With An Eye On Oscars, Netflix Sent 'Roma' To Theaters First
Alfonso Cuarón's acclaimed movie has been part of an ongoing battle over who gets to premiere movies: streaming services like Netflix, or theaters?
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Stylistically Dazzling 'Vox Lux' Draws Link Between Pop Stardom And Terrorism
Natalie Portman plays a young Christian woman who is propelled to pop stardom following a mass shooting. Critic John Powers says Vox Lux is inventive — and exasperating.
How The 'Golden Age' Of Corporate Musicals Used Songs To Boost Sales
Sheldon Harnick, John Russell and Steve Young discuss "industrial musicals," Broadway-style productions written and performed at the behest of corporations. Originally broadcast Nov. 5, 2013.
Kevin Hart Bows Out As Oscars Host Amid Backlash Over Past Tweets
"I'm sorry that I hurt people," the comic said, referring to anti-gay tweets he had posted years earlier. He had initially refused to apologize, only to announce hours later that he was stepping down.
'Vox Lux' Is Too Much — And That's What Makes It So Invigorating
Sure, this lush, blistering riff on pop stardom — and the many ways it intersects with a culture obsessed with both violence and celebrity — is over-the-top. That's the point.
Director Barry Jenkins Talks On Behalf Of 'Beale Street'
The director of Moonlight has made a new film: If Beale Street Could Talk, based on the James Baldwin novel. He's using it to represent black complexity, vulnerability and skin colors.
In 'Mary Queen Of Scots,' 2 Queens Become Pawns In A Struggle For Supremacy
Director Josie Rourke's epic, fiercely feminist period piece "does make a powerfully moving case for an uneasy dance between two powerful women hamstrung by male politics."
'Ben Is Back': Well-Acted Addiction Drama Loses Its Way
The first half is a tense, painfully real family drama about the lingering toll of opioid addiction; the second half lurches into thriller territory thick with stock types and cliches.
Can't Find Time To Read? Poetry Might Make The Perfect Gift
Poet Tess Taylor says a good poem can "reroute your day" in under five minutes. She offers suggestions for poetry that "takes you to a different place, and then allows you to return a little altered."
This Art Show Doesn't Have Banksy's Blessings — His Fans Don't Seem To Mind
"I know he doesn't like the show," says organizer Steve Lazarides, who worked for Banksy for years before the two had a falling out. Banksy's management company says legal proceedings are underway.