America’s Conscience and Ethereal Icelandicism at Fuji Rock 2016
With over 100,000 revelers and an estimated US$20 million in revenue, Fuji Rock Festival is one of Japan’s largest music events. Now presenting its 20th edition, the event held at Naeba Ski Resort in...
View ArticleAndrew Lloyd Webber Lords it Over Broadway With New Production of ‘Sunset...
The rave reviews that greeted the recent opening of the London Coliseum production of “Sunset Boulevard,” starring Glenn Close, means that a Broadway transfer may well be in the offing. If that should...
View ArticleThe Art of Japanese TV Commercials
To Western audiences, Japanese TV appears wacky, colorful, and low on production values. But sometimes, like with the success of “Takeshi’s Castle,” the outright craziness and cheapness of it is also...
View ArticleREVIEW: Bychkov’s ‘Parsifal’ a Musical Triumph in Madrid
Which operas are set in Spain? If you’ve come up with “Carmen” and “The Barber of Seville”, well done. If you’ve said “Parsifal”, then you deserve a special prize.The plot of Wagner’s final opera is so...
View ArticleBarbra Streisand Finally Gets ‘Gypsy’ Movie Off the Ground
The critic Frank Rich once described the ferocious character of Mama Rose in “Gypsy” as the King Lear of musical theater — a voraciously ambitious stage mother who will stop at nothing to achieve with...
View ArticleGaumont Brings ‘120 Years of Cinema’ to Singapore
The world’s first movie studio is getting a 120th birthday party this month in an exhibition at Singapore’s National Design Centre.“Gaumont: 120 Years of Cinema” tells the story of the Gaumont Film...
View ArticleSkinhead Menace: Jeremy Saulnier’s 'Green Room'
“Green Room,” Jeremy Saulnier’s follow-up to his Pacific Northwest revenge thriller “Blue Ruin” (2013), turns the historically uncomfortable relationship between punk rock and skinhead culture into a...
View Article6 Must-Hear New Albums: Sixx:A.M., PJ Harvey, Pet Shop Boys, More
Nikki Sixx; PJ Harvey; Black Stone Cherry; the Pet Shop Boys. They don’t have that much in common as a list - apart from that they are musicians. And they have made albums that stand out amid the 100...
View Article5 Films to See This Week in New York: “Los Sures,” “Measure of a Man,” and More
“Los Sures” (1984), directed by Diego Echeverria, Metrograph, April 15-21The documentary of the once vibrant South Williamsburg neighborhood — dubbed Los Sures by its residents — had, after a short...
View ArticleSingapore Theatre Festival 2016 Lineup Announced
One of Asia’s premiere festivals dedicated to promoting the work of new playwrights returns as the line-up for this year’s Singapore Theatre Festival is announced, combining acclaimed productions with...
View Article‘Betting on Zero’ Champions Hedge Fund Titan Bill Ackman
Let’s get this out of the way: In director Ted Braun’s new film “Betting on Zero,” hedge fund titan Bill Ackman comes off as the good guy, the company Herbalife is the bad guy, and they’re both engaged...
View ArticleSri Lankan and Thai Films to Shine at 8th Okinawa International Movie Festival
Japan’s funniest film event, Okinawa International Movie Festival, takes place April 21-24, a month later than usual, with 20 domestic and international works on show for the 8th edition. Essentially...
View ArticleDaniel Radcliffe Returns to the New York Stage in “Privacy” at the Public...
Having spoken openly of losing his virginity, his battles with alcoholism, and the perils of global celebrity, Daniel Radcliffe would seem to be at a disadvantage when it comes to a private life. Which...
View ArticleIn Dialogue With Reality: Jacob Wren’s “Rich and Poor”
“A lot of people were talking about Occupy Wall Street,” the author and artist Jacob Wren said of the time he began writing his latest novel, “Rich and Poor,” published by Bookthug this month. He...
View ArticleJuliette Lewis Uncensored in ‘Hard Lovin' Woman’
She’s an Oscar nominated actress, with decades of hard-earned Hollywood fame under her belt. But facets of her artistry remained unfulfilled. There was something else she needed to unleash. So Juliette...
View ArticleReview: Grayson Perry Curtain Unveils Frida Kahlo-Inspired ‘She Said’ at...
English National Ballet’s “She Said,” at Sadler’s Wells featured world premieres from Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Yabin Wang and Aszure Barton. An all-female choreographed triple bill asked what “she’s” got...
View Article50th Montreux Jazz Festival Set to Rock with 2016 Line-Up
Muse, Lana del Rey, Sigur Ros, PJ Harvey, Jean Michel Jarre, Neil Young, Patti Smith, and Santana. It sounds like the line-up for a major rock festival. But those are just some of the names announced...
View ArticleGuy Maddin Brings Lost Films Back to Life With “Seances” at Tribeca Film...
Six years in the making, Guy Maddin’s “Seances” project, created in collaboration with the brothers Evan and Galen Johnson, premiered last week as an installation at the Tribeca Film Festival, as part...
View Article'Hamilton' Continues Its Award Sweep With the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
As widely expected, “Hamilton,” already one of the most honored of musicals, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama on April 18. This bio-musical about the Founding Father and the first United States...
View ArticleStorming Places, Like He’s Always Done: Cecil Taylor at The Whitney
If you arrived on April 14 at the Whitney Museum of American Art’s fifth floor, Cecil Taylor was there to greet you. The elevator doors opened and there was Taylor — his image, anyway — in towering...
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