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Kay Nielsen, Concept drawing for Disney's "Fantasia" featuring Chernabog, 1940, pastel and crayon. (Courtesy Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts)
Art Greg CookAugust 14, 2019 0

Illustrator And Disney Artist Kay Nielsen's Glittering Fantasies And Difficult Life

The most famous creation of Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), one of the outstanding illustrators at the dawn of the 20th century, is the demon that steals the show at the end…Continue Reading →

"Pokémon Detective Pikachu" played by Ryan Reynolds. (Courtesy: Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures)
Movies & TV Greg CookMay 10, 2019 0

Kids Review ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’: ‘Pretty Cool And The Graphics Were Amazing’

In “Pokémon Detective Pikachu,” billed as the “first-ever live-action Pokémon adventure,” detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim (Justice Smith) to investigate. He’s helped by his…Continue Reading →

Mike Leigh's 2019 film "Peterloo." (Amazon Films)
Movies & TV Greg CookApril 10, 2019 0

Mike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’ Recalls A Bloody British Cavalry Charge Into A Peaceful Protest

British director Mike Leigh’s superbly crafted new film “Peterloo,” opening in Boston April 12, recounts the lead up to Britain’s Peterloo Massacre of August 1819, a murderous police riot at…Continue Reading →

Karen Aqua, “Perpetual Motion," 1992. (Courtesy)
Art Greg CookMarch 21, 2019 0

Remembering Cambridge Animator Karen Aqua With Live-Soundtrack Screening Performed By Her Husband

“Once I saw my drawings move, it was a big magical connection,” Cambridge animator Karen Aqua told The Boston Globe in 1994. “It is a really addicting experience, to see…Continue Reading →

Peter Jackson’s WWI documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old.” (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
Movies & TV Greg CookJanuary 16, 2019 0

‘They Shall Not Grow Old’—Peter Jackson’s Time Machine Back To World War I

Peter Jackson’s documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old,” which is getting a limited theatrical run in Boston beginning Feb. 1, is a time machine back to the First World War.…Continue Reading →

In "Fahrenheit 11/9," Michael Moore pays a visit to the home of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. (Courtesy)
Movies & TV Greg CookSeptember 19, 2018 0

‘Why Save This America?’—Michael Moore’s Bleak ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’

“How the fuck did this happen?” Michael Moore asks aloud in his pointed new documentary “Fahrenheit 11/9,” the filmmaker’s rumination on America during the presidency of Donald Trump. (The title…Continue Reading →

Wes Anderson’s film “Isle of Dogs." (Fox Searchlight)
Movies & TV Greg CookMarch 30, 2018 0

Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Is A Funny, Melancholy Cartoon About Wounded People Fearing What They’ll Do If They Let Anyone Get Close Again

A “dog flu” is rampant among the canines in the Japanese city of Megasaki. Mayor Kobayashi, leader of a dynasty of inveterate cat-lovers, orders all the dogs banished to Trash…Continue Reading →

Mark Lotterhand photo of wood turtle, Oct. 12, 2017. (Courtesy of Lotterhand)
Nature Greg CookJanuary 31, 2018 0

Video Offers Rare Glimpse Of Wood Turtles Hibernating In An Icy Massachusetts River

In recent months, Mark Lotterhand has been haunting the Squannacook River in northern Massachusetts. “I’ve been running around chasing snakes. On my bucket list was to find a population—called a…Continue Reading →

Mary Blair: Cinderella's coach concept painting from Cinderella (1950). (Courtesy RR Auction)
Art Greg CookDecember 3, 2017 0

Mary Blair, Eyvind Earle And The Origins Of Disney’s Most Iconic Scenes

How did the iconic scenes in Disney animated films take shape? Snow White running away through a haunted wood. Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey conjuring in “Fantasia.” Cinderella’s magical pumpkin coach galloping…Continue Reading →

Music Greg CookMay 30, 2016 0

‘The Whole Gritty City,’ a documentary about New Orleans school bands

“All of your cares, all of your worries, I don’t care if you just had something very tragic that happened to you in your life, once that band gives you…Continue Reading →

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