VIDEO: What to See at the Tribeca Film Festival
The 15th annual Tribeca Film Festival, which opened on April 13, started off with controversy. “Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe,” a puzzling documentary made by Andrew Wakefield, a figurehead of...
View ArticleBeckett’s ‘All That Fall’ Enlightens Blindfolded Audience in the Dark
It seems like there are no end to the gimmicks in London. It is possible to have a meal in a blacked-out room at Dans Le Noir. Or to “see” a play where audience members are urged to wear a blindfold at...
View ArticleHot Summer Dancing in Kyoto for Festival’s 21st Edition
One of Japan’s most important and influential dance events has announced details for its 21st edition. The Hot Summer in Kyoto Dance Festival has proved itself vital for developing the talent of the...
View ArticleTchaikovsky Competition-Winning Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan to Make Hong Kong...
Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal, has announced his debut performance in Hong Kong for May, set to take place at Concert Hall of Hong Kong City...
View ArticleTribeca Film Festival: Johan Grimonprez Shines a Light on a Corrupt 'Shadow...
“Shadow World,” a documentary about the origins and effects of the global arms trade from filmmaker Johan Grimonprez that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is an oddly conventional film....
View ArticleThe Revival of David Hare's 'Judas Kiss' With Rupert Everett at BAM
When the revival of “The Judas Kiss,” David Hare's 1998 drama, began its pre-New York run during this past Easter season in Toronto, a few irate patrons demanded their money back once they realized...
View ArticlePrince Reported Dead at Age 57
Prince, one of the most critically acclaimed and influential singer-songwriters, is reported to have died at the age of 57.Reports are still coming in after TMZ said that the star’s body was found at...
View ArticleInnocence and Experience: The Image of Prince
“Prince is in charge and he knows how he wants to appear — like Dionysus crossed with a convent girl on her first bender,” the New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael wrote in her review of “Purple Rain”...
View ArticleReview: Fifty Years On: “Funny Girl” Back in London
It’s got two classic numbers: “People” and “Don’t Rain on my Parade.” It’s got laughs and heartache. It’s got a zinger of a role for a comic actress. So why hasn’t there been a full UK revival of...
View ArticleAt Tribeca, Documentaries Focus on Chris Burden and Maurizio Cattelan
Most artist documentaries are not good. Their purpose, typically, is to introduce the life and work of an artist to the general public. In their creation, there is an inherent tension between...
View ArticleInterview: Jane Seymour on her Return to Theatre with The Vortex
Although she has been asked to return many times, Jane Seymour has not been on stage since 1980, when she performed opposite Ian McKellen and Tim Curry in the Tony Award-winning Amadeus. But this is...
View ArticleThe Critics Divide on 'American Psycho,' But Benjamin Walker Slays Them
Following the opening of “American Psycho” on April 21, Patrick Bateman, the homicidal anti-hero of the new Duncan Sheik musical, may want to take a cleaver to some of the New York critics — namely Ben...
View ArticleNetflix Japan Set to Spark New Era For Japanese Entertainment
The Okinawa International Movie Festival (OIMF) began as a celebration of comedy films from around the world back in 2009. Now presenting its 8th edition, the event is proving that it is no joke – this...
View ArticlePredicting the Tony Nominations: The Plays
On May 3, Patina Miller and Andrew Rannells will announce the Tony Award nominations, where a month-long campaign will then ensue, culminating in the CBS-televised awards presentation hosted by James...
View ArticleThe 6 Best Films Amid the Dreck at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival, which concluded on April 24, is a strange event. Robust in spite of itself, the festival attracts a ton of attention and takes over a lot of real estate across New York City....
View ArticleTony Nominations Predictions: The Musicals
When the Tony Award nominations are announced on Tuesday, May 3, “Hamilton,” Broadway’s biggest blockbuster in years, is likely to come away with the most. The big question will be whether it can equal...
View Article5 Breakout Bands Set to Rock New Orleans
It hasn’t lost its cool. Last weekend, for the 47th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, thousands gathered on the grassy field in front of the city’s largest stage to watch Pearl Jam play...
View ArticlePredicting the Tony Nominations: The Actors
When you see Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s virtuoso turn playing dozens of characters in the solo comedy, “Fully Committed,” you leave the theater assured that he will get a Tony nomination for his...
View ArticleCan’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Portrait of Eva Hesse on Film
In a 1970 interview with the art historian Cindy Nemser, Eva Hesse succinctly described her position as an artist.“I don’t mind being miles from everybody else,” she said confidently, just months...
View ArticleBollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra To Dine With US President Barack Obama
National Award winner Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is going to dine with US President Barack Obama at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend. Priyanka will be dining with some...
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