The Animation, Documentary, and Live Action programs of the 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films series are currently playing in theaters and streaming at virtual cinemas.
FILM REVIEW: OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS 2021
A+E
DRAWN, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: LOCAL ARTIST SKETCHES BELOVED BOSTON RESTAURANTS
“Most are some of my favorite bars or local classics that I’ve learned to love in my time living in the city. Others just have a great facade that I know would make a great drawing.”
ADAPTATION: A NEW ENGLAND “ROGUE SCHOLAR” SHAKES UP SHAKESPEARE
Michael Blanding’s new book goes beyond what “scholars have previously realized.” “At the very least it should be explored.”
INTERVIEW: SHATARA MICHELLE FORD, WRITER/DIRECTOR OF “TEST PATTERN”
Shatara Michelle Ford is an American filmmaker whose feature debut was released to virtual cinemas and theaters in February.
“UPENDED” EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR CREATIVITY DURING THE PANDEMIC
Art show at Piano Craft Gallery until March 28.
HAND CRAFTED: LOCAL ARTIST’S AWESOME JEWELRY A DIGITAL SUCCESS
“The first ‘uncute’ sculpture I made was a hand holding a bloody heart. After that, no one called my work cute anymore.”
ONTOLOGICAL CATASTROPHE
Slavoj Zizek and how the pandemic has undermined “the coordinates of our basic access to reality.”
AN INSTRUMENTAL INTERVIEW WITH CORNER HOUSE
On throwing a “Caribou Party,” touring Scotland, and recording in a barn.
FROM THE PUBS OF SOMERVILLE TO INDIE POP AT HOME
"As an artist, most people are not thinking about me so I can do whatever I want and it’ll be just fine."
THE “SPOTIFY IS SURVEILLANCE” INTERVIEW
“No one wants to live in a world where music is created to please a cold-blooded algorithm."
