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The Bear is The Boss in the 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere' trailer

1 week ago | vanyaland.com | Nick Johnston

You know, if you squint real hard, you can almost see how Jeremy Allen White kinda looks like Bruce Springsteen. He’s definitely got like thirty pounds of muscle on the Boss, and his face is a little more angular, but still — no “hot rodent boyfriend” bullshit here, just New Jersey Americana here to play you three hours of classic tracks and then come out for two encores. The point is, we get it.
Gary Gulman saves his best words for a big show at The Shubert

1 week ago | vanyaland.com | Jason Greenough

Over the years, we’ve certainly heard some big words from Gary Gulman. As it turns out, though, he has even bigger words to teach us, and it just so happens that he’s bringing them to the biggest show he’s ever performed on home turf. As announced earlier this week, the all-star comedian and, arguably, Peabody’s favorite son will be making his way back to Boston to set up for one night at Shubert Theatre with his latest critically-acclaimed show, Grandiloquent, on October 25.
A first-place finish for Joseph Kosinski

1 week ago | vanyaland.com | Nick Johnston

I can pinpoint the exact moment in Joseph Kosinski’s F1 when I knew this movie had me hook, line, and sinker. It comes quick, in the film’s “prologue,” long before Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) gets behind the open wheel in a grand prix, back when he’s still just wandering around the racing Earth, to paraphrase Tarantino, like Caine in Kung Fu. He was hot shit years and years ago, battling Ayrton Senna in his debut race in Formula One, before a massive crash thwarted those dreams.
Toothless but harmless

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Nick Johnston

If you’ve seen the original any time in the past few years, there’s really nothing about Dean DeBlois’ live-action adaptation of his 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon that will surprise you in any way, shape, or form.
Jordan Klepper lets us know we're not alone in 'Suffering Fools'

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Jason Greenough

If you’re looking for a perspective to help you feel better about the chaos you’re seeing every day, chances are Jordan Klepper isn’t your guy. However, he’s coming to town to at least let us know that we’re not alone in how we’re feeling. As announced earlier this week, the Daily Show vet will be making his way to The Wilbur on November 2 for the first time to unleash his new show, Suffering Fools, on a Boston audience.
Stop everything and watch the 'Spaceballs 2' announcement teaser

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Nick Johnston

Look, there’s honestly not too much we can do with this one — trying to riff off of a Mel Brooks joke is like making a bad impression of Matthew McConaughy when he’s a passenger in your Lyft — so we’ll just hit the highlights. Yes, Spaceballs 2 is happening. Yes, Mel Brooks is returning as Yogurt, and Bill Pullman’s coming back to play Lone Star. Even wilder, Rick Moranis is set to return as Dark Helmet, which few would have seen coming, especially since Moranis gave up acting years and years ago.
Hah! Humbug? Eggers and Dafoe reunite for 'A Christmas Carol'

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Nick Johnston

Well, we certainly didn’t have this on our 2025 bingo card. According to Deadline, horror maestro Robert Eggers has his next project after Werwulf (shooting later this year) lined up: an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, with his longtime collaborator Willem Dafoe set to play Scrooge (this casting is unimpeachable). Like adding a shot of espresso to a glass of orange juice, this pairing of story and filmmaker seems unusual at first.
PINKLIDS turn the page on regret with the fiery 'SAX'

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Victoria Wasylak

As PINKLIDS continue to write their first chapter — which we might title “launching one of the best damn new rock bands” — the Wareham group is looking back to frontwoman Amber Lawson’s teenage years. Specifically, a portion of Raymond Carver’s 1981 book What We Talk About When We Talk About Love called “Sacks.”The slice of Carver’s short story collection is the basis of PINKLIDS’ new tune “SAX,” a frenetic but more stylistically straightforward addition to their petite catalog.
'Superman' gets an eye-popping final trailer

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Nick Johnston

At a certain point, after spending years and years panning various comic book movies, it feels nice actually to be excited for one. For all the endless talk about Marvel over the last decade, their competition seems to have found their footing finally. These days, it seems increasingly likely that DC Studios has captured the Anti-Slop Zeitgeist. Between The Batman and now James Gunn’s Superman, could Warner Bros. have found the kind of hit on their hands that might get them out of debt?
Rat City Arts Festival moves to new venue, unveils 2025 lineup

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Victoria Wasylak

‘Tis the season for attending music festivals and setting rat traps — a.k.a., hitting up Rat City Arts Festival. The free, annual fest and celebration of Allston culture will return Saturday, August 16 with performances from a dozen-plus Boston acts, ranging from Nurse Joy’s danceable punk to the experimental electronica of LAVAGXRL (pictured above).