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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Last Performance
"Shot in just over a week in September 2022, Opus is a spare and intimate film. In stark black and white, the concert is just a...
How Did Thomas Ades Step Into The Classical Canon?
It’s not easy for contemporary composers, and Adès’s The Exterminating Angel is an expensive opera in a world that isn’t even supportive of classic,...
Shigeshi Negishi, Inventor Of Karaoke, Dies At 100
Negishi “was in his 40s when he came up with the idea of prototyping a mass-produced, coin-operated karaoke machine, branded 'Sparko Box,' after a...
Pasadena Playhouse’s First Latinx Commission In Its History
The playwright is Hollywood showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett (One Day at a Time, With Love). She says, "Latinos are 20% of the United States...
The London Book Fair Map Shows Power’s Relationship To Geography
"Everything radiated outward from this central core across two carpeted floors, in diminishing order of importance: the slightly smaller publishing houses, then the ones...
As The Vancouver Fringe Fest Turns 40, It’s Searching For Help
Rising costs and a commitment to paying artists better, organizers say, are leaving the vital theatre festival in the red. And, they say, it’s...
After His Oscar, The Question Remains: Will Miyazaki Retire?
Hayao Miyazaki was the oldest person ever nominated for an Oscar for best animated feature - and then, in a surprise moment (Spider-Man: Into...
An Irish American Silent Film Was Pulled For Its Stereotypical Depictions
Then what happened to The Callahans and the Murphys? "Released in June 1927, the comedy initially received encouraging reviews.” Then things got ugly, and...
How Many Films Do You Know About Brazilian Americans?
Not many? Camila Mendes didn’t either. So the actor (Riverdale, Palm Springs) decided to produce one. - Los Angeles Times
Billy Porter Would Like His Flowers – And Payment – While He’s Here
Porter says, "The world has a difficult time understanding that fabulous and serious do coexist." - The Guardian (UK)
Authors Withdraw From PEN Festival Over Its Response To The War In Gaza
Lorrie Moore, Maaza Mengiste, and many others signed a letter criticizing PEN America for not doing enough to highlight 'the scale and scope of...
Canada’s Independent Cinemas Say They’re In Crisis
And they call for more help: "About two-thirds of the 67 respondents said they need increased public funding in order to stay open, with...
Off-Broadway Stagehands Seem Ready To Sign Up With A Union
Specifically, some, or many, say they want to become part of IATSE - a stagehands and construction crew union across the country. Said the...
The FCC Wants To Speed Up Our Internet
Broadband speed of 25 Millibytes per second (Mbps) for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads isn’t it anymore - now the FCC says wants...
Art House Films Rely Just As Much On Visual Special Effects As Blockbusters Do
VFX is for a lot more than explosions. “For every Kraven the Hunter or Argylle, there’s a Ferrari, Maestro or Killers of the Flower...
Why Director Ava Duvernay Isn’t On Social Media
"After a decade on Twitter I’d had every possible insult hurled my way. The most awful abuse you can think of. It stopped affecting me....
The Terrible Willy Wonka Glasgow Experience That Went Viral Is Becoming A Musical
Have we all been deeply punked? Was this the plan the whole time? Hm: "The show's lead producer, Richard Kraft, has assembled a team...
The Gay Best Friend Was A Tired Trope, Sure, But Did He Really Need...
“For a long time now, popular culture has been moving forward without a once-essential style accessory: the Gay Best Friend. We’re not supposed to...
The International Booker Longlist Showcases The Strength Of Latin American Fiction
The 13-book longlist "signals a 'second ‘boom’ in Latin American fiction', said judges, with a quarter of the nominated authors being South American." -...
Let’s End The ‘Best Supporting Actress’ Curse Now
“Taking home one of the industry’s most prestigious awards might seem to indicate that an actress is one worth paying attention to, making it...
Britain Released An Official Photo Of Kate As Proof Of Life – Then The...
Speculation has been absolutely rife online about Catherine, Princess of Wales, and the photo was supposed to calm it down. But "at closer inspection,...
When This French Actress Had Trouble Landing Roles, She Made Her Own Play, And...
"The production is testament to Blanc’s ability to forge a lasting career in a performance landscape that has often felt hostile to her. …...
Oregon Finally Passed Some Arts Funding, But Left A Major Museum And Most Smaller...
The state legislature hadn’t funded the arts at all during its regular session in 2023, so “news was both good and bad Thursday ......
Songwriters Are Terrified Of AI
And rightly so. "Any person could put into an AI programme something like ‘I want a song 100 BPM that sounds like a cross...
The Polarizing Movie That Paved The Way For Barbie-Mania
“Before the buzzy movie debuted, paparazzi photos of the costumed stars began leaking from the location shoot. When the premiere rolled around, it was...