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THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE SOCIETY WANTS TO ‘ENTERTAIN THE DERANGED’

Written by BRIAN CHOQUET Posted May 29, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

The Slaughterhouse Society is an oddity that one would usually find during Halloween season—a time when all things spooky and horror become hot commodities in the US. But it’s an aesthetic that the performance troupe, primarily led by Boston-based performer ... read more

FESTIVAL REPORT: ON THE SOUND OF 70MM AT THE SOMERVILLE THEATRE

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted May 21, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Film

DARLINGSIDE: SINGING THEIR WAY INTO FOLK

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted September 16, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Their steady rise from a cappella college days to folk festival favorites

SPECIAL PREVIEW: INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL BOSTON 2017

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted April 26, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, Film

The nonprofit film series is entering its 15th year, and its 2017 iteration is spread across more than three screening locations, with programming that includes features, short films, fiction and nonfiction, panels and parties, innumerable filmmakers in person, all the works.

AT THE 70MM & WIDESCREEN FESTIVAL: REPORT FROM DAYS ONE, TWO, AND THREE

Written by JAKE MULLIGAN Posted September 22, 2016 Filed Under: A+E, Film

In last week’s preview of the Somerville Theatre’s 70mm & Widescreen Film Festival, I wrote about the old canard that the big screen is inherently better suited for large-canvas movies. Within the narrow viewpoint of my own personal ... read more