by Jack Brown | Nov 30, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
It’s hard to imagine, sometimes, that Jennifer Lawrence’s first listed credit on IMDb — “Mascot” on a 2006 episode of the TV series Monk, by the way — is less than 10 years old. The Kentucky-born actress, still just 25 today, has had a meteoric rise, with her mix of...
by Jack Brown | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
There was a moment in Apple’s September product announcement event — during which they unveiled the newest version of the Apple TV, their set-top streaming device that brings Netflix, Hulu, HBO and much more to the living room TV set — when designer Jen Folse took a...
by Jack Brown | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
When I first moved to Northampton in 1997, the now classic Buena Vista Social Club had only recently been released. A collection of Cuban music performed by veterans of the Havana scene, it was a surprise hit that was originally meant to be a showcase for a...
by Jack Brown | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film
When a movie theater closes up shop, it often catches us by surprise. It isn’t that we don’t see it coming; we all know by now about Netflix, Hulu, and Redbox, and how the ever-expanding options of cable television and the Internet have siphoned off some of the...
by Jack Brown | Nov 3, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Featured, Film
Movie fans can be a pasty bunch. Ducking out of the sun to catch a sparsely attended matinee is par for the course — those nearly empty mid-week shows are a welcome respite from the cellphones and chatter of weekend opening nights. Netflix, Vimeo, and the local...
