ARTS HEADLINES
TY BURR
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Armie Hammer is in ‘Crisis’ and they can’t hide it
Trailers for the opioid epidemic thriller were already in the can when allegations of abuse surfaced online.
A.Z. MADONNA
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When Beethoven resonates in a crisis
For many BSO fans, the composer's music conjures happy memories. But it can also carry our grief.
MOVIES
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Some sequels take longer (a lot longer) to arrive than others
"Coming 2 America" comes from a long line of long-in-the-making part twos.
MATTHEW GILBERT
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10 things TV should stop doing right now
Golden Globes? Gone! Reboots and spinoffs? See ya! More streaming services? Enough already!
TELEVISION
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‘Ray Donovan’ will get a feature-length finale
Showrunner David Hollander will direct and co-write the movie with star Liev Schreiber, and Jon Voight (Ray’s father) and Kerris Dorsey (Ray’s daughter) have already signed on to reprise their roles along with Schreiber.
MURRAY WHYTE
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W.E.B. Du Bois showed us the power of data viz more than a century ago
The Great Barrington-born thinker created a set of gorgeous graphics for the 1900 Paris Exposition.
BOOKS
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Crime and damages in ‘The Lowering Days’
Gregory Brown’s graceful and compassionate debut novel ponders right and wrong in a Maine mill town.
BALLET REVIEW
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Boston Ballet celebrates Jorma Elo in a rich program of new work and past highlights
The ballet's resident choreographer of 18 years, Elo has a unique style that's on full display in this generous virtual program.
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BOOKS
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A fictional retrospective of a filmmaker’s life in ‘Foregone’
Depending on how you slice acclaimed author Russell Banks’s 13th novel, you might find a book about a temperamental, privileged, cishet white male artist, a book about capturing art, a book about dying, a book about personal truth, or even a book about how the spotlight lies to us.
BOOKS
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Glenn Adamson on the perfect reading chair and books organized by color
In his new book, “Craft: An American History” Adamson chronicles how “makers” and “making,” long before they became buzz words, contributed to the story of our country, from Jamestown until today.
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A complicated patrimony in ‘Endpapers’
The child of an immigrant often bears witness to startling moments of intercedence, where their parent’s long-buried past suddenly ruptures the present. Alexander Wolff knows these occurrences; he writes of them in “Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape and Home.”
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An award for immigrant writing, an essay contest devoted to tales of Black joy, and new poetry from a longtime Boston resident
All the local news of a bookish bent.
BOOKS
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Author Larry Olmsted on the massive benefits of sports fandom
In "Fans," Olmstead details how rooting for the home team can affect the human psyche.
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Local bestsellers for the week ending February 21
Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound.
Virtual author readings Feb. 28-Mar. 6
All events take place online; visit the venue website for more information.
TY BURR
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Imagination rules the ruthless in ‘Night of the Kings’
Philippe Lacôte's prison thriller is an “Arabian Nights” revamp with gang warfare.