Film (2012)
Kendall Square Cinema
A recounting of a disturbing, odd and true story about the apparent, but strangely inconsistent, reappearance of a missing Texan child.
The Well Digger’s Daughter
Film (2011)
A tale of romance and seduction across classes in rural France, told deftly charmingly in this first directorial outing by the great French actor, Daniel Auteuil.
Coriolanus
Play by William Shakespeare
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
Boston Common
July 27 – August 12, 2012
A brash, and sonically and emotionally amplified, rendition of the political tragedy about a Roman general, and the mother who drives his ambitions.
The Dark Knight Rises
Film (2012)
The third in the new Batman series, grim, bleak and full of excitement. Anne Hathaway as a wry and slinky Catwoman, and the new airborne and multi-jointed Batmobiles, add pizzazz.
Brave
Film (2012)
An animated story of a young Scottish lass and her mother in ancient tribal times. The lass is self-possessed but strong-willed. The mother is sedate and composed, but a traditionalist. They have an odyssey together and come to some mutual insights about personal choice and social responsibility.