In the National Archeological Museum of Naples, Italy, there’s a section known as the Gabinetto Segreto (“Secret Cabinet”). It contains all the erotic art and artifacts — depicting penises, omnisexual […]
Film
TV OR NOT TV
The Season for Streaming
What to watch with the family — or get cozy with when you need some alone time
Picks by Independent staff and contributors Drink Masters, Netflix When I was a kid, the best part of Thanksgiving was always raiding my uncle’s liquor cabinet. (It was the ’70s. […]
INDIE SCREEN
Tár Is a Master Class of a Movie
Cate Blanchett gives Mahler a jolt while disrupting the lives of everyone around her
Into a world that has become hyperaware of the abuses of power comes the movie Tár, now playing in theaters locally. Written and directed by Todd Field, an actor turned […]
INDIE SCREEN
It’s Not Heavy, It’s Bros
Billy Eichner’s gay romcom delivers on its promise
Comedian Billy Eichner has done a blitzkrieg of interviews on behalf of the new gay romantic comedy Bros, a movie that he co-wrote and stars in and which has now […]
WOMEN’S WEEK
Putting the Focus on Women
A preview of the diverse lineup at this year’s expanded film festival
“It’s a good time of year for movies,” says Provincetown Film Society Executive Director Anne Hubbell, who has curated a diverse lineup of film screenings and related conversations at the […]
INDIE SCREEN
Tales of Impossible Romance and Great Longing
Streaming movies with storytelling prowess
Amid the torrent of news about Putin’s Russia and its corrupt imperial rampage into Ukraine comes the movie Firebird, now streaming on Amazon Prime. This Estonian-British coproduction recounts a tragic […]
THE MOVIES
After 65 Years, the Wellfleet Drive-In Is Still a Classic
For reasons that are a bit mysterious, the Cape’s last drive-in survives
WELLFLEET — On summer evenings before dusk, the parade of cars begins. Minivans, pick-up trucks, Volkswagen buses, and sedans inch down the long driveway of the Wellfleet Drive-In Theater. They […]
FILM FESTIVAL
The Inimitable Film Craftmanship of Luca Guadagnino
Honoring this year’s Filmmaker on the Edge
If you’ve never heard of Italian director Luca Guadagnino — who will receive the Filmmaker on the Edge award this Sunday at the Provincetown International Film Festival — you are […]
MOVIES
Get Seated: Provincetown’s Film Festival Returns
Film Society chief Anne Hubbell welcomes locals and visitors back to the cinema
“It’s sort of a re-launch,” says Anne Hubbell, the Provincetown Film Society’s new executive director, of the upcoming 24th annual Provincetown International Film Festival. The event was shut down and […]
SET PIECES
The Art of the Honest Fake
For Arthur Egeli’s 'Art Thief,' John Clayton captures the feeling of lost works
Duplicating a painting that vanished in 1990 might sound challenging. But Provincetown painter John Clayton, who is creating reproductions for Art Thief, a film by artist and gallery owner Arthur […]
FILM SCENE
Arthur Egeli’s Art Thief
“That’s a wrap on the cigarette wrangler!” comes a cry across the Herring Cove Beach parking lot. It’s Wednesday, March 23 and a crew has just finishing filming the first […]
INDIE SCREEN
A Mixed Bag of Oscar Hopefuls
Spanish moms, a pretender to the Scottish throne, and a child of deaf adults
As fans of Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar well know, his films combine personal narrative obsessions and familiar stylized production design with a kind of raw, emotional reality that we all […]
ARTISTS
Capturing the Queer Collective Consciousness
Georden West explores ‘unseen and liminal spaces’
In the stillness of the night, small creatures travel unseen through a rectangle of dust on the floor of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. These “gallery ghosts” leave faint […]
INDIE SCREEN
Awards Season Movies Look Back in Angst
With nostalgia comes romance and regrets
As a filmmaker, Paul Thomas Anderson has been compared to Orson Welles, and there’s a grain of truth to that hyperbole: both are fiercely creative and indulgent. Anderson, who exploded […]
STREAMING
Binge-Watching Without the Guilt
Picks by Independent staff and contributors
The White Lotus, HBO Max Although Mike White’s new series is set at the posh, isolated Hawaiian resort of the title (actually, the Four Seasons in Maui) and filled with […]
