Look for “Past Lives” in theaters now (June 2023) — a debut from writer-director Celine Song

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-06-01/past-lives-review-a24-celine-song-greta-lee-teo-yoo Review: Spanning continents and decades, ‘Past Lives’ is a love story for all time Greta Lee and Teo Yoo play long-ago childhood sweethearts separated by time and distance but bound by memory in this exquisite debut feature from Celine Song. “Past Lives,” Celine Song’s gorgeously heady and heartfelt love story, opens with its own … Continue reading Look for “Past Lives” in theaters now (June 2023) — a debut from writer-director Celine Song

5 Classical music albums you can find with Apple Classical app

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/arts/music/classical-music-albums-march.html 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now Works by George Walker and William L. Dawson, a starry studio recording of “Turandot” and contemporary saxophone concertos are among the highlights. By The New York Times March 30, 2023 Walker & Dawson: Orchestral Works Nicole Cabell, soprano; Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Asher Fisch and Roderick … Continue reading 5 Classical music albums you can find with Apple Classical app

Time to switch from Spotify to Apple Music/Apple Classical

https://www.macworld.com/article/1673016/apple-music-spotify-switch-classical-sing-interface-homepod-audio.html Apple Music Classical and 5 other reasons to switch from Spotify to Apple Music The grass may be greener with the red icon. By Michael Simon Executive Editor, Macworld APR 1, 2023 6:46 AM PDT Image: Foundry If you’re a music fan, there are basically two options: Spotify and Apple Music. Sure there are others music streaming … Continue reading Time to switch from Spotify to Apple Music/Apple Classical

CNN’s new boss goofs badly by giving Trump free prime time in front of rabidly partisan voters

LATER: Apparently Licht chose to have an audience full of people who were total Trump fans. How could he possibly label an hour of THIS as news? http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/donald-trump-chris-licht-cnn-town-hall He made CNN a laughing stock. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/06/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump/674255/? [click thru for the remainder of the article[ Mark Peterson / Redux for The Atlantic INSIDE THE MELTDOWN AT CNN … Continue reading CNN’s new boss goofs badly by giving Trump free prime time in front of rabidly partisan voters

Can’t hear what actors on your TV are saying? It’s not you (probably)

)www.wsj.com/articles/cant-hear-what-actors-are-saying-on-tv-its-not-you-probably-11669400315? Can’t Hear What Actors Are Saying on TV? It’s Not You, Probably There are things you can do to address audio issues introduced by the production process PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHAYA HOWELL/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ISTOCK By Cordilia James Nov. 26, 2022 9:00 am ETS Some people turn on closed captions because they like how … Continue reading Can’t hear what actors on your TV are saying? It’s not you (probably)

Best things to read about “Succession” as it ends

http://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/27/succession-finale-reading-list-best-interviews/ The best things to read about ‘Succession’ before it ends A curated list of ‘Succession’ takes and interviews ahead of Sunday’s finale: from which media baron really inspired the show to which Roy is the absolute worst By Avi Selk, published May 27, 2023 at 8:16 p.m. EDT Skip to main content Who is actually … Continue reading Best things to read about “Succession” as it ends

How sexist is Hollywood? Look at Geena Davis’s depressing spreadsheet

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/business/geena-davis-hollywood-sexism-gender.html TRANSFORMING SPACES How Sexist Is Hollywood? Check Out Geena Davis’s Spreadsheet When it comes to quantifying bias in popular entertainment, the Academy Award winner’s in a league of her own. Next year will mark two decades since the Academy-Award winning actor created the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.Credit...Magdalena Wosinska for The New … Continue reading How sexist is Hollywood? Look at Geena Davis’s depressing spreadsheet

Here are the big, big movies for summer 2023

https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/which-will-be-the-biggest-movie-of-summer-2023.html? SUMMER PREVIEW 2023 2:30 P.M. Here Come Fast X, Tom Cruise, and a Summer of Big, Big Movies Which will be the biggest? In a post-Maverick glow, anything is possible. By Alison Willmore, Angelica Jade Bastién, Bilge Ebiri, Chris Lee, and Nate Jones Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures By much Hollywood reckoning, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One (out July 12) … Continue reading Here are the big, big movies for summer 2023

Apple presents Ed Sheeran Live with his new album

http://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-music-live-returns-for-a-brand-new-season-with-ed-sheeran/ UPDATEMay 5, 2023 Apple Music Live returns for a brand-new season of exclusive live concerts with a special performance by Ed Sheeran The global superstar will perform his new album in full for the first time, streaming on Apple Music and Apple TV+ on May 10 Apple Music Live — the live performance series that … Continue reading Apple presents Ed Sheeran Live with his new album

Movies moving to pricing like Broadway

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/business/media/movie-theaters-ticket-prices.html? Heads Up: A Better Movie Seat May Cost You As the film business changes rapidly, multiplexes are experimenting with prices in ways that may seem shocking to theatergoers. AMC Entertainment is trying a program that bases prices for seats at evening shows on their location in relation to the screen.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New … Continue reading Movies moving to pricing like Broadway

A wonderful new film based on a Judy Blume classic

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/apr/25/are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret-movie-review-judy-blume-rachel-mcadams Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret review – Judy Blume adaptation is a winner Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams are remarkable in a thoughtful and funny expansion of the 1970s teen novel Lauren Mechling Tue 25 Apr 2023 10.44 EDT For all our snap-bracelet readiness to embrace girl power and its concomitant … Continue reading A wonderful new film based on a Judy Blume classic

King Charles III Coronation: music and radio highlights across the weekend on Classic FM

https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/king-charles-coronation-radio-music-highlights/ King Charles III Coronation: music and radio highlights across the weekend on Classic FM 28 April 2023, 06:00 | Updated: 28 April 2023, 10:22 Classic FM radio highlights for the Coronation of King Charles III. Picture: Getty By Classic FM@ClassicFM   As Charles III is crowned King, join us on Classic FM for celebratory music … Continue reading King Charles III Coronation: music and radio highlights across the weekend on Classic FM