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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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SNOWPIERCER: THE FIRST MUST-SEE FILM OF THE SUMMER

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted July 7, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Film

 

It’s rare treat for filmgoers to experience a film that dodges labels as effectively as Snowpiercer. “Post-apocalyptic” doesn’t capture the tone. “Sci-fi” misplaces your suspension of disbelief. “Claustrophobic” misses the scope. “Exciting” softens its intensity. ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Bong Joon-ho, Brattle Theatre, Oldboy, Park Chan-wook, snowpiercer

A WELCOME SURPRISE

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted June 11, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Jenny Slate's Obvious Child is the abortion narrative cinema has been lacking

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: abortion, Boston Common, cinema, Comedy, filmmaking, Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, Kendall Square, movies, Obvious Child, pregnancy, romantic comedy

INTERVIEW: EDDIE IZZARD, FORCE MAJEURE

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted May 1, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Comedy

"My theory is that all humor is human."

Filed Under: A+E, Comedy Tagged With: acting, amc, arabic, Boston, bullet in the face, drama, eddie izzard, Edgar Wright, English, Force Majeure, french, german, hannibal, lock stock and two smoking barrels, Monty Python, Revolutionary War, Russian, Spanish, Stand-up comedy, turn

SPECIAL: FINDING COMMON GROUND ON BOSTON’S SEGREGATED NIGHTLIFE SCENE

Written by MICAELA KIMBALL Posted February 26, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Performing Arts

DOWNTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT

Filed Under: A+E, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Performing Arts Tagged With: Activism, Boston, Boston clubs race relations, Boston dance scene, Boston nightlife diversity, Boston nightlife testimonials, Councilor Ayanna Pressley, Dancing, Good Life, Good Life Boston, Latin dancing Boston, Latin Music, multiculturalism, Pico Picante, Red Fez, Soul Revival, Uhuru Afrika, Villa Victoria Center for the Arts

REVIEW: HER

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted January 2, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Unh Unh Her

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Boston, Dig, DigBoston, film review, Her, Joaquin Phoenix, Manic Pixie Dream Girl, movie review, scarlett johansson, Spike Jonze

A JEWISH MARXIST’S GUIDE TO XMAS MOVIES

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted December 23, 2013 Filed Under: A+E, Film

I may never fully appreciate the Christmas spirit, but I can help you get some perspective on yours.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: A Christmas Carol, A Muppet Christmas Carol, Bing Crosby, Boston, Christmas, Danny Kaye, Dig, DigBoston, Frank Capra, It's A Wonderful Life, Jewish, Jim Carrey, Marxist, Miracle on 34th Street, movies, Rosemary Clooney, Santa Claus, Scrooge, Scrooged, Vera-Ellen, White Christmas, xmas movies

INTERVIEW: THE SLUTCRACKER

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted December 11, 2013 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

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How a burlesque ballet became a venerated Boston tradition

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: ballet, Boston, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Burlesque, burlesque ballet, davis square, Dig Boston, DigBoston, female sexuality, Liz Fang, Mehran Khaghani, Service Industry Night, sex, sexuality, SOMERVILLE, somerville theatre, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, the slutcracker, Vanessa White

REEL TALK: GAMER’S END

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted November 7, 2013 Filed Under: A+E, Film

Some say it’s good, some say it’s bad, but nobody says it’s great.

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: ender's game, review, Sci-Fi

WHEN THE MOB RAN RAP MUSIC IN BOSTON: TDS MOB WAS THE HUB’S FIRST HUGE HIP-HOP HOPE …

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted September 30, 2013 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

I interviewed Kool Gee the day after he rocked Wally’s. At his request, we met at the place where the TDS Mob story begins—the stoop of the old Tower Records on the corner of Newbury Street and Mass Ave. From there, he took me back to 1989, when TDS ran the calendar with a year of rap perfection.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: 1980s, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, dramatic, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, scientific, south end, TDS Mob, terminology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

REVIEW: I DECLARE WAR

Written by KRISTOFER JENSON Posted August 28, 2013 Filed Under: A+E, Film

MV_IDeclareWar

War is H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks

Filed Under: A+E, Film Tagged With: Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, children, film review, harvard square, I Declare War, imagination, Jason Lapeyre, kids, movie, Robert Wilson, underground filmmaking, war

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