Scenes From a Marriage: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in “By the Sea”
A deeply pessimistic work of kinky realism, “By the Sea” is a bold, almost aggressive film, considering its two main actors are the most famous couple alive. Directed, written, and starring Angelina...
View ArticleOf Pacino, Prompters, and Postponements: David Mamet's "China Doll"
As expected, the producers of “China Doll” announced a two-week postponement of the Broadway opening of the new David Mamet drama starring Al Pacino. The show, which began previews on October 21, will...
View ArticleWorth Checking Out: “64 Squares” at London’s New Diorama
Sixteen pieces a side, 32 in all, and 64 squares. There are 400 different positions after each player makes one move apiece. Then 72,084 positions after two, 9 million after three and more than 288...
View ArticleInterview with Maya Murofushi, Best Actress for “The Nightless City” in Florence
Japanese actors gaining recognition on the world stage are few and far between these days, but this week actress Maya Murofushi – in her very first lead role – took home the Best Actress award at the...
View Article8 Films to See at DOC NYC Festival
DOC NYC, the annual festival of documentary films running November 12-19, gets more expansive each year, opening up its program to include short and long pieces, episodic television, and even leaving...
View Article“Bolshoi Babylon” Chronicles the Aftermath of Acid Attack
In January 2013, the Bolshoi Ballet made headlines, but not for the usual reasons. The story was big and operatic, some would even say tragic, but it existed off the stage, traveling from the realm of...
View Article11th Annual SaMaPa Sangeet Sammelan From Nov 20
The 11th annual music festival of SaMaPa, the non-profit Sopori Academy of Music and Performing Arts, will held at New Delhi’s Kamani Auditorium on Copernicus Marg from November 20 through 22. SaMaPa...
View ArticleVeteran Indian-Born Actor Saeed Jaffrey Dies
Actor Saeed Jaffrey, who was in more than 150 films, has died at the age of 86.Jaffrey passed away at a London hospital. He had collapsed at his London home with a brain hemorrhage and he did not...
View ArticleLe Bataclan, Cultural Landmark at Center of French Tragedy
At the center of the recent tragedy in Paris, where attacks on public spaces left 129 people dead and more than 300 injured, was Le Bataclan. On November 13, it was hosting a concert by the...
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: “Johnny Guitar,” “Safe,” and More
“Johnny Guitar,” Film Forum, through November 19Nicholas Ray’s allegorical melodrama is finishing its short run at Film Forum, screening in a new 4K restoration. The colors are sure to pop in this...
View ArticleLuPone and Ebersole Don “War Paint” for an Epic Cosmetics Battle
“There are no ugly women, only lazy ones,” Helena Rubinstein once famously observed. That motto served her well as she moved from poor Polish-born immigrant to the head of an extravagantly successful...
View ArticleIndia’s 1st International Qawwali Festival to be Held in Feb 2016
New Delhi will host the first international Qawwali festival, titled “Taali Ho,” next February. The Krishna Prerna Trust, that also organises the highly successful World Flute Festival, the Holi Utsav...
View Article9th Bal Sangam, Children’s Theatre Festival of NSD, Begins Nov 21
The 9th edition of Bal Sangam, the popular children’s theatre festival held annually at the charming campus of National School of Drama in New Delhi, will begin on November 21. The five-day festival...
View Article“The Illusionists” in London Update Magic With High-Tech Thrills, Spills and...
“The Illusionists” show has finally arrived in London after playing in more than 70 cities around the world.You want to see “The Escapologist,” Andrew Basso, cheat death by seconds, as he clambers out...
View ArticleReview: The Poignancy and Actuality of Peter Brook's Battlefield
Thirty years after his legendary nine-hour version of the Mahabharata, director Peter Brook returns to the 3,000-year-old Sanskrit epic focusing this time on a single passage toward the end of the...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Ermonela Jaho Sings “Zazà”
“My mother never made peace with her past,” says Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho. “But with this role, I now understand her tears, her words of pain. It’s fate that I should sing it.”The part she’s...
View ArticleQ&A: David Hyde Pierce on the Old, the Odd, and the Mutable in “Ripcord”
If you’re seeking a hopeful message to carry you through the holidays, look no further than David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Ripcord.” The comedy, running off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club through...
View ArticleGift Guide 2015: Christmas Presents for Opera Lovers
Opera is full of soul-shattering problems: desire versus duty, love versus lust, baritone versus soprano, that sort of thing. But if you don’t know a lieto fine from a Liebestod, and you’re looking for...
View ArticleReview: Adele’s Long-Awaited “25” Effortlessly Rises Above Expectations
Adele’s “25” is out and it’s the most talked-about album of the year. It’s already sold millions and will sell millions more over the holiday season. The multi-million dollar question is: Is it any...
View ArticleReview: Wild Rice’s The Emperor's New Clothes Delivers More than Laughs
Wild Rice’s annual pantomimes are known for delivering plenty of laughs, especially in-jokes poking fun at Singapore’s politics and society under the disguise of a well-known fairy tale. This year’s...
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