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By Caldwell Titcomb If you ask the British public who the foremost actors of the 20th century were, you will likely get the names of Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir Laurence Olivier (later Lord Olivier), and Sir Alec Guinness. You are not likely to hear the name of Paul Scofield, who died last…
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The fifteenth anniversary of the death of a grievously neglected writer whom critics almost universally acclaim a creative genius.
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At the age of 80, pianist Keith Jarrett can no longer perform, but his legacy is secure. “At the Deer Head Inn” is a significant part of it.
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Cat Power transformed Dylan’s songs across a 90-minute set that appeared organically studied, slightly unsettled, and ultimately sublime, as the singer rode the arc from a shadowy “She Belongs to Me” to an exultant “Like a Rolling Stone.”
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A death is routinely at the center of Claudia Piñeiro’s fiction, but the corpse sparks provocative questions about the way things are, not just an investigation into finding the murderer.
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Daniel Raim’s Fiddler’s Journey to The Big Screen is a terrific documentary about the creation of the titular film.
Read MoreInto the Garden with Charles reads like a great love letter: beautifully written, full of feeling, a document of an intimate connection that never lost its wonder for the author.
Read MoreI admire director Terrence Malick for continuing to jettison staid storytelling for the sake of exploring his dense moral vision.
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Dance Commentary: Dance Giant Martha Graham — Genius at Risk
Years of bitter and expensive litigation as well as the challenging nature of her work have put the artistic legacy of dance giant Martha Graham in crisis. By Debra Cash Imagine, for a moment, that the only people who could experience Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings were those who had lived during his lifetime. Future generations…
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