“In some ways, it’s one of the sadder scenes,” writer-director James Gray says of a heavy sequence between Grandpa Aaron (Anthony Hopkins) and his grandson Paul (Banks Repeta), who are attempting to launch a rocket […]
In “The Banshees of Inisherin,” set on an Irish island, the gleam of the North Atlantic Sea is visible in nearly every shot. That was purposeful for writer and director Martin McDonagh, whose film centers […]
PJ Harvey is about to read a poem from her new book, Orlam – we are in her publisher’s offices which are strangely empty (are they all working from home?) and have the top floor […]
Othmar Schoeck’s song cycles, some with piano, others with instrumental ensemble or full orchestra, represent one of the last great flowerings of the romantic lieder tradition. Outside his native Switzerland at least, his music is […]