“I entered fairyland for the first time and I’m going to Summer Court”Connor Wang (courtesy of Varsity) I had already decided that I would not attend a single May event while I was in Cambridge. As someone who grew up with no financial skills, the idea of spending eighty, ninety, or even two hundred and … Read more
Monday, September 12, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m ET A special symposium event celebrating the anniversary of PEN America, at the New-York Historical Society. — Please note: PEN America members should email membership@pen.org for more information about complimentary membership tickets. New York City students can get discounted tickets. A VIP reception will follow … Read more
Jason Ulysses Rose is a PhD candidate in history at Western Michigan University. After the police killing of George Floyd, there was a lot of debate about police reform. Sadly, those arguments have subsided after the investigation and the police officer who was largely responsible for Floyd’s death. However, after President Biden’s State of the … Read more
Netflix has acquired Australian animation studio Animal Logic, which produces films for the streamer including “The Magician’s Elephant,” directed by Wendy Rogers, and “The Shrinking of the Treehorns,” directed by Ron Howard . Animal Logic has about 800 employees, mostly in Sydney and Vancouver. The acquisition “will help us accelerate the development of our animation … Read more
Watford’s Big Screen is back this week showing some of the world’s cinematic favourites. There will be films in blockbusters such as Avengers: Infinity War, Dune, Uncharted and Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as classics such as Hairspray, Chicago and West Side Story. If you’re looking for something refined, there are shows of Downton Abbey, … Read more
Some love stories never get their happily ever after. In other movies the climax of the story is a first kiss, the first ‘I love you’ or a proposal. Or they specify how the relationship ended before divorce or divorce. Related: From ‘Titanic’ to ‘Man of Steel’: 7 movies we wish ended differently. With gory … Read more
Pianist Lara Downes, Music Director Cristian Măcelaru, and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra | Yes: rr jones Fortunately, the COVID fog has cleared for the 60th anniversary of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, alive and well again. This is an important event for this rich and important source of contemporary music in the West Coast, … Read more
Luhrmann’s adaptation of the great American novel, The Great Gatsby, was met with criticism for its avant-garde aesthetics. Elvis can fix this. Baz Luhrmann Elvis A biopic can fix some things in it The great gatsby which critics and audiences alike saw as major mistakes. Biopics have become a Hollywood staple, since Bohemian Rhapsody i … Read more
Nick introduces himself In my younger and more troubled years, my father gave me some advice. “Whenever you feel like criticizing someone,” he told me, “just remember that not everyone has the same advantages that you have. Some people don’t eat at Culver’s.” Nick moves to West Egg It might make sense for me to … Read more
A 29-hour private reading of a new musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby, written by the Tony Award-nominated musical duo of Nathan Tysen and Jason Howland (Paradise Square), with book by Kait Kerrigan (The Mad Ones) and directed by Mark. Bruni (Nani: The Carole King Musical), will be held tomorrow, Friday, May 20 in New … Read more