Review: Long-Lost ‘Love Life’ Still Has a Lot to Say About America
Which they are, of course, but not in a conventional way. After that setup, the show travels to 1791 then moves forward
Category: Entertainment
‘Viet and Nam’ Review: A Soft Kiss Underground
Portrayed with an entrancing hush by the actors Duy Bao Dinh Dao and Pham Thanh Hai, Viet and Nam are coal miners
PS21, a Hub for Forward-Looking Art Upstate, Names a New Director
Siyanko agreed, though her next project is focused on New York City. The Down to Earth Festival, debuting in September, will bring
Hollywood Has Not Recovered Jobs Lost During Strikes, Report Says
Hollywood has yet to recover the jobs in film and television production that were lost when strikes by writers and actors brought
Under Trump, Kennedy Center’s Classical Offerings Will (Mostly) Go On
The Kennedy Center’s flagship opera company and symphony orchestra announced Thursday that they plan to present robust and fairly typical programs next
‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Into the Woods (Chomp, Chomp)
Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega play a father and daughter who run down a mystical beast and end up running amok with
How ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Brings a Beloved Song to Life on Broadway
One night in 1984, Compay Segundo, the Cuban singer and guitarist, heard in his dreams what would become his signature song. “I
‘A Working Man’ Review: Blue Collar, Bloody Hands
The writer-director David Ayer began his career concocting scripts for action thrillers that put some psychological nuance into their boom-boom pyrotechnics. Yes,
Late Night Can’t Quit the Group Chat
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get
Duke Says ‘White Lotus’ Went ‘Too Far’ With School References
The third season of HBO’s “The White Lotus” has featured — spoilers ahead — adultery, a stolen firearm, an incestuous threesome, a
Herb Greene, Who Photographed the Grateful Dead and Other 1960s Rock Acts, Dies at 82
Herb Greene, whose evocative portraits of the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and others helped define the rock scene that emerged
Kermit the Frog Will Deliver Commencement Speech at U. of Maryland
Every spring, well-known and accomplished figures deliver commencement addresses at college campuses around the country, offering graduates advice, wisdom and inspiration as
Mayhem Has the Wildest Story in Black Metal. Somehow, It’s Turning 40.
The band’s taste in experimentation can be traced as far back as its 1987 EP, “Deathcrush,” which kicks off with the hypnotic,
How ‘No Other Land’ Became an Unlikely Box Office Success
“No Other Land” has racked up festival awards, critical acclaim and the Oscar for best documentary feature. Yet the film, a narrative
Review: Can Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Find a New Voice?
The lights go up on two dancers, each isolated in a zone of light. As the two trade moves and trade places,
In ‘Streetcar,’ Patsy Ferran Gives Blanche a Nervy New Read
Patsy Ferran will not judge a book by its cover. But covers are important to her. “See?” she said, palming a copy
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
The proliferation of documentaries on streaming services makes it difficult to choose what to watch. Each month, we select three nonfiction films
‘Common Side Effects’ Is a Stylish and Trippy Animated Thriller
The animated pharma thriller/stoner dramedy “Common Side Effects,” available on Max, is as rare and precious as the miraculous mushroom its hero,
Bon Iver Is Happy (and Sexy) Now. It Took a Lot of Work.
What you notice right away on “Sable, Fable,” Bon Iver’s fifth studio album and first since 2019, is its directness, its brightness
Why ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Derailed Maria Schneider’s Life
In a 1983 interview for a French television show, the actress Maria Schneider was asked whether she would mind if the program
Late Night Is Still Reeling Over the Government’s ‘War by Emoji’
“And by the way, it wasn’t even Pete Hegseth who added him, it was some other incompetent guy at the highest levels
6 (Up-tempo) New Songs You Should Hear Now
Dear listeners, It’s Lindsay’s editor, Caryn, here to kick off a round of guest newsletters with around 19 minutes of upbeat music
Girls to the Front: Punk Pioneers Are Coming to Lincoln Center
For the Bronx crew ESG, another group formed by sisters — Renee Scroggins and her younger siblings Valerie, Deborah and Marie, along
‘Being Maria’ Review: The Muse’s Side of the Story
When it comes to telling stories about the victims of abuse, filmmakers are often faced with a dilemma: to show or not
‘Severance’ Fans Celebrate Season 2 Finale With Lumon Industries Cosplay and Waffles
The sci-fi thriller “Severance” is about an enigmatic, cultlike company and its “severed” employees, whose brains have been surgically divided into an
How the Dutch National Opera Is Trying to Go Green
It is also crucial to discuss sustainability efforts with creative teams early, even before they sign their contracts to take on a
Jon Stewart Thinks He May Be in the ‘Bomb Yemen’ Chat Group
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get
Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian Director of ‘No Other Land,’ Is Attacked in West Bank, Witnesses Say
A Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” was beaten bloody near his home by Israeli settlers and detained by
Why Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ Has Parents Talking About Phones
The British screenwriter and playwright Jack Thorne has written several TV dramas that he hoped would stir political debate. Until last week,
Wild Up’s Darkness Sounding Festival: The Power of Tuning
The second half of Friday’s program was given over to the world premiere of Sarah Davachi’s “The Lower Melodies,” a languid sound
Jennifer Tilly Is In On the Joke
She has been electrocuted, hatcheted, murdered by a doll with her soul trapped inside it. She has also notched up an epic
Jenifer Ringer Is Back at the School of American Ballet in a New Role
“Y’all” is pleasant enough on its own, but to hear it more than a dozen times during a ballet class in New
‘Mid Century Modern,’ Plus 8 Things to Watch on TV this Week
Dive into dating. “The Bachelor” franchise has had a couple of explosive seasons in recent years, but for better or worse, Grant
In ‘Othello,’ Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Are Prey and Predator
Just moments earlier, he was an infatuated new husband, and she his “gentle love.” Now, in Act III, Scene 3 of “Othello,”
‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Review: No Century for Old Men
“Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light” picks up where “Wolf Hall” left off, amid the gruesome beheading of Anne Boleyn in
Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78
Marty Callner, a pioneering director of comedy specials who set the template for the genre at HBO in the 1970s before going
A Meghan Markle-Approved Doll That Gives Toddlers a Taste for Finer Things
“With Love, Meghan,” the Netflix series starring and produced by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, immerses viewers in her world of at-home luxury.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music Is Fighting to Regain its Mojo
It is the sort of buzzy production that was once a staple of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar
Sasha Stone, an Original Oscars Blogger, Takes on Hollywood
Earlier this month Sasha Stone watched the Oscars alone at her home in a town outside Los Angeles. For someone who has
Mariah Carey Did Not Copy ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ From Earlier Hit, Judge Rules
“All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the perennial hit song by Mariah Carey that has become a holiday ear worm for