Black Mass tells the true-life story of James “Whitey” Bulger as he transforms from a small-time crook to the crime kingpin of South Boston. It also tells the story of one of Bulger’s friends growing up, John Connolly, and his return to South Boston as a mid-level FBI agent. Their relationship makes up the bulk […]
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Mayweather vs. Berto Live Two grown men punching each other for your viewing pleasure (and also for a ton of cash). Floyd Mayweather takes on two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto in this bout that has people who like this sort of thing very excited. The running time on this event is four hours, so bring […]
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Film Events 6/24-7/1
Unreal With cinematography as expansive as the boldness of these mountain bike riders, Unreal matches the Warren Miller gold standard for adventure films, and hits a high water (altitude?) mark for mountain biking movies. 6:30 pm and 9 pm, Thursday, June 25. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St. $12 adv, $15 door, $7 for 16 […]
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Film Events 6/18-6/24
Double feature: Comes with Baggage & The Black Canyon Trail Comes With Baggage is a lighthearted, 20-minute roll-through bike-touring history, with styles that range from PBS Ken Burns to MTV Dog Town & Z-Boys’ lost footage of badasses. Followed by a second more specific short film about a high octane group of men bike touring […]
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Inside Out: The Pixar movie adults have been waiting for
Are you the type of barren, childless adult who feels weird going to Pixar movies by yourself? Well…maybe you should. BUT! I strongly advise you to put those feelings aside (or rent a kid from your neighbors or the Duggar family) and see Inside Out, Pixar’s latest kids’ movie that’s actually for adults. If you’ve […]
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Film Events 6/3-6/10
The Rise of Enduro When Warren Miller first began screening his extreme ski films, he was introducing an entirely new concept to a wider population, magnifying the antics of a few men and projecting them as inspiration to thousands of others. The Rise of Enduro isn’t quite that groundbreaking, but the film is positioned somewhat […]
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Film Events 5/20-5/27
Antony & Cleopatra Following the success of other world-class stage productions—and, well, of the boxing industry—live streaming productions, Canadian-based Stratford Festival is multi-streaming a thunderous, three-hour production about fated lovers. 7 pm. Thursday, May 21. Old Mill. $18. Pre’s People Steve Prefontaine was a rock star—a rock star for long distance runners and for small […]
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Film Events 5/6-5/13
Sprout Film Festival The ninth annual Sprout Film Festival comes to the Tower Theater. The films focus on developmental disabilities and all try to shine a light on the personalities and plights of some of these people. Some of the films include A Time For Georgia (following six months in the life of a four-year […]
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Film Events 4/29-5/6
Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/Paliacci Encore Yeah, it’s that good, there’s an encore. Like a three and half hour encore! Amazingly, this opera—although now roundly considered a classic—was the equivalent of a 19th century open-mic, as a music publisher and pimp invited a bunch of young Italian composers (who had yet to produce anything) to submit […]
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Film Events 4/1-4/8
Nfinity Champions League 2 Here it is: The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Every single day of your life has been building to this. While the birth of your children was nice and all, the Nfinity Cheerleading Championships shall make that first beautiful wail pale in comparison. This year the blood, sweat, and cheers […]