Attend meetings on the ‘MassAve4’ bike lanes, Alewife, issues facing Black residents and more
Public meetings this week look at Strategic planning for Kendall Square, plans for the “MassAve4” stretches of bike lanes and the Lechmere Canal Park, school Covid protocol changes, Issues facing Black residents, amending the city charter and zoning for the Alewife area.
In repertory, silent ‘Nosferatu’ does double duty; ‘God’s Country,’ ‘Sidney,’ ‘Don’t Worry’ reviews
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include three for Silent Film Day, the works of Tsai Ming-liang at the Harvard Film Archive and new releases such as “Catherine Called Birdy,” “The Greatest Beer Run Ever,” “Don’t Worry Darling,” “Goodnight Mommy” and the superior “God’s Country” and Sidney Poitier documentary, “Sidney.”
Enjoy ‘Breakfast Club’ and other comfort food, and we have reviews of ‘Saloum,’ ‘Pearl,’ more
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a slew of repertory screenings from “The Breakfast Club” to “Naked” and “Keane,” as well as reviews of new fare: “Samaritan,” “See How They Run,” “Pearl” and the action-horror hybrid “Saloum” at The Brattle.
‘The Silent Twins’: Illuminating and animating their shared world, never interrogating our own
Immigrant black twins June and Jennifer Gibbons were considered mentally ill for interacting only with each other and later institutionalized, making for an at-times uncomfortable, grueling movie to watch that’s led by Oscar-worthy performances.
Order asks for a conversation on restricting labs as they spread outside cramped Kendall Square
Representatives of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kendall Square Association and Chamber of Commerce fired warning shots responding to a proposal that could limit labs to the city’s industrial zones.
New ‘Pinocchio’ about which we cannot tell a lie, and playing in repertory, ‘Cemetery of Splendor’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include the new “Pinocchio” and much more interesting repertory fare, including “Cemetery of Splendor” by Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul and plenty of Mike Leigh; more Abbas Kiarostami; “Screens for Teens” from the Harvard Art Museums; and more.
At least partially recovered from coronavirus, Smoke This Rib Fest is back in-person Oct. 2
The East Cambridge Business Association’s 13th Annual Smoke This Rib Fest is back as it was meant to be: a throng packed onto on Cambridge Street, feasting to the sounds of friendly chatter and live music.
‘The Story of Film: A New Generation’ premieres and ‘Apocalypse Now: Final Cut’ scorches in 4K
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include premieres of Alli Haapasalo’s “Girl Picture” and Mark Cousins’ “The Story of Film: A New Generation” (with screenings of the works within it); looks at the foundational works of Abbas Kiarostami; “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” in a 4K restoration; and “National Lampoon’s Animal House.”
Eversource has 8 miles of power cable to install under city streets, but not all are in on the plans (Updated)
More than 8 miles of underground cables must be installed to connect an Eversource substation coming to Kendall Square with existing ones in surrounding cities.
Eliodora ‘Josefina’ Yanguas Perez opened Harvard Square’s first European-style café
Today there are at least 20 cafés in Cambridge where patrons can enjoy espresso drinks. In 1959, there was exactly one. That was the year Spanish immigrant Josefina Yanguas opened Café Pamplona on Bow Street.
