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'Time' Documents A Couple’s Journey Through Incarceration And Attempting To Make AmendsDirector Garrett Bradley’s film follows the struggles of Sibyl “Fox” Richardson, who robbed a Shreveport Credit Union with her husband Rob back in 1999.The ARTeryOct 7, 2020
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New England Cellphone Film Festival Offers Expressive Outlet During PandemicThe festival was designed to spur creativity for people ages 15-24, and the only tool needed to participate was a smartphone. The ARTeryOct 1, 2020
Roxbury International Film Festival Determined To Keep Us Together While We're ApartFrom Sept. 30-Oct. 5, dozens of features and shorts will be available from the comfort of your home, along with a bevy of post-screening Zoom Q&As and other assorted activities.The ARTerySep 29, 2020
Ambitious Biopic 'The Glorias' Examines The Life And Influences Of A Feminist IconBased on Steinem’s 2015 memoir “My Life on the Road,” the two-plus-hour ramble of a film finds the activist and her selves at different ages crisscrossing the U.S. by bus.The ARTerySep 29, 2020
Marty Walsh Takes A Star Turn In Fredrick Wiseman's 'City Hall'It’s easy to see why Wiseman responds to Walsh and gives him a place of prominence seldom afforded to other officials in his films: He likes him because he listens,...The ARTerySep 25, 2020
8 Fall Festival Films (And A Script Reading) That Explore The Influence Of FamilyWhile not made with COVID-19 in mind, the lens of the pandemic adds new dimension to how several on-screen families manage change and relationships from a distance.The ARTerySep 18, 2020
HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' Explores 'Sundown' Towns In MassachusettsThe show is peeling back the veneer of New England's seemingly open-minded society and revealing the racism that lurked in the region in the 1950s. The ARTerySep 17, 2020
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A Boston-Area Ballroom House Vogued To Third Place On HBO Max's 'Legendary'The House of Escada was one of nine teams competing on the new reality show.The ARTerySep 11, 2020
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Despite What You May Have Heard, Film 'Cuties' Is A Thoughtful Exploration Of Adolescent PressuresThe film follows an 11-year-old Muslim girl who falls in with a fast crowd, pushing back against her strict upbringing. But if you’ve read anything about "Cuties" lately, it’s likely...The ARTerySep 8, 2020
Documentary Charts The Transformative Work Of An Orchestra For Musicians With Mental IllnessThe Me2/Orchestra takes center stage in the documentary “Orchestrating Change” which chronicles the work of founders Ronald Braunstein and Caroline Whiddon and their musicians.The ARTerySep 4, 2020
Charlie Kaufman's Film 'I'm Thinking Of Ending Things' Will Leave Many PerplexedA haunting adaptation of Iain Reid’s 2016 novel, the film follows two grad students (played by Jesse Plemons and Jessie Buckley) six weeks into their relationship and on the way...The ARTerySep 3, 2020
Mysterious Romance 'Lingua Franca' Is A Story About Self-ReinventionSet in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood, writer-director Isabel Sandoval’s film is a uniquely American story about self-reinvention in a nation of immigrants. The ARTeryAug 26, 2020
Biopic 'Tesla' Serves As A Reclamation Of The 19th-Century Inventor’s NameMichael Almereyda’s film is a radical deconstruction of the biopic form and returns the name Tesla to the status of an underground cult hero seldom discussed in high school textbooks,...The ARTeryAug 20, 2020
As Movie Theaters Reopen, Will Audiences Return?Film critic Sean Burns examines cinema reopening plans, including those of AMC Theatres, which is slated to open over 100 multiplexes around the country on Aug. 20.The ARTeryAug 19, 2020
These New England Filmmakers Are Documenting The Pandemic As It UnfoldsDespite having to maintain physical distance, documentarians are figuring out how to gather the urgent stories of COVID-19.The ARTeryAug 17, 2020
5 Shows You Should Be Watching That Center The Millennial Experience"Oh Jerome, No," "Shrill," "The Bold Type," "Gentefied" and "High Fidelity" -- these TV shows deserve awards, according to the ARTery's Christian Burno.The ARTeryAug 11, 2020
