Concert, Film
Donal Fox, piano
Screening of Jazz Saved My Life about Justin Freed
Maria Schneider Orchestra Quartet
Featuring Gary Versace, piano; Scott Robinson, woodwinds; Jay Anderson, bass; Johnathan Blake, drums
Coolidge Corner Theater
Brookline, MA
December 1, 2022
An evening rich with wonderful jazz and a biographical film about artist and jazz impresario Justin Freed, former owner and concert programmer of the Coolidge Corner Theater, with a special interest in jazz as a healing force.
Movies
Triangle of Sadness
Film (2022)
Written and directed by Ruben Östlund
AMC Boston Common, Boston
Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge, MA
A dark satire on power and social relationships, winner of the 2022 Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Reviewed by Tim Jackson
Tár
Film (2022)
Written and directed by Todd Field
With Cate Blanchett
A film about an acclaimed woman orchestra conductor who is suffering from stress and other psychological ailments.
Lucy and Desi
Film (2022)
Documentary
Directed by Amy Poehler
A balanced and comprehensive account of the lives and careers of the great comic duo, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, individually and as a pair, narrated from the perspective of their daughter Luci.
Don’t Look Up
Film (2021)
Written and directed by
Adam McKay
Netflix
With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep , Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet
A rollicking farce about a comet headed for earth, the two astronomers who discover it, and the completely ineffective government which responds to it.