   This summer, DreamWorks Animation dives into the turbulent waters of high school with a hilarious, heartfelt action [...]

May 26 2023

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING:

By |2023-06-19T19:00:01-04:00May 26th, 2023|Comedy, Drama, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Family, Movies|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES' RELEASE: "FLAMIN' HOT" SCREENING: Wednesday, June 7th at 7 PM at AMC Boston Common. RSVP HERE: https://searchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesFLAMINHOT. RELEASE DATE: Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu June 9th. SYNOPSIS: FLAMIN’ HOT is the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who [...]

May 26 2023

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “THE FLASH”

By |2023-06-19T19:00:44-04:00May 26th, 2023|Action & Adventure, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Trailers|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES RELEASE: "THE FLASH" Thursday, June 1st AMC Boston Common @ 7:00pm  Seats are assigned on a first come, first serve basis! Ticket link: http://wbtickets.com/nZGFO70822  100 pairs “The Flash” races into theaters June 16. SYNOPSIS: Warner Bros. Pictures presents “The Flash,” directed by Andy Muschietti (the [...]

May 24 2023

THEATER: “THE COLOR PURPLE”/ “THE PROM”

By |2023-05-26T18:45:22-04:00May 24th, 2023|Theater|0 Comments

There are TWO entertaining and meaningful shows to see on stage NOW in Boston and beyond! Head out to Concord, MA to see a very moving production of THE COLOR PURPLE  before it closes, presented by The Umbrella Stage Company and one of the best productions I ever seen by this  company. At the heart of [...]