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'The Internship': A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the FutureBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:13AM / Monday, June 17, 2013 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
20th Century Fox Films Director Shawn Levy's "The Internship" is the sort of lighthearted ditty Bing Crosby and Bob Hope might have knocked out if they were making their "road to" movies at the dawn of this millennium. However, since the filmmaker has neither resurrecting powers nor a time machine, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson make good substitutes. The sensibilities of the genre are kept intact. Except that, in this incarnation, the starry-eyed, bantering best buddies find fun, dismay, epiphany and maybe even raison d'etre not in an alluring, foreign 0 Comments
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'Fast & Furious 6': Left Me in the DustBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:02AM / Friday, June 14, 2013 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Universal Pictures Odds are the flock of 15-year-old boys who excitedly drooled over "Fast & Furious 6" in the theater where I painfully attempted to make hide or hair of said sociocultural pandemonium on a recent rainy afternoon won't read this negative review. But if they do, I think they'll politely agree and then add, "Yeah, but it's great." A detonated piñata of special effects, it is of and for their time, and while it is a matter of conjecture whether franchise holder Universal Studios has created or responded to this entertainment 0 Comments
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Cultural Pittsfield: June 14-20| 08:44AM / Friday, June 14, 2013 | |
 Friday: PaperWorks Opening Reception at Berkshire Museum You're invited to the opening reception for , a new exhibition that explores paper as a source of creative inspiration and innovation.features compelling contemporary works of art by more than 30 artists, all made from paper, as well as an array of objects and artifacts that show the uses of paper in industry, science, fashion, and technology. Friday: Building a School in Guatemala at BCC Danika Padilla will be presenting a talk based on her experiences in Guatemala, focusing on the process and
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Tanglewood Expects Economic Impact to GrowBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:50PM / Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tanglewood isn't just a stage for the "greatest artists of our time" but also a major driver of the cultural and educational business in the Berkshires.
That was the word from Boston Symphony Orchestra Managing Director Mark Volpe on Wednesday morning about the BSO's summer home in Lenox. Volpe was the keynote speaker at the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce's Good News Business Salute breakfast at the Crowne Plaza. Weaving humorous stories with discussion on the business, Volpe said the BSO and Tanglewood are in a "threshold period" as the orchestra looks to expand its offerings while renovating some of the Civil War-era
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'Now You See Me': Now You Won'tBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:49AM / Thursday, June 06, 2013 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Summit Entertainment If painstaking detail alone could make a movie great, then director Louis Leterrier's "Now You See Me," a witty, colorful homage to magic, would be showered with Oscars come March 2, 2014. But its chances for said statuettes go poof when it materializes into a typical tale of revenge. As consolation, it teaches us a thing about the hocus pocus biz. We think we want to know how the sorcerer does it. Yet, in following the tale of how four magicians come together, name themselves the Four Horsemen and larcenously wow audiences while confounding the 0 Comments
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'Star Trek Into Darkness': What an EnterpriseBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
08:41PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Paramount Pictures The crew of the Enterprise is back to saving the world in the 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' Intent on having the first word and setting the tone of the post film musings when exiting J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek Into Darkness," a 132-minute, colorfully amusing assault on the senses, I remarked to my wife Joanne, "Boy, they sure give you your money's worth." Translation: It's huge and decadently excessive, but there'll be no Pulitzer for writing.
Then, I ventured a zany analogy only an indulgent spouse would let pass. Maybe because
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'The Great Gatsby': A Bit Jazzed-UpBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
10:46AM / Thursday, May 16, 2013 | |
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by Michael S. Goldberger
Warner Brothers Too bad the 1926, silent version of "The Great Gatsby," filmed only a year after F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the book, is missing. Add that to the 1949 edition, the 1974 adaptation I consider the best, and this latest techno-charged remake directed by Baz Luhrmann, and we'd be dangerously armed for all sorts of didactic, comparative studies in filmmaking. Instead, maybe like what Daisy Buchanan wished for her daughter, we should be pretty little fools, unfazed by all that rigor and fuss, and simply enjoy this latest offering for what it is: a big, 2 Comments
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3rd Thursdays Returns For 7th Year| 09:54AM / Thursday, May 16, 2013 | |
 Upstreet Pittsfield's free, family friendly street festival,3rd.Thursdays, returns for its seventh year on. May's 3rd.Thursdays theme is and is generously sponsored by, in partnership with the Pittsfield Public Schools' initiative. North Street will be closed to traffic from West Street to Linden Street so you can enjoy Attendees will enjoy performances up and down the street by the ; ; , featuring a four year old bluegrass and country singer; a sneak preview of production of opening this weekend; the
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BAMCon Anime Convention Returns to Crowne Plaza| 03:06PM / Thursday, May 09, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Anime and Manga Club, a local group devoted to Japanese comic books and animation, is back with another comic festival.
Comic book, gaming and animation fans will converge on downtown Pittsfield for 2nd annual Berkshire Anime and Manga Convention. The gathering, better known as BAMCon, will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Friday, May 10, through Sunda, May 12. The spotlight guest will be Bella Hudson, a voice actress who has performed roles in notable anime series Pokemon and One Piece. Returning is Japanese anime rock band The Asterplace. Find the full schedule and more information here. "Last year was a great kick-off," said Jon
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First Fridays Artswalk Preview for May 3| 10:06AM / Friday, May 03, 2013 | |
 Come celebrate the one year anniversary of in this Friday, featuring dozens of artists on display in over 20 locations, including restaurants, shops and galleries. The popular art stroll kicks off at 5pm on Friday, May 3rd, rain or shine, with a party afterwards! Click here for your free map & guide to this month's Artswalk! For the month of May, returns with a twist: will donate $100 to the local non-profit of your choice when you buy an original work of art for $200 or
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