Flashes of brilliance as Thomas Adès takes to the podium, plus the best of May’s classical concerts London Symphony Orchestra/ Barbican ★★★☆☆When a composer as brilliant as Thomas Adès takes to the conductor’s podium you can be sure of something special. The conventional ... 05/30/2024 - 11:48 pm | View Link
Fantastic Beasts and Other Creatures Abound in May’s Graphic Novels Sam Thielman is a reporter and critic based in Brooklyn. In addition to his monthly column for The Times, he has written about comics and graphic novels for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Slate and The ... 05/30/2024 - 9:59 pm | View Link
The Watchers: Dakota Fanning and Georgina Campbell Talk Being Directed By Ishana Night Shyamalan The Watchers follows an artist (Fanning) named Mina "who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland." Mina eventually finds shelter, but she "unknowingly becomes trapped ... 05/30/2024 - 8:07 am | View Link
Review: QUEEN OF THE NIGHT at Luna Stage in West Orange-Poignant and Appealing Queen of the Night' written by travis tate and directed by Luca Pinner is billed as “a story of queerness, Blackness, masculinity and the challenges of camping with family.” It will definitely appeal ... 05/27/2024 - 2:24 pm | View Link
Army presents Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after Korean War wound Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter still has shrapnel in his thigh from a 1951 mortar attack, which continues to cause him occasional pain. 05/19/2024 - 10:30 am | View Link
Moonbug Entertainment, the kids media company behind Netflix’s massively popular “CoComelon” series, appointed Courtney Holt its new managing director for the Americas. Holt takes over the position from Andy Yeatman, who is departing Moonbug for an unspecified new gig. Holt, a digital media veteran who has worked at Spotify and Disney, joined Moonbug earlier this […]
Radosław Śmigulski, the former director of the Polish Film Institute (PISF), is facing allegations of mishandling funds during his tenure after he was fired in April. According to a statement shared by PISF with Variety, on Tuesday “a notice was filed with the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw on suspicion of a crime committed by the […]
Anushka Sen, one of India’s most popular young actors, is now making an impact in Korea. Sen gained fame as a child actor in Indian fantasy series “Baalveer” (2012) that aired on SAB TV. She burst upon the national consciousness in India playing the titular role of Rani Lakshmi Bai, a queen who fought against […]
Distributor La Vingt-Cinquième Heure has acquired the French rights to Egyptian-American director Dina Amer’s politically sensitive drama “You Resemble Me.” The film tells the story of Hasna Aït Boulahcen, who in 2015 was wrongly believed to be Europe’s first female suicide bomber. The film is a deeply researched character study of the young Muslim woman, who […]
It looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be returning to Amsterdam for the city’s second date on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. On Friday, Dutch promoter Mojo announced on its website that Minaj’s June 2 show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome had been canceled. “Due to the events of last week, the Nicki Minaj show on […]
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “One Last Time,” the series finale of ABC’s“Station 19,”streaming on Hulu as of May 31. For a show that spent most of its time putting its characters in mortal danger, it’s remarkable that “Station 19” completed its series finale with nearly everyone alive and well — except, of […]