Film/TV1972 Antiwar Documentary 'F.T.A' Returns To Screens Almost 50 Years After It Was Pulled From TheatersDirected by Francine Parker, the film chronicles the Pacific Rim stretch of Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s “Free The Army” tour.The ARTeryMar 4, 2021Five Fresh Takes From The 25th Boston French Film FestivalThis year’s festival has found a new home, new partners, and features an abundance of new takes on French cinema.The ARTeryMar 2, 2021New Film Series 'Shared Stories' Centers The BIPOC ExperienceThree Boston independent film festivals have joined forces to create the new series that finds commonalities across the human experience.The ARTeryFeb 25, 2021'Black Kung Fu Chick' Fights Back Against Stereotypes And Adultification Of Black GirlsThe series follows a young Black woman whose responsibilities and burdens get her into trouble when her teacher intervenes with lessons in Qi Gong and Kung Fu. PlayThe ARTery03:20Feb 24, 2021With Great Humanity, Film 'Nomadland' Acknowledges A Distinctly American GriefWith its embrace of realism and critique of the American dream, director Chloé Zhao’s film shows loss as a common experience that can draw people together.The ARTeryFeb 19, 2021Actor Casey Affleck Reflects On The Past And 'The World To Come'Affleck discusses his upcoming film (one of his most ambitious to date), the characters he’s drawn to playing and reminisces on projects that brought him back to his home state.The ARTeryFeb 17, 2021Film 'Judas And The Black Messiah' Turns Harrowing History Into Pulpy Crime DramaStarring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield, director Shaka King’s film depicts the FBI and Chicago Police Department’s premeditated murder of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton.The ARTeryFeb 11, 2021Films 'Two Of Us' And 'Supernova' Follow Romances Facing Failing HealthBoth of these new releases find long-term, same-sex couples making difficult decisions as they cope with catastrophic health care crises.The ARTeryFeb 5, 2021Documentary 'Down A Dark Stairwell' Examines Divergent Responses To Racism In PolicingShot over several years, Ursula Liang's film tracks the seemingly divergent protests that emerged as NYPD officer Peter Liang faced criminal charges for shooting and killing Akai Gurley.The ARTeryFeb 4, 2021Wryly Funny Film 'You Will Die At Twenty' Navigates The Space Between Worldliness And GodlinessWriter-director Amjad Abu Alala’s debut film, Sudan’s first-ever submission to the Academy Awards, is about a young man who lives under the prophecy that he will die at 20.The ARTeryJan 29, 2021Gloucester-Set Film 'CODA' Debuts At SundanceShot over the summer of 2019, Cambridge native Sian Heder’s second feature film is about a young woman torn between her family's fishing business or following her singing passion. The ARTeryJan 27, 2021Directed With Strong Visual Style, Comedy 'The Climb' Traverses The Ups And Downs Of FriendshipSplit into seven chapters with numbered title cards and punctuated by musical interludes, writer-director Michael Angelo Covino's film charts the ups and downs of two friends following an admission of...The ARTeryJan 19, 20215 Short Film Programs To Stream From Belmont World Family Film FestivalFrom animated shorts with no dialogue to Mo Willem’s narrating children’s books, film writer Erin Trahan and her two toddlers rounded up their recommendations to watch.The ARTeryJan 14, 2021The Brattle Theatre Creates New Virtual Screening Platform"The Brattlite” is designed to showcase titles specially selected by the theater's programmers to run alongside the regular weekly premieres.The ARTeryJan 13, 2021Streaming On Netflix, Drama 'Pieces Of A Woman' Is Intensely UnpleasantDirected by Kornél Mundruczó and written by Kata Wéber, the film takes an elliptical path following the disintegration of a marriage and family life after tragedy.The ARTeryJan 7, 20216 Movies To Stream While Staying Home On New Year's EveFrom the 1960s classic “The Apartment” starring Jack Lemmon to Paul Thomas Andersen’s “Phantom Thread,” film critic Sean Burns shares movies that will help you ring in 2021 from the...The ARTeryDec 30, 2020Cheerful Takes From Behind The Scenes Of New England's Holiday MoviesFilm crew members who worked on productions shot around the region get in the spirit by sharing favorite anecdotes and reflections on the growing popularity of holiday movies.The ARTeryDec 22, 2020The 10 Best Films From 2020With many blockbusters shelved for 2021, there was suddenly room for all different kinds of stories on our screens, writes film critic Sean Burns.The ARTeryDec 21, 2020Independent Movie Theater Closures Symbolize Industry Struggles Writ LargeTwo Martha’s Vineyard theaters have recently shuttered, highlighting the struggle these spaces face. Whether they rent or own, whether non- or for-profit, no single formula has proven pandemic-proof.The ARTeryDec 18, 2020Netflix Soars To The Top With August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'George C. Wolfe directs Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in stellar performances, says critic Jacquinn Sinclair.The ARTeryDec 18, 2020Next Page
1972 Antiwar Documentary 'F.T.A' Returns To Screens Almost 50 Years After It Was Pulled From TheatersDirected by Francine Parker, the film chronicles the Pacific Rim stretch of Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s “Free The Army” tour.The ARTeryMar 4, 2021
Five Fresh Takes From The 25th Boston French Film FestivalThis year’s festival has found a new home, new partners, and features an abundance of new takes on French cinema.The ARTeryMar 2, 2021
New Film Series 'Shared Stories' Centers The BIPOC ExperienceThree Boston independent film festivals have joined forces to create the new series that finds commonalities across the human experience.The ARTeryFeb 25, 2021
'Black Kung Fu Chick' Fights Back Against Stereotypes And Adultification Of Black GirlsThe series follows a young Black woman whose responsibilities and burdens get her into trouble when her teacher intervenes with lessons in Qi Gong and Kung Fu. PlayThe ARTery03:20Feb 24, 2021
With Great Humanity, Film 'Nomadland' Acknowledges A Distinctly American GriefWith its embrace of realism and critique of the American dream, director Chloé Zhao’s film shows loss as a common experience that can draw people together.The ARTeryFeb 19, 2021
Actor Casey Affleck Reflects On The Past And 'The World To Come'Affleck discusses his upcoming film (one of his most ambitious to date), the characters he’s drawn to playing and reminisces on projects that brought him back to his home state.The ARTeryFeb 17, 2021
Film 'Judas And The Black Messiah' Turns Harrowing History Into Pulpy Crime DramaStarring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield, director Shaka King’s film depicts the FBI and Chicago Police Department’s premeditated murder of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton.The ARTeryFeb 11, 2021
Films 'Two Of Us' And 'Supernova' Follow Romances Facing Failing HealthBoth of these new releases find long-term, same-sex couples making difficult decisions as they cope with catastrophic health care crises.The ARTeryFeb 5, 2021
Documentary 'Down A Dark Stairwell' Examines Divergent Responses To Racism In PolicingShot over several years, Ursula Liang's film tracks the seemingly divergent protests that emerged as NYPD officer Peter Liang faced criminal charges for shooting and killing Akai Gurley.The ARTeryFeb 4, 2021
Wryly Funny Film 'You Will Die At Twenty' Navigates The Space Between Worldliness And GodlinessWriter-director Amjad Abu Alala’s debut film, Sudan’s first-ever submission to the Academy Awards, is about a young man who lives under the prophecy that he will die at 20.The ARTeryJan 29, 2021
Gloucester-Set Film 'CODA' Debuts At SundanceShot over the summer of 2019, Cambridge native Sian Heder’s second feature film is about a young woman torn between her family's fishing business or following her singing passion. The ARTeryJan 27, 2021
Directed With Strong Visual Style, Comedy 'The Climb' Traverses The Ups And Downs Of FriendshipSplit into seven chapters with numbered title cards and punctuated by musical interludes, writer-director Michael Angelo Covino's film charts the ups and downs of two friends following an admission of...The ARTeryJan 19, 2021
5 Short Film Programs To Stream From Belmont World Family Film FestivalFrom animated shorts with no dialogue to Mo Willem’s narrating children’s books, film writer Erin Trahan and her two toddlers rounded up their recommendations to watch.The ARTeryJan 14, 2021
The Brattle Theatre Creates New Virtual Screening Platform"The Brattlite” is designed to showcase titles specially selected by the theater's programmers to run alongside the regular weekly premieres.The ARTeryJan 13, 2021
Streaming On Netflix, Drama 'Pieces Of A Woman' Is Intensely UnpleasantDirected by Kornél Mundruczó and written by Kata Wéber, the film takes an elliptical path following the disintegration of a marriage and family life after tragedy.The ARTeryJan 7, 2021
6 Movies To Stream While Staying Home On New Year's EveFrom the 1960s classic “The Apartment” starring Jack Lemmon to Paul Thomas Andersen’s “Phantom Thread,” film critic Sean Burns shares movies that will help you ring in 2021 from the...The ARTeryDec 30, 2020
Cheerful Takes From Behind The Scenes Of New England's Holiday MoviesFilm crew members who worked on productions shot around the region get in the spirit by sharing favorite anecdotes and reflections on the growing popularity of holiday movies.The ARTeryDec 22, 2020
The 10 Best Films From 2020With many blockbusters shelved for 2021, there was suddenly room for all different kinds of stories on our screens, writes film critic Sean Burns.The ARTeryDec 21, 2020
Independent Movie Theater Closures Symbolize Industry Struggles Writ LargeTwo Martha’s Vineyard theaters have recently shuttered, highlighting the struggle these spaces face. Whether they rent or own, whether non- or for-profit, no single formula has proven pandemic-proof.The ARTeryDec 18, 2020
Netflix Soars To The Top With August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'George C. Wolfe directs Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in stellar performances, says critic Jacquinn Sinclair.The ARTeryDec 18, 2020