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'Arbitrage': Money TroublesBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:50AM / Thursday, September 20, 2012 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Robert Miller, played by Richard Gere, trades off ethics to further dig into a rocky, dark business world.Intelligently tense and absorbing, director Nicholas Jarecki's "Arbitrage" is about Robert Miller, an arbitrageur. That's fancy for fancy businessman, the guys who got all the boos and hisses when the Great Recession hit a few years back. But Miller is no ordinary Wall Street profiteer spouting his lame, trickle-down rationale. Rather, he is a great man. But heed, that's great with a lowercase "g" — not capital G, as in Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt or his fifth cousin, FDR. Meaning Miller, smartly 0 Comments
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New Artsbuck Incentive Announced for Pittsfield ArtswalkBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
01:27PM / Wednesday, September 19, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Money Management announced Wednesday the second of two recent investments in the city's burgeoning monthly Artswalk exhibitions with the unveiling of a new "Artsbuck" designed to encourage art purchases at participating downtown venues.
"Artists want to be able to have an opportunity to present what they've done," said CEO Allen Harris, who announced last week that his company would become the new lead sponsor of the First Fridays Artswalk. "But they also want to be able to sell what they've created."
Harris said sometimes all it takes to turn art browsing into art buying is "just a little nudge."
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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: September 14-20| 11:14AM / Friday, September 14, 2012 | |
 Fridays or Saturdays: Breakdancing Classes! Thisintroductory breakdancing course will take participants through thefundamental building blocks of breakdancing. Led by instructor AndresRamirez, the class will help participants develop coordination andoverall confidence. Andres has taught throughout the county and is ableto teach a range of levels and abilities. Fridays or Saturdays, September 14-November 3 |Ages 6-12: Fri 4pm-4:45pm or Sat 3:45pm-4:30pm; Ages 12+: Sat. 5pm-6pm | Pittsfield Family YMCA | 292 North Street | 413-499-7650, ext.33 | $70, $45 members Friday: Open Mic at the Marketplace Cafe presents its monthly , hosted by . The Marketplace
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Investment Firm Funds Pittsfield Artswalk Into 2013Pittsfield Cultural Office,
08:47AM / Friday, September 07, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — First Fridays Artswalk, which began as the idea of businesswoman Mary McGinnis and artist Leo Mazzeo just a few short months ago, will become the first year-round monthly collaborative arts event in the Berkshires, thanks to a new lead sponsor.
Local investment firm Berkshire Money Management has stepped up to the plate to support First Fridays Artswalk, enabling the initiative to continue into the winter and 2013.
Berkshire Money Management President and Chief Investment Officer Allen Harris said he was impressed with the success of First Fridays Artwalk and saw an opportunity to help.
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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Sept. 7-13| 08:41AM / Friday, September 07, 2012 | |
 Friday: First Fridays Artswalk Tonight! You're invited to come out and explore Pittsfield'sshops, restaurants and galleries tonight and check out artwork by dozens of talented local artists! Enjoy artist talks byand , have your fortune told with Moby Dick fortunetelling cards by artistand much more. Click here for a map and the full list of exhibitors. Friday, September 7 | 5-8pm | upstreet Pittsfield | 413-499-9348 | FREE Friday-Sunday: Oliver! at the Colonial! Berkshire Theatre Group presents the beloved musical their 7thannual Children's Theatre Company production featuring over 200children and adults from the local community. Adapted from
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'Robot & Frank': An Electrical ConnectionBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
12:30PM / Thursday, September 06, 2012 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Frank hopes to pull off one last big heist with the assistance of Robot.Well, this is a real treat, one that ardent moviegoers will want to include on their dance card. In "Robot & Frank," set in the near future, Frank Langella gives a touching demonstration in the subtleties of reality. Multilayered yet exquisite in its simplicity, his semi-retired cat burglar at a major turning point is sweet, sour and provocatively honest. Directed by Jake Schreier from a screenplay by Christopher D. Ford, both members of the Brooklyn-based Waverly Films cadre and earlier anointed with the Alfred P. Sloan award at Sundance, it is a 0 Comments
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'Hit and Run': A Movie ViolationBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:45AM / Friday, August 31, 2012 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Curiously mediocre acting and drab production standards mark David Palmer and Dax Shepard's "Hit and Run," which also scores lousy in the script department. The same old raucous tale of contrived redemption, its protagonist is Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard), a former getaway driver who steers into true love while in the witness protection program. It's great if you really aren't in the mood for a movie, but somehow wander into a theater showing this so-called action-comedy starring Kristen Bell as the pretty afflatus to Charlie's rehabilitation. Nothing here will disrupt your daydreaming. So go ahead, plan that home 0 Comments
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'The Odd Life of Timothy Green': Curiously CuteBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:15AM / Thursday, August 23, 2012 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Peter Hedges's "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" brings to mind the oft paraphrased axiom attributed to Winston Churchill. He said, if you're not a liberal when you're young you have no heart, and if you're not more conservative as you age, you have no brain. Had he lived, he might have added, if you see this film and don't cry, you have no soul. Yeah, that was me, 12th row left, aisle seat, rubbing my eyes, making like they were tired. But we all know the real score, occasional sap that I am for the treacly stuff. And this isn't even a very good movie. In defense, credit Hedges and company with astutely tugging at the 0 Comments
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Video: Guardian Life Employees Flash Mob 3rd ThursdayBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
09:33PM / Thursday, August 16, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Guardian Life Insurance employees surprised a crowd of nearly 100 onlookers Thursday by breaking into dance.
The company was the lead sponsor for the August 3rd Thursday festival and added to the entertainment by organizing a flash mob. Dozens of employees, friends and family members spent the last two weeks choreographing and rehearsingthe surprise dance in their office.
Check out the end result.
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Pittsfield Cuts Ribbon on Upstreet Cultural DistrictBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
08:37PM / Thursday, August 16, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State and local officials Thursday evening praised Pittsfield's expanding cultural offerings at an unveiling event to officially launch its Upstreet Cultural District, an area of downtown awarded with this newly created state designation earlier this year.
Though Mayor Daniel Bianchi accepted the designation on behalf of Pittsfield at a Massachusetts Cultural Council event in March, this marked the first celebration of the the Upstreet moniker in the city itself.
"It's about creating a quality of life for people living in a community, but it's also about giving people a way to be proud, to have a sense of place," said Anita Walker, head of the 0 Comments
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