VISUAL ARTS

ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage presents Mystic River. Nominated for a vast numbers of awards, both Sean Penn and Tim Robbins won Oscars for their performances as the father of a murdered teenage girl and her suspected killer. Although the production company wanted the movie to be shot in Canada, director Clint Eastwood insisted on making the film in Boston, the original setting of Dennis Lehane’s gripping thriller about three childhood friends whose lives once again intersect through tragedy. Rolling Stone praised Eastwood’s film as unforgettable: “You can't shake it. It's that haunting, that hypnotic.”