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DIG Year End 2020

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FILM REVIEW: “THE KILLING FLOOR”

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted June 17, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Directed by Bill Duke. US, 1984, 118 minutes.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: arts, Film, slider

FILM REVIEW: “THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND”

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted June 12, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Co-written and directed by Judd Apatow. US, 2020, 136 minutes.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: arts, Film, slider

FILM REVIEW: SOME “RANDOM” MOVIES

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted May 2, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

A shorter version of this article was published in an August 2019 issue of DigBoston. Given that much of the work in question is now free online, it seemed a good time to update and publish it online.

The first season of the television show  ...  read more

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STATUS REPORT: BOSTON FILM UPDATES, 4/17/20

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted April 18, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Since just about every “local film institution” has news to share, it’s not possible for me to cover the full breadth of things in case-specific articles like those linked above. So every month or so we’ll also be publishing a more general list of updates, beginning with this one.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: arts, coronavirus, COVID, Film, slider

STATUS REPORT: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON, 4/12/20

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted April 13, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

On the status of the Boston area's major independent film festival during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: arts, coronavirus, COVID, Film, slider

STATUS REPORT: COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, 3/30/20

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted March 30, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

The fate of an iconic movie theater, plus that of its programming and personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: arts, coronavirus, COVID, Film, slider

INTERVIEW: KASI LEMMONS

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted March 20, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons is an American filmmaker whose pictures include Eve’s Bayou (1997), The Caveman’s Valentine (2001), and Harriet (2019). Her most recent work is as a director and executive producer on Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020), a four-part miniseries released on Netflix earlier today. The first two installments of Self Made are directed by Lemmons, and the last two are directed by DeMane Davis.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: arts, Film

STATUS REPORT: THE MULTIPLEXES, 3/19/20

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted March 19, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

“For perspective on the scale of need before us: If we were to pay a week’s missed wages to every [movie theater employee in New York City] who applied, we would need approximately $185,000.”

On Sunday, March 15, Gov. Charlie Baker established a ban on ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Film, Status Report

FILM REVIEW: “PATTY HEARST”

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted March 17, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ll be publishing a series of reports on the status of local film institutions and theaters, which began with yesterday’s ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Patty Hearst, Paul Schrader, Quarantine Cinema

STATUS REPORT: BRATTLE THEATRE, 3/14/20

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted March 16, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Film

“When this first [began], I turned to Ned and said: If this becomes what I think it’ll become, then I don’t know how the Brattle survives this.”

On Wednesday, March 11, the team at the Brattle Theatre sent their first email regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing ...  read more

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