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That the film Joker , the new Tod Phillips origin story of Batman’s most deranged arch villain, would incite violence in the streets of...

Martin Scorsese 's film career has been graced by landmarks of greatness: Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (19...

The term "Latin Lover" assumes certain types of behavior that in today's #Me Too movement can quickly and easily turn into a...

The question as to whether or not there is life on the Moon may finally have a positive answer. A payload of tardigrades, micro animals th...

The Main Slate for the 2019 New York Film Festival has been announced.  Here are the films: Opening Night The Irishman Dir. Martin Sco...

That picture above represents the way I will always remember Hal Prince , that giant of Broadway, who died yesterday in Iceland at the age...

The New York Film Festival will open on September 27th with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese 's latest film The Irishman , a bio...

Jorge Rodríguez Norton , the tenor from Asturias, Spain made his debut at Bayreuth on Thursday's opening night gala of the new produc...

With a title that evokes two of director Sergio Leone ’s great films, as well as the world of fairy tales, which imply make believe and wi...

The Bayreuth Festival began today with a new production of Richard Wagner 's romantic opera Tannhäuser, directed by Tobias Kratzer ...

On the eve of the start of the 2019 Bayreuth Festival , festspielchief Katharina Wagner has announced in a press conference that a new ...

We are hours away from a day that has been awaited by many on the democratic side of the aisle in Washington D.C. Robert Mueller will tes...

In the spirit of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, all systems are go for the opening of the 2019 Bayreuth Festival , w...

What a sheer delight is the Barrie Kosky , Suzanne Andrade production of Mozart 's The Magic Flute , with incredible animations by Pa...

One of the great paintings of the Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci 's St. Jerome Praying in the Wilderness , an unfinished portrait that...

On the very last day, and the very last performance of this season's American Ballet Theatre , I decided to catch their swan song, a r...

After Midsommar , Ari Aster ’s latest journey into modern horror, many critics will be calling the director's talent as visionary, des...

Ballet farewells are for the cognoscenti. Those that have followed the career of an artist, and want to make sure they have a last look at h...

A new film bearing the name Casablanca has been released by Egypt. Many critics are pointing out that the new movie might be a turning po...

The winners here are Aaron Sorkin who has fashioned a riveting play out of Harper Lee 's well known 1960 novel, and director Bartlett...