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Everyone Needs An Oldies Station
“There’s considerable static between heaven and earth, and innocence is an oddity. We are all dancing as best we can, to the music we...
From Screen To Stage With The Broadway Writer Of The Notebook
Adapting the rom-com classic for Broadway wasn’t simple. But playwright and TV writer Bekah Brunstetter knew how to write tight. “Every single second matters...
Why Are Readers And Moviegoers So Obsessed With Stories Set In British Country Houses?
"These novels, films and TV shows set on grand estates strike us differently when most people can’t buy a flat. ... More than that, the...
To Write A Truly Great Fake Pop Song, You Need Real Songwriters
AI isn’t going to cut it, say the songwriters for the show Girls5Eva. "Though the tunes are ostensibly satirical versions of pop songs, there...
Ceramics Artist Toshiko Takaezu Is Getting Attention Now, But Only After Her Death
One curator said, "This surging interest and recognition is in large part because of the incredible force of Takaezu’s extended network so deeply committed...
Will Bradley Cooper Ever Win An Oscar?
Maybe? Some suggestions for him - plus other one-week-later musings, including blaming a former Secretary of State for Barbie’s losses. - Vulture
The Hollywood Strikes Slowed New Content, So AMC Turns To Horror
In a year where new content is trickling in, the cinema chain has turned to Blumhouse’s seemingly limitless horror library. Like A24’s “Lovers’ Series”...
London’s Biggest EuroVision Screening Party Cancels To Protest Israel’s Participation In The Contest
Rio Cinema said, "With own slogan in mind, we hope that we can all be United By Music again soon. We will continue...
Climate Protesters Interrupt Broadway Play
The play: Enemy of the People. The protesters: Shouting “No theatre on a dead planet.” The actor: Jeremy Strong, who stayed in character. -...
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....
