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'Seven Psychopaths': Insanely EntertainingBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
11:25AM / Thursday, October 25, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
CBS FilmsBilly (played by Sam Rockwell) takes part in kidnapping a gangster's Shih Tzu in the ridiculous film, "Seven Psychopaths."Do you remember that time in the late 1960s when those two ladies who invited you and your best friend Bob to their cabin in the Catskills probably put something in the turtle soup they served, and afterwards you had strange dreams? Well, filmmaker Martin McDonagh's black comedy, "Seven Psychopaths," should remind you of those reveries. While appropriate for neither the faint of heart nor those who don't like their film outings in total freefall, the surreal and often grizzly adventure 0 Comments
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'Frankenweenie': Total Tail WaggerBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
11:11AM / Monday, October 22, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Walt Disney PicturesVictor Frankenstein (voiced by Charlie Tahan) revives his best friend Sparky in Tim Burton's latest animation."Frankenweenie," Tim Burton's animated, stop-action reimagining of the classic Mary Shelley horror tale "Hollywood" brought to life in 1931 is wonderfully nutty. Part parody, part paean, and delivered in era-emulative black and white, it heartily basks us in the eerie legend while taking the occasion to make a contemporary social comment or two. As he lovingly dips back into his cartoon and artistic roots at Disney, it occurs that director Burton is the Fellini of animation, his 0 Comments
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Follow-up To Viral '413' Music Video Features Berkshire AttractionsStaff Reports,
04:19PM / Thursday, October 18, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — When the music video "413" by Dr. Westchesterson went viral many in the Berkshires were wondering why we weren't included.
Well, the Doc made up for it in his followup, 'I'm from Western Mass," which was released Thursday evening. The newest video features locations throughout the county.
After Thursday's release, Dr. Westchesterson plans on hitting the road, which will take him to the Berkshires. He is scheduled to perform at Chameleon's Nightclub on Saturday, Nov. 24.
Westchesterson released the song on his YouTube station.
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New Mass. Arts Lobby Presents Platform to Cultural LeadersBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
11:30AM / Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Statewide political advocacy for a platform of increased funding and expanded public engagement is the next step in the evolution of the cultural industry in Massachusetts, according to the newly formed organization MassCreative.
This was the message that Matthew Wilson, its executive director delivered to a sizable delegation of local arts, political and business leaders at a visit to the Berkshire Museum on Tuesday.
"The idea is not only to speak in one unified voice," said Wilson. "But how can we step into the public realm?"
Wilson described MassCreative as a type of activist group "to really advocate for more resources and attention for 0 Comments
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Short Film That 'Flowered' Comes to Williamstown FestBy Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
06:00PM / Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Regular patrons of the Williamstown Film Festival may remember director Olivia Silver's 2009 short film "Little Canyon."
If they liked that sensitive depiction of an adolescent coping with major change and a wildly uncertain future, they will love "Arcadia," Silver's debut feature that retells and expands upon the story of Greta.
"Doing the feature allowed me to really develop, especially, the sibling relationships," Silver said this week in a telephone interview. "It was always important for me to portray that realistically, mainly between the two sisters but even between the [younger] brother and Greta.
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'Looper': Throws You For OneBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:25AM / Friday, October 12, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Tristar PicturesJoe, played by Jordan Gordon-Levitt, must make a hit on his future self (Bruce Willis) for the mob from the future he works for."Looper," writer-director Rian Johnson's entrée into the sci-fi, fry-your-brain, time travel cinema sweepstakes, is just the dish for those who like an enigma wrapped up in an anomaly, frizzled with action and tossed with lots of perplexity. And if there's anybody out there who can make sense of it, well, then I've got a country you might want to run. Nonetheless, it's fascinating stuff, built on an imaginative hypothesis that has intrigued humankind even before we could keep 0 Comments
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LA Band With Pittsfield Ties Returns SaturdayBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
11:57AM / Saturday, October 06, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A Los Angeles act with unique ties to the area will return for its 7th show here in five years at Chameleons Nightclub on Saturday.
The Dollyrots, who first played Berkshire County at Dalton's American Legion just prior to their break onto the national scene after being featured in a commercial for Lowe's, have perhaps spent more time playing in the area than any West Coast pop music group in recent years.
The band enjoys an unusual relationship with the city of Pittsfield in particular. Following their second Berkshire appearance in early 2008 at the Itam Lodge, the band's singer Kelly Ogden, referenced Pittsfield when asked in an interview for LAist.com their 0 Comments
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North Adams Open Studios Set For 7th Annual Event| 10:03AM / Monday, October 01, 2012 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Eclipse Mill located at 243 Union St. (Route 2) will be hosting the seventh annual North Adams Open Studios event with 12 artist studios opening their doors on Oct 13 and 14. In the downtown area, studios and galleries will be open on Main, Holden, and Eagle streets. In addition, there are artists located at 1315 Mass Ave., 19 Whitman St. and the Beaver Mill at 189 Beaver St. (Route 8). This free event is a creative showcase for local artists held annually in October and organized by a volunteer committee. Maps of The Eclipse Mill and Gallery 51 are available at the North Adams Open Studios website. There will be events and demonstration at 0 Comments
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Community Celebrates Completion of Marshall Street MuralsBy John Durkan, iBerkshires Staff
11:36AM / Friday, September 28, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Community members, artists and Greylock Elementary pupils joined together during Thursday's DownStreet Art festivities to celebrate the completion of the Arnold Print Works murals on Marshall Street. "I think if you look around tonight you'll realize we didn't do this, it was you, the community," said Phil Sellers, owner of River Hill Pottery, the chairman of North Adams Open Studios and head of Art About Town. The project, which began in March, was completed by local artists, nine students from Greylock Elementary School's after-school CAMP (Community Art Mural Project) program led by teacher Christina King and Massachusetts College of Liberal 4 Comments
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'The Master': Commands AttentionBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
12:00PM / Thursday, September 27, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Weinstein CompanyPhillip Seymour Hoffman portrays The Master in Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film.The Master, a charismatic, intellectual pontificator ingeniously portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, is full of it. Full of the previous life dogma he's selling, full of hope for lost souls in search of meaning, and full of himself. He says he's an M.D. and a Ph.D. Among the things he's got us wondering is whether or not he believes the stuff he spouts. Equally intriguing, and about as difficult to comprehend is the drifter, Joaquin Phoenix's Freddie Quell, who, when he traipses into The Master's den, completes the compelling yin and 0 Comments
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