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An Evening Of Jazz And Healing

December 1, 2022 by admin 1 Comment

Kandinsky

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.

Triangle of Sadness

October 12, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

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

October 7, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Tar

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

February 26, 2022 by admin Leave a Comment

Desi and Lucy

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

December 24, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Cast

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.

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