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FILM REVIEW: “THE KILLING FLOOR”

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Film

Film Review: The Killing Floor
Directed by Bill Duke. US, 1984, 118 minutes.
Available on June 19 at the “Virtual Cinema” pages of the Brattle Theatre, the Cabot Street Cinema, and other film institutions.

First thing you hear in The Killing Floor is voiceover narration delivered by a black man in the South circa September 1917, right before he catches a train for Chicago. “The war ...  read more

FILM REVIEW: “THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND”

Written by Filed Under: A+E, Film

Film Review: The King of Staten Island
Co-written and directed by Judd Apatow. US, 2020, 136 minutes.
Available on VOD platforms.

Apatow’s previous film Trainwreck (2015) began with Amy (Schumer) sleeping with a caricature who’s listed in the credits as “Staten Island Oli” (Josh Segarra). He’s ...  read more

COVID-19 AND THEATER EDUCATION

Written by Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Performing Arts

An empty Cohen Auditorium at Tufts University. Photo by Kevin Ma, courtesy of Tufts Now.

According to Sheridan Thomas, teaching comedic timing is nearly impossible through a computer screen. Thomas, a teacher of acting and directing at Tufts University, is 70 years old and never had to teach online before COVID-19. She had to adjust to tools like Zoom to conduct her comedic Shakespeare class, and lagging WiFi made a mess of the course. 

GOING ONLINE: NO REPLACEMENT FOR INTERACTION IN REAL TIME

Written by Filed Under: A+E, COVID, FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Roxie Zwicker. Photo courtesy of New England Curiosities.

New England Cultural Organizations Struggle to Survive in an Age of Social Distancing

BOSTON-BASED ARTISTS ARE STRUGGLING TO WORK

Written by Filed Under: A+E, COVID, Visual Arts

Visual Artist Feda Eid stands by her artwork at her "Present Histories Redefined" exhibition at Lesley University, Thursday, February 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nada Alturki)

Artists are seeing their worlds close during the pandemic. The exhibits, displays, and sales that provide their income have come to a halt, and artists in and around Boston have found themselves alone and unsupported by the government while struggling to find their footing financially.