I’m not sure when I first listened to George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” which premiered 100 years ago this week, from start to finish. Snippets had played throughout the soundtrack of my life as a […]
This year’s lead actor Oscar contenders have education in common. They all are either teachers or on the fringes of the education system. — Carla Meyer 2 Nominees Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright play similarly […]
Back in 2018, Bradley Cooper pitched “Maestro” to Carey Mulligan over coffee at Manhattan’s Cafe Cluny. The film, which he would direct, co-write, produce and star in was about Leonard Bernstein, the legendary conductor-composer who […]
George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. PhotoQuest / Contributor/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PhotoQuest / […]
Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years. Boston Symphony Orchestra hide caption toggle caption Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa led the Boston Symphony orchestra for nearly 30 years. Boston Symphony Orchestra […]
Never say never to Josh Singer, the Oscar-winning screenwriter who spent 10 years in an effort to bring Leonard Bernstein’s life to the big screen. Along the way he worked with some very big names […]
Pharell Williams‘ life story is coming together brick by brick — literally in this case … ’cause he’s collabing with LEGO to bring the vision to life. The 50-year-old superproducer announced the big news Friday […]
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan will never forget first meeting each other. Their all-too-memorable encounter occurred after Cooper, who starred alongside Mulligan in 2023′s “Maestro,” attended her one-woman performance of Dennis Kelly’s “Girls & Boys” […]
EXCLUSIVE: Bradley Cooper had a very good morning. Not only did he join Christopher Nolan as the only person with three individual Oscar nominations today for his film Maestro, he also joined a very elite […]
If this morning’s Academy Awards announcement proved anything, it is never bet against Diane Warren in your Oscar pool. Or John Williams. Warren’s 15th nomination in the Best Song category (with no wins, but still […]
Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our […]
Unlike the wave of milquetoast biopics released over the years on Elvis, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and others, Maestro is a welcome passion project by an actor/director willing to experiment with form and structure. Showing […]
Bradley Cooper (Maestro) Cooper spent a reported six years learning to conduct so he would feel comfortable portraying Leonard Bernstein for this year’s Oscar hopeful Maestro. The actor is no stranger to mastering musical performance, […]
When creating a biographical drama of a historic figure, there’s a delicate balance between striving for historical accuracy and focusing on crafting a compelling, human story. This awards season has seen its fair share of biopics, […]
Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our […]
At last night’s Golden Globes, Jared Leto earned some laughs for poking fun at his reputation for Method acting, joking that he had been getting into the mindset of an award-presenter for weeks. The bit […]
A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. The awards season has begun! That is always a statement I find amusing at this time of year as it is used by various publications […]
Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our […]
It seemed for a moment that the industry was willing to turn its back on the Golden Globes and the long-cursed Hollywood Foreign Press Association that decides upon them. The group had been a joke […]
With increasing, almost predictable regularity, Oscar voters have shown a preference for famous people going to great lengths to play other often-famous people in fiction or history. Scan the list of lead actor or actress […]