Arts & Life

Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) pulls companion Yonas (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole) on a makeshift wagon in the movie Capernaum.

Arts

In 'Capernaum,' The Chaos Of Lebanon From A Homeless Child's Perspective

8:04am December 16, 2018

by Bilal Qureshi

In Beirut, a young boy sues his parents for giving birth to him in poverty. That's the premise of a new film from director Nadine Labaki which features her most unapologetically activist agenda.

Regina King stars as Sharon, the mother of embattled young lover Tish, If Beale Street Could Talk.

Arts

'Black Love In All Its Different Ways': Regina King On Her 'Beale Street' Role

6:00pm December 15, 2018

by Michel Martin

Barry Jenkins' adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk is now in theaters. It gives actress Regina King yet another complex character to inhabit.

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Arts

Not My Job: William Shatner Gets Quizzed On Cannes

11:58am December 15, 2018

Sure, Shatner knows plenty about "the wrath of Khan" ... but what does he know about the Cannes Film Festival? We'll find out.

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Books
Arts

In 'The Dakota Winters,' Finding A New Story To Tell About John Lennon

8:01am December 15, 2018

by Scott Simon

Tom Barbash's new novel is set in the famed Manhattan apartment house where Lennon spent the last year of his life — and where, in this telling, he befriends a washed-up talk show host and his son.

Actress Eliza Dushku reached a $9.5 million settlement with CBS last year after she alleged she was written off Bull because she had made a sexual harassment complaint against the show's lead.

CBS Paid Eliza Dushku $9.5 Million After Alleged Sexual Harassment, Termination

8:04pm December 14, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Days after confronting actor Michael Weatherly, a huge star for the network, Dushku was written off Bull. An investigation determined the company often protected itself at the expense of victims.

Though he is best-known for his auteur work, composer, playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical.

Lin-Manuel Miranda On 'Mary Poppins Returns' And Writing His Way Onstage

6:34pm December 14, 2018

Though best-known for his auteur work, the mastermind of Hamilton and In the Heights says it was his dream to be offered a part in someone else's musical.

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"The Lion King," released in 1994 and one of the top grossing U.S. films of all time, is celebrated at a Disney fan event in Anaheim, Calif.

Swahili Speakers Debate Disney's Trademark of 'Hakuna Matata' For T-Shirts

5:46pm December 14, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The song title from the film The Lion King has been trademarked by Disney since 2003. In recent weeks, Africa media has launched a discussion on whether that's cultural appropriation.

Yonis (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole), L, and Zain (Zain Al Rafeea), R, find a moment of quiet amid the chaos in Capernaum.

Arts

A Boy Grows Up Fast On The Streets Of Beirut In The Dickensian 'Capernaum'

4:36pm December 14, 2018

by Bob Mondello

A tough, wise-beyond-his-years 12-year-old (Zain Al Rafeea) leaves the misery of his home life, only to take on the responsibility of caring for an even younger child.

Teyonah Parris, KiKi Layne and Regina King star in If Beale Street Could Talk, adapted from James Baldwin's 1974 novel.

Arts

'Beale Street' Is A Heart-Stopping, Beautiful Story Of Love And Injustice

12:18pm December 14, 2018

by Justin Chang

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins returns with a new drama about young lovers in 1970s Harlem whose lives are thrown into turmoil when one of them is falsely accused of a crime.

Shining Like Moonlight: Tish (KiKi Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James) share a fleeting moment in Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk.

Arts

In The Luminous 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' A Perfect Love Meets An Imperfect World

5:01pm December 13, 2018

by Monica Castillo

Director Barry Jenkins follows up Moonlight with this exquisite film adaptation of James Baldwin's novel about the clash between love and racial injustice.