Boston Underground Film Festival 2016: ‘The Lure’
There's no denying the worthiness of The Lure's experimental qualities, but its characters get drowned in the music and never really find their way out.
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Sara Bareilles: What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress
Fans of Sara Bareilles will want more than a slice of her in What's Inside: Song from Waitress, a more than fair record from the talented musician.
‘Chi-Raq’ Is Spike Lee’s Call to Consciousness
Chi-Raq draws from current headlines, hip-hop lyrics, Aristophanes, and Spike Lee’s prior films to forge a vibrant, propulsive saga of fury and hope.
‘All That Jazz’ Is Bob Fosse’s Cinematic Self-Flagellation
All That Jazz, the excellent, entertaining, and accurate bio-pic of Bob Fosse’s life and foretold death is his cinematic self-flagellation.
Vincente Minnelli’s ‘Kismet’ Is a Mix of ‘Arabian Nights’ and Hollywood
Warner Archive offers Vincent Minelli’s 1955 version of Kismet, which contrasts nicely with William Dieterle’s 1944 counterpart.
Hao Wu’s The Road to Fame’ Puts a Twist on Michael McFadden’s Broadway Musical
Hao Wu’s The Road to Fame reveals the connections between the two generations shaped by China’s one-child policy.
Pedro Almodóvar Considers if ‘I’m So Excited’ Is His Most Political Film
In this interview with Pedro Almodóvar about his comedy, I’m So Excited, he considers how its political message is received by different audiences.
Milos Forman’s ‘Hair’ and the Aging of Aquarius
As the ’60s has been strip-mined of all its nostalgic value, Milos Forman’s Hair now comes across as an artifact with good music and a less than meaningful significance.