Cinemadope: Mad Max ‘Black & Chrome’ Escapes Hollywood’s Color Crutch

Cinemadope: Mad Max ‘Black & Chrome’ Escapes Hollywood’s Color Crutch

There has been a trend in Hollywood filmmaking that, for the last decade or so, has steadily changed the look of our blockbusters. It’s a pervasive change, but one that has happened gradually enough that many people aren’t even aware that it has been happening, quite literally in front of their eyes. So then, a warning: If you haven’t noticed, and don’t want the way you look at movies to be changed forever, skip the next paragraph.

Summer Stage Preview, Part II: Theaters on the Move

Summer Stage Preview, Part II: Theaters on the Move

These days, Sam Rush often finds himself using the punning phrase “Home is where the art is.” That’s because his company, New Century Theatre, having lost its longtime home at Smith College in Northampton, is mounting a reduced summer season on two Valley stages while searching for a permanent abode. For now, though, he’s determined to feel “at home in any venue.”

Summer Stage Preview — Part I: The Berkshires

Summer Stage Preview — Part I: The Berkshires

Two of the “big four” Berkshire companies open this week and next, with the others joining in next month, while the Valley’s summer gets underway in late June. So this week I’ll preview the season in the Berkshires, and look at what’s in store in the Valley next time.

Review: Historic Northampton’s ‘Laws Change. People Die. The Land Remains.’

Review: Historic Northampton’s ‘Laws Change. People Die. The Land Remains.’

Featuring works by Curcio and LaPrade Seuthe, as well as Karen Evans, Jenny Tibbetts, and Jesse Connor, Laws Change. People Die. The Land Remains takes the viewer on a trip through time in the Pioneer Valley. Themes of stillness, solitude, and hope are carried throughout the exhibit, which includes only one painting with people and animals — a mural called, “River Settlement,” that has fun playing with time and perspective.

Air Sexus Interruptus

Air Sexus Interruptus

In a staggering blow to anyone looking for a weird experience on a Monday evening, tonight's air sex tournament (think air guitar, but with sex) has been mysteriously cancelled. The event was going to take place at 7 p.m. at the Iron Horse, but a message on the Iron...

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Your guide to the 30th Green River Festival (July 8-10)

Your guide to the 30th Green River Festival (July 8-10)

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