12.30.08
Hamas ups death toll by turning guns on its own people
NEW YORK TIMES: No justice, no peace, for Arab enemies of Hamas
12.29.08
Israel's Gaza Defense
WALL ST JOURNAL: The more damage to Hamas, the better the chances for peace.
12.29.08
Palestinians Need Israel to Win
WALL ST JOURNAL: If Hamas gets away with terror once again, the peace process will be over.
12.26.08
Workshop Live Is Dead
Berkshire Eagle fails to report on downtown business failure
12.20.08
Justice to Jews: No Bail, Go Directly to Jail
Ruling makes dual loyatly the legal default for all American Jews
12.18.08
KLEZMER CLARINET GREAT MARGOT LEVERETT FUSES COUNTRY AND OLD COUNTRY MUSIC AT CLUB HELSINKI ON SATURDAY, DEC. 20
One of world's greatest, according to Seth Rogovoy
12.18.08
[FILM REVIEW] HAPPY-GO-LUCKY by Mike Leigh
Review by Seth Rogovoy, critic-at-large, Berkshire Living
12.15.08
Berkshire Eagle owner on brink of bankruptcy
NY Times paints doom and gloom for Dean Singleton's MediaNews Group
12.4.08
The Biblical origins of Bob Dylan's IT'S ALRIGHT MA (I'm Only Bleeding)
King Solomon inspired one of Dylan's most enduring songs
7.13.08
[MUSIC REVIEW] Los Lobos at the Mahaiwe
Review by Seth Rogovoy, BERKSHIRE LIVING Magazine
11.29.08
[BOOK REVIEW] LUSH LIFE by Richard Price
Review by Seth Rogovoy, critic-at-large, Berkshire Living
11.26.08
MASS MoCA DIRECTOR to BRING SOL LEWITT SOUTH
Rest of the Story event at the Triplex on Dec. 14
11.25.08
[FILM REVIEW] QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Review by Seth Rogovoy, BERKSHIRE LIVING Magazine
11.23.08
[FILM REVIEW} A SECRET by Claude Miller
Review by Seth Rogovoy, critic-at-large, Berkshire Living
11.23.08
Why so many Holocaust films, and what do they say about us?
Film critic A.O. Scott asks penetrating questions about our obsession with Nazis and their Jewish victims
11.23.08
Why so many Holocaust films, and what do they say about us?
Film critic A.O. Scott asks penetrating questions about our obsession with Nazis and their Jewish victims
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[FILM REVIEW} A SECRET by Claude Miller
11.23.08
A SECRET
Directed by Claude Miller
Written by Claude Miller based on the book by Phillipe Grimbert
French language, with some Yiddish and German; with English subtitles
Review by SETH ROGOVOY, editor-in-chief and critic-at-large at BERKSHIRE LIVING Magazine
A modest, thoughtful, intimate portrayal of a family and group of friends in France before, during, and after World War II and the Nazi takeover.
The film tells the character-based story through flashbacks and multi-generational points of view, adhering closely to that of the narrator, whom we learn is the son and the writer of the book upon which the film is based.
Gorgeously filmed with authentic textures, capturing ordinary people in the grip of extraordinary struggles and passions that challenge their humanity and our understanding, albeit with great sympathy and sensitivity.
A smaller, more realistic and humane Sophie's Choice, told with greater empathy and examining the psychology of memory and repression in the guise of a mystery film.
With leading French actor Mathieu Amalric, best known for his performance in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
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