Steve Jobs would have HATED this movie. Where Jobs the man was a revolutionary thinker outside the box, JOBS the movie is a swamp of cliches. Where Jobs the man was a detailed and exacting mass of conundrums, JOBS the film is a hodgepodge of carelessly assembled factoids, loose ends, facile conclusions, and haphazard montages. [...]
I'm feeling WICKED. I mean, really feeling it. I saw the Tony Award-winning musical again, at Boston's Opera House, and again, found myself caught up and trembling at this smart, moving, goose-bump-inducing production of a brilliant show that deserves to be as "popular" as it is. What is it about this show? About me? Yes, [...]
The Nora Theatre Company's terribly funny and nimbly-acted production of Alan Ayckbourn's bedroom farce: ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR has just been extended through August 25th-- and with good reason! Here, the holidays become an escalating disaster as we observe three socially climbing couples over the course of three successive and increasingly hysterical Christmas Eves. I normally hate [...]
You MUST see Company One's entertaining and enlightening HOW WE GOT ON! This is a jubilant show directed by Summer L. Williams that not only made me understand rap in a new way-- but made me FEEL it! This show captures the heart, mind, and soul of the art form, and channels the here and [...]
I've yet to see THE WOLVERINE and believe I am the LONE CRITIC who loved THE LONE RANGER. Here's the best & worst of the rest so far: 20 FEET FROM STARDOM--This revealing, heartbreaking documentary charts the careers, hopes, dreams, disappointments of the back-up singers who literally stand inches away from center stage-the voices behind [...]
The Two Gentlemen of Verona THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA who have taken over Boston Common are Italian all right, by way of Frankie and Deano in Vegas-- not Verona; and if you remember the play--only one of them is a gentleman. Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's 18th annual free-for-all production on the common, now [...]
Looking for culture in the great outdoors? Look no further than two+ hours west of Boston and my culture-crammed itinerary over the 4rth of July weekend. I had a blast in the Berkshires with another culture loving couple beginning with the opening night gala and festivities at TANGLEWOOD, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. [...]
Among the myriad events in this week's OUTSIDE THE BOX FESTIVAL is small gem of a movie. Do you believe in Magic? Lots of kids do, and there's a place they can go to perfect their prestidigitational inclinations: MAGIC CAMP. This intimate look into a little-seen world by former aspiring magician turned filmmaker Judd Ehrlich [...]
Win a pair of tickets to The Met: Live in HD Summer 2013 Encores, a series of some of the best and most well-attended performances transmitted from the Metropolitan Opera. This groundbreaking series has become extremely popular since its inception in 2006 – now reaching over 1900 theaters in 64 countries. This summer the most [...]
Hi -yo SIL-L-L--VER!! It's the best blockbuster of the summer to date! THE LONE RANGER rides again in a funny, exhilarating, verbally and visually witty action adventure that dares to be beautiful! The movie tells how it all began: Who was that masked man? What's with Tonto? And what does "Kemo Sabe" mean anyway? For those [...]
