The Haunting Music in the ‘Odyssey’ Siren Scene Has Ancient Roots
Ludwig Göransson’s soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s film resurrects an ancient instrument, the aulos, to evoke the tormenting allure of the sirens.
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The Haunting Music in the ‘Odyssey’ Siren Scene Has Ancient Roots
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Kenneth Branagh Returns to the Stage Where It All Began
Over 40 years after his breakthrough at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the actor tackles Chekhov and the Bard in two productions that subtly resonate with his own story.
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Kenneth Branagh Returns to the Stage Where It All Began
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‘Dread Beat an Blood’ Set Black Londoners’ Struggle to a Groove
A newly restored 1979 documentary examines how Linton Kwesi Johnson’s dub-infused poetry documented the challenges faced by Britain’s Black Caribbean population.
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‘Dread Beat an Blood’ Set Black Londoners’ Struggle to a Groove
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In Pompeii, Tom Hiddleston, ‘Amateur Classicist,’ Sees Lessons for Today
A new docuseries sent the star of “Loki,” who holds a classics degree, back to the site of an ancient tragedy, in search of relatable human stories.
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In Pompeii, Tom Hiddleston, ‘Amateur Classicist,’ Sees Lessons for Today
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Victoria Monét, Sam Smith: Songs to Know This Week
Victoria Monét goes girl-group, Sam Smith gets a choral assist, and Chad Hugo re-emerges.
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Victoria Monét, Sam Smith: Songs to Know This Week
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Charli XCX ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Album Review
How does one follow a pop album that became a cultural juggernaut? On “Music, Fashion, Film,” Charli XCX embraces, and even glorifies, the slapdash.
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Charli XCX ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Album Review
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'It's not coming back': Giant of the stage and L.A. theaters confront the end of the nonprofit movement
Oskar Eustis, who's stepping down as the artistic director of New York's Public Theater in 2028, shook up the arts world with his comment that the American nonprofit theater movement was over. He explains why and what needs to be done to move on.
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'It's not coming back': Giant of the stage and L.A. theaters confront the end of the nonprofit movement
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Two theaters, nonstop screenings: Inside the Lucas Museum's film programming plans
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art announced its inaugural film programs to run nonstop throughout the day in two dedicated theaters.
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Two theaters, nonstop screenings: Inside the Lucas Museum's film programming plans
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'The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove' gives Shakespeare a 'Beach Blanket Bingo' makeover
Eli Simon directs 'The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove,' a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy that's part of this summer's New Swan Shakespeare Festival.
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'The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove' gives Shakespeare a 'Beach Blanket Bingo' makeover
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Mexican American cinema exhibit coming to Academy Museum in Fall 2027
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced that it will open a exhibition celebrating Mexican and Mexican American film history in September 2027.
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Mexican American cinema exhibit coming to Academy Museum in Fall 2027