The Metropolitan Opera’s season opener brought Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer-winning novel to the stage with an ambitious new adaptation exploring art, politics and survival. Photo: Evan Zimmerman In September,…
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Read more Where Does Hayao Miyazaki Rank Among the Most Beloved Directors Ever?Practical Magic, a heady blend of ’90s romantic comedy, domestic violence horror, and supernatural trickery, is perhaps best encapsulated by a single moment: “You have the worst taste…
Read more How ‘Practical Magic’ Pissed Off a Real-Life WitchShortly before his death, the director William Friedkin expressed a few regrets. Among them was that, in his opinion, he never created a film as critically acclaimed as…
Read more The Film That Returned William Friedkin to Critical AcclaimDespite ongoing strikes in Hollywood that led to the exodus of Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers from its opening slot last week, the Venice Film Festival will proceed—but not without…
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Read more FSIB firms up Panel for ED appointments in Public Sector BanksJennifer Lawrence, known and beloved for sharing her unfiltered thoughts, didn’t hold back when asked about working with female filmmakers, including Causeway director Lila Neugebauer. In fact, she used the…
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