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...competing rhythms form the pulse of the film, presenting Denis’ complex aesthetic.After “Beau Travail,” Denis went on to make “Trouble Every Day,” perhaps her most provocative and controversial film. A spin-off of the vampire genre??where the cliché of sucking blood translates into extreme sexual situations and desire leads to destruction—the film boasts ten times more blood (and sex) than “Carrie.” Denis’s next film, “Friday Night...
...Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO), led by Benjamin Zander, stirred the Sanders Theatre crowd Wednesday night with an inconsistent but lively and competent performance of works by Bartók, Saint-Saëns, and Dvorak, demonstrating the classical music world’s continuing effort to resist the genre??s arguable decline.The concert—which was the BPO’s first of the season—was part of the “Discovery Series,” a group of concerts designed to broaden classical music’s audience. The premise of the series...
...films of the last two decades, I have little to no knowledge of B-movies or older exploitation films. To be honest, I hadn’t even heard the word “grindhouse” until Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s spoof of the genre??which I also never saw—came out in 2007. So when I found out that the Brattle Theatre was showing a series called “Return to the Grindhouse,” I was intrigued, not only because of my own desire for cultural education...
...Music” contest is hoping to achieve—between the uninventive and the creative. Those involved with the contest seek to disrupt the creative stagnancy that stems from the monotony of mainstream hip-hop’s misogyny. Many people in both the contest and the genre??s broader community feel that while innovative music is being produced, it isn’t available from commercial radio stations or major labels. Thus, some critics argue that while hip-hop music has controversial lyrics, it doesn’t actually say anything...
...Ayers says Faust’s career path—particularly her sojourn into biography, a “very untrendy” genre??has been unique...