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The Arts Fuse: “Film Preview: The Boston Jewish Film Festival is Back and All Over Town”
Posted on October 30, 2023
Still image from I Like Movies, screening Thu, Nov 9 at The Brattle “The 35th annual Boston Jewish…
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“Just as the Independent Film Festival Boston wraps up its fantastic Fall Focus at The Brattle Theatre, The…
Read MoreBoston Globe: “‘Beyond Utopia’: a documentary that takes viewers on an escape from North Korea”
Posted on October 26, 2023
“‘Beyond Utopia,’ is an astonishing film that follows [S. Korean pastor Seungeun] Kim as he coordinates one man’s…
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BRATTLE! The Brattle’s gift to everyone this holiday season is an avalanche of repertory…
Read MoreBoston Globe: “‘Journalistic eye’ guides GlobeDocs Film Festival, now in its ninth year”
Posted on October 19, 2023
“This year’s slate includes true stories of Black space pioneers, victims of deepfake porn, and the first female…
Read MoreVanyaland: “IFFBoston Fall Focus 2023 Preview: Miyazaki, Cage, Payne, and more”
Posted on October 18, 2023
“We’ve got Palme d’Or-winners, Massachusetts neo-noirs, dreamy Nicolas Cage horror pictures, and two animated masterpieces among plenty more…
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“Where can you see films featuring delicious French food, beautiful Japanese mountain villages, Finnish karaoke bars, and —…
Read MorePodcast – Episode 64: Talking Documentaries with GlobeDocs Programmer Lisa Viola
Posted on October 16, 2023
We discuss our love of documentary features and The Brattle’s legacy of screening non-fiction, sometimes in conjunction with one of our series partners. We’re then joined by the programmer of one of those series: GlobeDocs Film Festival Director of Programming Lisa Viola, who gives us a history of that series and a preview of the 2023 line-up.
Read MoreCambridge Day: “‘Stop Making Sense’: Place among docs’ best suits Talking Heads in this 40-year rerelease”
Posted on September 27, 2023
“Shot for a mere $800,000 (put up by the band and Demme) over three nights at the Pantages…
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