Movies love heroes and people with integrity and tales of lawbreakers brought to justice. Think of To Kill a Mockingbird or Bridge of Spies, just to name a couple.Read More
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Well, here it is again. It’s November. It’s not acting like November, of course, but don’t be fooled. It’s time for the frosty windshields, slick roads and frozen fingers part of the annual entertainment. Again.Read More
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Okay, here’s the thing. I couldn’t wait to see Grandma, so I just dropped into the Music Hall of Saturday and watched it.
I loved it.Read More
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Welcome to post-Labor Day world. Even if it feels more like July, the veterans of New England weather know that the calendar is inexorable. Soon enough it will feel like fall, and soon enough we will feel like accepting the waves of pumpkin-flavored products and shelves of candy and costumes (I can’t even uses the H-word yet) that line supermarket aisles. It may seem like summer outside, but marketers already want us thinking orange and black. To hell with the orange bags of snack-sized sugar bombs. Go to the beach as long as you can.Read More
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Some subjects make some people nervous, and they wind up not seeing movies about those subjects. I could give you a list that would include sex, race, being nasty to children and Nascar. (There are others; your input is welcomed!)Read More
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Welcome to July, the second stop on your three-month “What Summer Can Be Like In New England” tour. As we have learned up to now, summer in New England can be like summer in San Francisco; don’t put your fleece away just yet.
Still, if July’s beginning is any indication of what the rest holds in store, we may be in for a demonstration of “Why People Come to New England In the Summer.” Let’s hope.
While we’re waiting, we have a sci-fi thriller showing this week at The Music Hall that will fulfill your need for a summer movie that you can watch without turning your brain off. If you’ve seen the previews (there’s one after the jump, ed.), you know that Ex Machina has a sleek, futuristic look that’s perfect for a film that asks what it means to be both artificial and intelligent, and what it might mean for us humans—poor, meat-pod creatures that we are—when AI really gets revved up.Read More
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Anyone who thinks that the universe doesn’t have a nasty sense of humor just hasn’t been paying attention. A month ago, when I was selecting which of The Music Hall’s June films I wanted to discuss, Lambert & Stamp just leapt off the page at me. After all, I love The Who and I love documentaries in general and rock documentaries in particular. So a documentary about The Who (before they were The Who) promised to be a total peanut-and-jelly sandwich experience.Read More
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This is an unusual week for the film discussion series at The Music Hall for a couple of reasons. First, this week’s discussion is being held on Thursday, rather than the customary Tuesday. But second, the film we have to discuss Thursday night is unusual all on its own.Read More
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