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The Oscar-nominated animation shorts are a dark lot this year.
Syrian-Kurdish filmmaker Talal Derki on love and hate in his homeland and the “schizophrenia” of being an Oscar nominee.
It’s impossible not to be moved by Lauren Gunderson’s elegant, understated writing.
The Western Wind turns out to be a beautifully written novel, a serious book of great depth, intention, and craft.
The film assembles an eclectic and impressive crew of actors, writers, directors and scholars to explore the representation of black characters and culture in (mostly) American horror cinema.
Smartly, Vanessa Ruben has gathered a strong group of collaborators, a number of whom knew Tadd Dameron personally and all of whom knew his music well.
This season of True Detective explores the figure of the cop as a permanently haunted man.
Asked what the experience was like to go back and revisit his earlier recordings, Alan Parsons explained, “It’s actually very pleasurable, like stepping back in a time machine.”
Two highly recommended recordings by well-known artists performing some rather off-the-beaten-path repertoire.
Bread-and-butter of the orchestral repertoire though this music may be, there was no complacency to be heard in the orchestra’s playing of it.
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