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'Ted': Stuffed With FantasyBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:10AM / Friday, July 06, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Ted, voiced by Seth MacFarlane, stars in the light-hearted comedy that stars Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg.Seth MacFarlane's "Ted" is a kid's fairy tale strictly for adults. And although you get the feeling the filmmaker is breaking new ground, one isn't quite sure in what way that is. Clearly, however, this is a sweet, nutty and rather raunchy romp through the imagination, deliriously blurring the line between child fantasy and so-called grownup responsibilities. Once upon a time, about 20 or so years ago, there was a shy little boy named John Bennett who had no friends, and little prospect of ever accumulating any. 0 Comments
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MoCA Kidspace Exhibit Geared To Piques 'Curiosity'By Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires.com
11:07PM / Monday, July 02, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Before putting together the latest exhibition at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's Kidspace, Laura Thompson did her homework … by checking in with someone well acquainted with homework.
"Actually, I have to say that this exhibition is an homage to my 7-year-old son's interests," Thompson said about "Curiosity," the installation that opened Saturday, June 23, in the children's area of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
"Jacob is really curious about 'Star Wars.' That's all he wants to talk about."
And when Thompson was talking with artist Nathan Sawaya about his contribution to the summerlong show, Jacob's name 0 Comments
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'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter': Bloody AwfulBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
11:00AM / Thursday, June 28, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) seeks revenge against vampires for slaying his mother.Somewhere in a gym sauna or wherever else seemingly normal folk suddenly become pundits and prophets, someone is citing Timur Bekmambetov's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" as the gospel truth -- that our 16th president slew him a slew of vampires. I'm only surprised that Rupert Murdoch's news empire didn't break this story first. Watching this absurdity, those of who have shunned the revisionist craze to fashion history for political expediency can't help but ask why someone would pursue such a nutty fantasy? Next thing they'll be 0 Comments
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Main Street Stage Takes To the Great OutdoorsBy Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
10:28PM / Thursday, June 21, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Main Street Stage is proving that Shakespeare was right: All the world is a stage.
And the North Adams community theater group is hoping to use theater to make the world a little better by bringing communities together in North County this summer.
For the second year in a row, Main Street Stage's summer offering is a "Backyard Tour" that will make its next stops on Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23, at Greylock Valley Apartments and River Grove Park, respectively.
Main Street Stage moved to the great outdoors when it was forced to move out of its former home on Main Street in 2011.
"When we lost the theater, one of the things we recognized was we had 2 Comments
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'That's My Boy': Guilty, With An ExplanationBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
11:30AM / Thursday, June 21, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Donny Berger (Adam Sandler) crashes his son Todd's (Andy Samberg) wedding, and life, in hopes of catching up on his IRS payments.Director Sean Anders's "That’s My Boy" has sent me into hiding, peering from the widow's walk where, family apocrypha has it, Great Aunt Martha yelled "drat!" when she sighted Great Uncle Melville returning from sea. You see, I was observed to laugh near convulsively at Adam Sandler's latest foray into bad taste, and I fear reprisal. Thus, it is only a matter of time before I spot the indignant emissaries from the Ladies League of Human Decency, followed by the accreditation 0 Comments
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North Adams Happenings: June 20 - 26| 10:18AM / Wednesday, June 20, 2012 | |
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THURSDAY, JUNE 28 DownStreet Art 2012 Kick-off
Downtown North Adams
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5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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The first DownStreet Art will feature exhibition openings at MCLA Gallery 51, The Jarvis Rockwell Gallery, NAACO Gallery, PRESS Gallery, The Artery Gallery, The Branch Gallery, and Gallery 107. There will be and downtown businesses will be open late with . Look for the to be unveiled at the DownStreet Art kick off night! The mural will be realized during the month of June by -a co-op of mural artists based in Spain- and it will be completed by June 28. The opening of
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Clark Exhibit Explores Founder's China ConnectionsBy Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
03:10AM / Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is known around the world for its collection of 19th-century European paintings.
For its summer 2012 exhibit, the Clark is stepping back in time, crossing the globe and reconnecting with a little known interest of one its founders.
"Unearthed: Recent Archaeological Discoveries in Northern China" runs through Oct. 21 and marks a major departure from the usual Clark fare.
Instead of the oil paintings and pastels one usually associates with a Clark summer exhibit, "Unearthed" has its centerpiece an 8-foot-by-12-foot, 10-ton stone sarcophagus from the fifth century that was removed from China's Shanxi 0 Comments
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'Prometheus': Asks The Burning QuestionBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
11:00AM / Thursday, June 14, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
David (Michael Fassbender) plays the role of neutral observer on the space voyage that seeks to expand the knowledge about the roots of humanity.Director Ridley Scott's grim sci-fi thriller, "Prometheus," about a circa 2089 voyage to outer space in search of humankind's roots, sent me hurtling back a few eons to Professor Halberstoddter's class at Olde Ivy Film Criticism College, lecture #53, May 19, 1967. The good doctor wanted to give us something to contemplate over the summer hiatus. "Sometimes it will happen," he began, in his perfect Viennese accent, addressing the entire class, but staring at me, "that 0 Comments
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'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel': First Class AccommodationsBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Staff
12:01PM / Thursday, June 07, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' explores the lives of problems associated with aging.Enjoying the profound and humorous insights about one's golden years so charmingly assayed by John Madden's "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," it occurred that this film should be mandatory viewing for anyone with a civic sense. While seniors will enjoy the concurrence of truths they've learned, young folks should benefit most from its wisdom. Apparently, none of the characters etched here by a fine ensemble of grade-A British thespians saw that dooming sign in the grocery stores, barber shops and auto garages of their youth that read, 0 Comments
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'Cassandra Speaks': Randolph Shines as WWII JournalistBy Larry Murray, Berkshire On Stage
09:40PM / Wednesday, June 06, 2012 | |
 LENOX, Mass.You have to see this wonderful play, it's as simple as that. Actor Tod Randolph and writer Norman Plotkin have plucked Dorothy Thompson from the dust of history and underserved obscurity and brought her amazingly, even brilliantly, to life again.
Dorothy Thompson, was a pioneer and a professional. She wrote a widely syndicated newspaper column for 22 years that was read by millions. She was, in many ways, the Oprah of her day. And it wasn't easy being her. I can imagine how many times men would be heard to say stupid things like: "She writes just like a man," as if digging for facts and finding news stories was just for little boys.
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