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'Beasts Of The Southern Wild': Civilizing CinemaBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:58AM / Thursday, August 02, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Director Benh Zeitlin's iconically independent "Beasts of the Southern Wild," about a little girl's search for identity, meaning and security in a remote section of the Louisiana Bayou referred to as the Bathtub, is a haunting splash of poetic reality. It is an endearing, intelligent and searing shard of sociology, artistically pungent with eye-opening truths. Through the often frightening, always surprising adventures of the ultra-precocious Hushpuppy, magnificently portrayed by 6-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis, we are reminded of one of America’s richest diversities: our poverty. Pick a region, any region. There, 0 Comments
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'The Dark Knight Rises': ... After About Two HoursBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
12:34PM / Thursday, July 26, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) and his knightly alter ego are trapped in despair before finally rising to the occasion in this conclusion to the Batman trilogy.
Via the character of Bane (Tom Hardy), director Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" consternates our filmgoing experience with one of the evilest villains in recent memory, second only to Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter. I mean, he ate people. Cannibalism! Sheesh! Bane is pretty much content to just terrorize and kill his victims.
You'll meet him and his repulsive ilk as you thumb through all the other pretty pictures that, after much ado, finally congeal during the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Cultural: July 20-26| 02:08PM / Friday, July 20, 2012 | |
 Friday: Hancock Shaker Village Free Fun Day Hancock Shaker Village and the Highland Street Foundation bring you a HancockShaker Village is an outdoor living history museum and center for thestudy of principled living in the 21st century. The fully-restoredVillage includes 18 historic buildings, heirloom medicinal and vegetablegardens, Shaker furniture, crafts, tools, and clothes, as well asheritage breed farm animals and spectacular hiking trails. Come see for free!
Friday, July 20 | 10am-5pm | Hancock Shaker Village | 1843 West Housatonic Street | 1-800-817-1137 | FREE Buy a bevy of books at the ,as part of its summer book sale. If you're a book lover, you
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'Katy Perry: Part Of Me': A Star is Born: The Rock VersionBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
12:05PM / Friday, July 20, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Paramount Pictures
Katy Perry shares the life on tour as a musical sensation in the documentary, 'Katy Perry: Part of Me.'
A point of disclosure before reviewing directors Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz's rock tour documentary, "Katy Perry: Part of Me." While I'm old enough to be her father, the subject, born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, is my latest fantasy heartthrob. Oh, it's OK. As always, I've cleared it with my wife. You see, I pick a new Dulcinea every decade or so. And my real-life fantasy has come to be rather understanding of the syndrome, not unlike the tolerance William Powell's film wife, Irene 0 Comments
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Local Authors Find Diverse Outlets for Their WorkBy Joe Durwin, iBerkshires Staff
08:29AM / Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For many writers, navigating the mystifying waters of book publishing has become an increasingly challenging prospect.
Here in the Berkshires, a number of local authors have found themselves trying new strategies and unconventional approaches that may reflect a restructuring and diversification of the industry of getting books into the hands of readers.
For author Nicole "Nik" Davies, the perfect fit for her new young adult novel was found locally, in the form of the growing Pittsfield-based publishing house Big Head Books.
Davies released her first book, "FIF15TEEN," Thursday evening at a packed launch party at the Beacon Cinema. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Museum Explores Tradition In Native American Art By Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
10:23PM / Sunday, July 15, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — One of the most striking visual images in the Berkshire Museum's new exhibition is the placement of a traditional Sioux Indian garment from the late 19th century alongside a shirt designed by Northern Cheyenne multidisciplinary artist Bently Spang.
From a distance, you almost think the two garments are made from the same materials. But look closer and you find that while the former utilizes buckskin, dye and beads— as you might expect — the latter uses family photographs that have been stitched together and strips of photographic negatives for tasseling.
Look deeper still, and you find that the two are really not that dissimilar at all.
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'The Amazing Spider-Man': Crawling with RomanceBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
07:25PM / Friday, July 13, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Columbia Pictures
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone bring chemistry to the reboot of the Spider-Man franchise.
Remember when you were little and you argued for hours as to who was badder, Superman or Batman? Well, here's a new enigma for you: Which is better, the "Spider-Man" director Sam Raimi brought to the screen in 2002, 2004 and 2007, or this one here, "The Amazing Spider-Man," directed by Marc Webb? For my money it's the latter.
Dubbed a re-imagining by the marketing wizzes, it is essentially a re-boot, a do-over, a retelling of the superhero's conception based on the same Marvel Comics material created by Stan 2 Comments
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Appalachian Hikers Share Experience With Dalton & WilliamstownBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
11:26AM / Thursday, July 12, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — An emotional hike up the Appalachian Trail changed the lives of two siblings and their best friend.
Two years later, they are bringing their experience back to those they met along the way who helped them get through it.
On Saturday, July 14, at 2 p.m., The documentary of the journey Brandon and Katherine Imp took with Emily Ginger will be shown at Images Cinema on Saturday, July 14, at 2 p.m. and again on the following Monday in Dalton at the American Legion at 7 p.m.
The showing is part of a road trip the independent filmmakers are on through the towns along the trail.
"My favorite part of the Appalachian Trail was the towns and one of those was Bennington, 2 Comments
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WAM Theatre Appoints Board President| 10:35AM / Tuesday, July 10, 2012 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — WAM Theatre appointed Ashley Berridge as its new board president, replacing Nick Webb, who served since its founding in 2009. "I am thrilled to come on board as president for WAM Theatre at a time when the organization is poised for real growth," Berridge said. "It is a particular source of pride for me to be a part of an organization that has remained fiscally responsible its first three years in existence, a true feat in the nonprofit arts arena. I look forward to helping Kristen [van Ginhoven, artistic director] to grow the board and take WAM to the next level as an established and well-respected professional theater organization 0 Comments
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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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