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On the Ice: The Sundance Movie I Regret Walking Out Of

On the Ice: The Sundance Movie I Regret Walking Out Of

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In middle school, I walked out of a film at the 2011 Sundance festival. My stepmother and I went to see On the Ice (2011), a film by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean that focuses on teenagers living in Barrow, Alaska (later renamed Utqiagvik in 2016). She invited me along because I lived in Alaska for most of the year, admittedly a bit further south than where the story takes place. Both of us entered the festival eager to see if On the Ice represented life in the “last frontier.” However, after about thirty minutes, the movie took a dark and violent turn. Read More >>

I Didn’t Really Get ‘Tár’

I Didn’t Really Get ‘Tár’

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We begin with Lydia Tár visibly anxious. She’s rubbing her hands together, taking shuddering breaths, and swallowing some unnamed pills from her young assistant. She’s nervous about something, though we don’t know what quite yet. Then, she’s introduced to the audience by “New Yorker” writer Adam Gopnik, who plays himself. He interviews Tár, played by Cate Blanchett, in front of an eager audience. Read More >>

The Full Body Cast Brings ‘Rocky Horror’ to Life at Boston Common AMC

The Full Body Cast Brings ‘Rocky Horror’ to Life at Boston Common AMC

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Bostonians take their Halloween celebrations seriously, and for many, that means attending a live production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. The 1976 irreverent musical comedy follows a young engaged couple who get stuck in a castle full of eccentric characters. The film typically features a “shadowcast,” or a group of actors that dress up and recreate each scene live as it plays on the screen, however, the Full Body Cast puts on interactive productions of “Rocky Horror” at the Boston Common AMC every Saturday year-round—adding extra dates throughout the Halloween weekend in honor of the spooky season. Read More >>

Polish Film “EO” Gets American Release

Polish Film “EO” Gets American Release

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Director Jerzy Skolimowski’s new film, “EO,” releases in the U.S. Nov. 18 in the wake of a successful award season for the Polish filmmaker. “EO” won both the Jury Prize and Cannes Soundtrack Award at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and received positive reviews from critics and Polish moviegoers. Read More >>

Abandoned Asylum in Medfield Turns Into Halloween Drive-In Theater

Abandoned Asylum in Medfield Turns Into Halloween Drive-In Theater

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Medfield State Hospital partnered with Brookline’s Coolidge Corner Theater and screened three double features this weekend at a pop-up drive-in movie theater. Half of the proceeds go to the hospital’s upkeep, says Coolidge Corner projectionist Erica Hill. Medfield State Hospital, the first asylum for the mentally ill in Massachusetts, faces renovations after almost twenty years of abandonment. Read More >>