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Movies

Jonathan Demme receives Coolidge Award, premiers “Neil Young Trunk Show”

March 3, 2010

And the Coolidge Award goes to……Jonathan Demme.

Movies

The 2009 Sundance Shorts @ the Coolidge

January 27, 2010

I highly suggest you catch the Sundance Shorts at the Coolidge while they’re still around. Here’s a clip of one of my favorites.

Lectures

Boston’s Lecture Scene: Not John Stoddard Anymore

October 21, 2009

If BSO tickets or the MFA’s new prices are draining your entertainment budget, Boston’s gamut of free lectures, often followed by receptions with free food and even a little free booze, offer engaging and educational relief. The MFA’s Shapiro Celebrity Lecture Series may fetch $30+ for a ticket, but Boston’s universities rarely charge even a […]

Movies

The Revolution Will Be Screened: The Baader Meinhof Complex

September 29, 2009

Ihave no idea how the international film circuit works, but it’s shame that foreign films don’t screen here a little bit sooner. The Coolidge is currently running the 2008 German action ‘based-on-a-true-story’ political film, The Baader Meinhof Complex, released on DVD in Europe (and on the Web) months ago. Directed by Uli Edel, who did […]