Film (2016)
Directed by Theodore Melfi
A moving account of the influential role played by African-American women who, as NASA employees in the early 1960s, provided crucial scientific support to the early space missions.
Fences
Film (2016)
Directed by Denzel Washington
Screenplay by August Wilson
Based on his play Fences
With Denzel Washington,
Viola Davis
A long, sometimes heartbreakingly effective, adaptation of the play by the late August Wilson.
La La Land
Film (2016)
Written and directed by
Damien Chazelle
With Emma Stone and
Ryan Gosling
A delightfully offbeat and engaging film musical about the relationship between two young not-yet-discovered artists – a jazz pianist and an actress – in Los Angeles.
Fiddler on the Roof
Musical (1964)
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed by Austin Pendleton
Music direction by F. Wade Russo
Choreography by Kelli Edwards
New Repertory Theater
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
December 2, 2016 – January 11, 2017
A terrific, kick-ass production of the fifty-two year old classic based on stories by Sholem Aleichem.
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Film (2016)
Directed by Steven Okazaki
Kendall Square Cinema
A beautifully made chronological treatment of the career of the great Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune.