Concert
Paine Hall, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
A precise and disciplined, but youthfully exuberant, string quartet with some classic yet offbeat offerings.
The Sessions
Film (2012)
Written and directed by Ben Lewin
A man seriously afflicted by polio seeks the aid of a sex therapist. Based on a true story.
Brooklyn Castle
Film (2012)
Directed by Katie Dellamaggiore
Kendall Square Cinema
A documentary about an inner city middle school in Brooklyn which has won national chess championships for many years.
Madama Butterfly
Opera (1904)
by Giacomo Puccini
Boston Lyric Opera
Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre, Boston, MA
November 2 – 11, 2012
A pleasant rendition of the Puccini classic, with a wonderful Cio-Cio-San and a stupendous Suzuki.
Holy Motors
Film (2012)
Written and directed by
Leos Carax
Kendall Square Cinema
Cambridge, MA
A French metaphysical adventure of the imagination, a kind of modern, offbeat Divine Comedy, with a protagonist who becomes, through costume and makeup, many wildly different characters.