Tár’s gender-balanced profession is a utopian fantasy. In the real world, conducting has a gender problem | Classical music

‘In many ways Lydia Tár perpetuates the masculine conductor trope: she wears tailored power suits; speaks in a low voice; drives fast cars …’ Cate Blanchett as Tár.

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been asked my thoughts on the film Tár these last few weeks. It seems as if everyone wants to know what it’s really like to be […]

Immensity Marketing Analytics – Solving The Music Industry’s Attribution Problem

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Immensity is an intelligent marketing analytics system that uses advanced statistics and machine learning to figure out which social activities or marketing campaigns are actually driving audience growth, fan engagement, consumption and revenue.  The following […]

Nanny review: Blumhouse’s immigrant story has a horror problem

Aisha (Anna Diop), a dark-skinned woman wearing a bright orange towel, examines herself in a mirror in a darkened room in Nanny

The poster for Nanny creates the sense of a very specific, very familiar type of film through an extreme close-up on the face of Aisha, its lead. She looks distressed, her features still recognizable but […]

A ‘Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power’ Theory Could Fix A Big Story Problem

A 'Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power' Theory Could Fix A Big Story Problem

Also, The Lord of the Rings is obviously full of Christian themes (e.g., a magical bearded dude gets resurrected), and Sauron is, arguably, a Satanic figure, while The Shire is an “unspoiled paradise” like Eden […]

Brad Pitt on ‘Bullet Train’ red carpet: No pants? No problem

A man in a pink suit and rose shirt poses in sunglasses in front of the Eiffel Tower

Brad Pitt is a man who has definitely not returned to the office in pre-pandemic clothes, if his “Bullet Train” trip through Europe is any indication. And we have the photos to prove it. The […]

Hollywood has a hiring problem. Can a new crop of apps help?

Hollywood has a hiring problem. Can a new crop of apps help?

Business is booming for the TV industry. That has caused problems for hiring. Normally when a show is staffing up, the producers call up a list of skilled professionals they’ve worked with recently, and they […]

‘Bullying is a problem’: visual effects artists speak out against Marvel | Film industry

Guardians Of The Galaxy.

For superfans it was a superfrenzy. After three long years, Comic-Con last month returned to full-attendance mode in San Diego and made up for lost time by unveiling a new slate of Marvel movies. There […]