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Louis C.K. and Wavves
Two guys who are turning bad vibes into good entertainment Believe in Steve
Steve Albini continues to speak his mind, without apology Moving in unison
The difference between subcultures and the mainstream continues to dissolve The pleasure principle
Why you should like what you like—and not feel guilty about it The drugs don't work
How romanticizing substance abuse in rock 'n’ roll is missing the point Six degrees
Why a passé website is still the best way to discover new music communities Post pattern
Attempting to tiptoe around the most dreaded of conversations Cleaning out the closet
How purging might save me from collector-nerd exile Freedom of choice
Is file sharing a major-label slayer or simply a detriment to artists? Growing pains
Trying to cope with age through musical obsessions

Wednesday, December 12,2012
Film

‘Hyde Park on Hudson’—the other president movie

New picture starring Bill Murray tops our rundown of all the films screening around town

By Anders Wright

When it comes to playing former presidents, the spotlight’s been on Daniel Day-Lewis for his turn as Abraham Lincoln.

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Wednesday, December 12,2012
Film

Peter Jackson journeys back to Middle-earth

Director advances the technology with The Hobbit

By Anders Wright

It’s been 10 long years since Frodo plunged Gollum and the One Ring into the lake of fire and Viggo Mortensen sang that strange dirge as he was crowned king of all humans.

Wednesday, December 5,2012
Film

‘In the Family’ doesn’t preach

Patrick Wang’s debut tops our rundown of movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

It would be very, very easy to write off Patrick Wang’s debut film as a Message Movie. After all, it’s about a gay man in the south trying to get custody of his son, and Wang wrote, directed and stars in it.

Wednesday, December 5,2012
Film

‘Starlet’ isn’t what you expect

Premise of new film seems fit for Lifetime channel, but it’s not

By Anders Wright

.On paper, the central relationship at the heart of Sean Baker’s new film, Starlet—the life-changing one between a vibrant young woman and a cantankerous older lady—has the potential to be as sentimental and saccharine as any Lifetime movie.

Wednesday, November 28,2012
Film

Even the mob has it hard in ‘Killing Them Softly’

Brad Pitt is excellent in Andrew Dominik’s art-house gangster film

By Anders Wright

Brad Pitt starred as Jesse James, and he’s back to play another complicated bad guy in Killing Them Softly, the adaptation of George Higgins’ book about a professional enforcer whose services are required when business-as-usual goes awry.

Wednesday, November 28,2012
Film

Make sure you hear ‘Neighboring Sounds’

New film about Brazil tops our rundown of movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

As far as movies go, most Americans think of Brazil in very strict terms—people there are either very rich or very poor, and there’s very little in between.

Tuesday, November 27,2012
Bottle Rocket

2010 Memento Red Blend is good inside and out

Like the movie, it works in more ways than one

By Anders Wright

For most people, the term “memento” means “keepsake.” That’s why the bottle art for the 2010 Memento Red Blend is so clever.

Wednesday, November 21,2012
Film

New dawn for ‘Red Dawn’

Reboot of ludicrous ‘80s flick leads our rundown of movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

You might wonder why big names like Josh Hutcherson, who starred in The Hunger Games, and Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor in Thor and The Avengers, would sign on for ensemble roles in a remake of the 1980s Cold War flick Red Dawn.

Wednesday, November 21,2012
Film

Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ must be seen in 3-D

Oscar-winning director has raised the bar for the technology

By Anders Wright

Now comes Ang Lee with his latest movie, Life of Pi, which raises the bar for 3-D and simply must be seen in that format. It’s a stunningly beautiful film, even if it isn’t quite able to accomplish the task it sets for itself.

Wednesday, November 14,2012
Film

Bradley Cooper strives to be taken seriously

‘Silver Linings Playbook’ leads our rundown of all the movies screening around town

By Anders Wright

The criticism around David O. Russell’s new film, Silver Linings Playbook, is that it uses a hot-button topic—mental illness—to deliver what’s essentially a romantic dramedy. Let me dispute that. Sure, the main character, Pat Solitano, is bipolar. Sure, his life’s been ruined because of the way he reacts to his mood swings.