As the fourth season draws to a close, "Intervention" has delivered above and beyond the expectations for most reality television. Say what you want about HBO's "The Wire," but "Intervention" is the basic cable subscriber's opportunity to see complex social issues expounded on with insight and compassion.
Alfred Hitchcock was the master of suspense, a god of film that directors and audiences alike have worshipped since the 1920s. Never before or since has there been anyone who could create such tense, claustrophobic situations that could force even the most skeptic of moviegoers to the edge of their seats.
A Led Zeppelin cover band from New York City has finally added something to the performance of Led's epic songs that even the reanimated corpse of drummer John Bonham could not: breasts. Equally feminine vocal styling makes Lez Zeppelin, the "All Girl" ensemble, much more than a gimmick.
Black Fortress of Opium recently released their self-titled debut album and is a deceptively small band compared to the many different musical arrangements of their songs. To hear their out-of-the-ordinary sound live, Black Fortress of Opium will be performing at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge on April 10 before moving on up to the Middle East Upstairs on May 20.
Anne Frank died at Bergen-Belsen, a Nazi concentration camp, in early March, 1945. She was 15 years old. Emmett Till died of a bullet wound to the head. He was found in Mississippi's Tallahatchie River in late August, 1955. He was 14 years old. Though Anne and Emmett never met in life, they endure a bitterly poignant bond.
Chaos Theory is not as scientific as it sounds, unless you are referring to the formulaic plot of this standard romantic comedy. In fact, the only lab involved in this movie is used during a urine test. What elevates this film from mediocrity, however, is the quick-witted dialogue from writer Daniel Taplitz as well as a strong performance from actor Ryan Reynolds.
The Independent Film Festival of Boston is like a child prodigy. Only five years since its birth, it has already discovered the keys to a successful festival and developed the acumen to hit the right notes. Picking up on the current climate of independent cinema and cultivating the nascent trends, the IFFB will find its home once again at the Somerville Theatre, Coolidge Corner Theatre and the Brattle from April 23-29.
In the eyes of the Internet generation, a "mashup" is defined as a work which recombines and modifies existing work-film, text, audio, still image or any combination thereof-in order to create something new. This technique originated in nightclubs and behind soundboards, where DJs and emcees would combine vocal tracks with one or more songs with the audio tracks from another source.