A week of events in Cambridge, Somerville, including Katie Kitamura and Asian Festival
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, “Intimacies” author Katie Kitamura is in town, “inTENtion” dance gets a two-night stand, the Night in Bloom Gala seeks to raise funds for Somerville’s armory and there’s art, poetry, jazz and a Cambridge-Somerville Asian Festival for AAPI Heritage Month.
‘Nuclear Family’ could be the last for DocYard; new wave, hard-boiled series and MCU keep on
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include the last DocYard screening of the season and maybe ever, “Nuclear Family,” as well as more repertory from the Harvard Film Archive and Somerville Theatre. Meanwhile, another Doc – Doctor Strange – shows no sign of slowdown in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Body discovered in Somerville’s Davis Square goes unmentioned by city and police officials
A body discovered early Wednesday in Davis Square, one of Somerville’s most trafficked locations, went unremarked upon the entire day by police and city officials. With no notice to the media, the public death went unreported except on a citizens’ Facebook group.
Middlesex County is again high risk for Covid; schools, Public Health and Somerville take note
With Covid-19 cases continuing to rise and the county now in the high-transmission category, the Cambridge Public Health Department is not alone in urging indoor masking more forcefully.
After shrugging off transit order by City Council, DePasquale says maybe ‘new manager’ will do it
The departure of City Manager Louis A. DePasquale is less than two months away, and he has begun to kick things down the road to his unknown replacement.
The DocYard heads into hiatus at The Brattle; HFA still French, Somerville still ‘Hard Boiled’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include a cheeky Mother’s Day screening of “Psycho” and penultimate DocYard screening at The Brattle; and a parade of pairings at the Somerville Theatre, including “JCVD” and “Being John Malkovich” and a “Hard Boiled Double Feature” night with “52 Pick Up” and “The Way of the Gun.”
Proakis bids to become Watertown city manager after leading work of development in Somerville
Watertown is searching for its next city manager, and one of three finalists for the job is George Proakis, executive director of strategic planning and community development for Somerville.
Several men surrounded a couple in Somerville, shot up their car, officials recall after court date
Five days after violence that crossed the border into East Cambridge, a public housing project in Somerville was the scene of another gun attack. Two people were arraigned for the Feb. 20 gunfire incident while others were still being looked for, law enforcement officials said.
Brattle revives David Lynch’s ‘Inland Empire’; HFA goes new wave; Somerville’s ‘Hard Boiled’
These looks at what’s on screens in the coming week include “May the Fourth Be with You!” screenings of the first “Star Wars” trilogy, a restoration of David Lynch’s underappeciated “Inland Empire,” “Forgotten Films of the French New Wave” at the HFA, the end of Nic Cage-John Travolta pairings at the Somerville Theatre and start of a “Hard Boiled” series.
IFFB’s in-person screenings spring back to life, from ‘Emily the Criminal’ to ‘Marcel, the Shell’
The Independent Film Festival Boston roars back after a Covid-canceled 2020 and a remote 2021 with 30 features, including 13 documentaries, and seven shorts programs. Many screenings take place at the Brattle and Somerville theaters.
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