[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment A discordant tale of dissidence, “Cambodian Rock Band” at Arena Stage very much marches to the beat of its own drum set. The production is something of an onstage mash-up — not a musical, but “a play with music,” to quote playwright Lauren Yee. The foundation of Yee’s fictionalized narrative … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment On Sunday, a matinee of Wolf Trap Opera’s “Faust” didn’t feel all that far removed from the muggy afternoon beyond the sturdy walls of the Barns, set as it was in the deep heat of fin de siècle New Orleans. But director Alison Moritz’s smartly refined production of Charles Gounod’s … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Though “Strip Tees” is a memoir, its story begins like a classic Hollywood noir. Kate Flannery is down on her luck, out of work and nearly out of money, drinking alone at a bar in Los Angeles. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a gorgeous stranger beckons with a mysterious job offer. … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment StarSolidStarSolidStarSolidStarOutline(3 stars) “Earth Mama” says a lot with very few words. The feature debut of writer-director Savanah Leaf, based on “The Heart Still Hums,” a short film Leaf made with Taylor Russell in 2020, the film centers, often wordlessly, on Gia (Tia Nomore), a 24-year-old pregnant woman who works in … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment StarSolidStarSolidStarSolidStarOutline(3 stars) “Talk to Me” is a different kind of ghost story: one about the horrors we inflict on ourselves. In most films of this kind, it’s the innocent victims who inspire our empathy: the family moving into a suspiciously low-priced house; the girl in the wrong place at the … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment StarSolidStarSolidStarOutlineStarOutline(2 stars) What’s with the movies these past few months? First came “Tetris,” the incredible but funny true story of the 1984 creation, in Russia, of the addictive video game and the corporate warfare over the rights to it. That was followed by “Air,” Ben Affleck’s incredible but funny true … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment CATSKILL, N.Y. — Susie Barstow is said to have walked 10 to 12 miles a day and sometimes more than twice that. She climbed all the major peaks of the Adirondack, White and Catskill Mountains, traveled the country from end to end, spent time in Europe staying current with the … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment If there was any doubt that Hollywood was suffering from franchise fatigue, moviegoers this weekend voted with their wallets for original films instead. “Barbenheimer,” the portmanteau for the zeitgeist-conjoined new releases “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” has evolved from meme to market force. As of Sunday, the term also became shorthand for … Read more
[ad_1] Comment on this storyComment Jenny Lewis doesn’t shy away from contradictions. At once vulnerable and untouchable, her country-glamour aesthetic reflects her double life: She splits time between Nashville and Los Angeles. Her music, too, tightropes the line between glitzy country pop and 1970s California soft rock. Jenny Lewis, it seems, can do it all. … Read more
[ad_1] The last big strikes reshaped the movie business and fueled the rise of reality TV. The latest walkout likely will help turn established actors into TikTok stars — and vice versa. July 23, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Strikers outside the Netflix headquarters in Hollywood this month. (Sean Scheidt for The Washington Post) Comment … Read more