Category: Entertainment
Bob Marley biopic turns a complicated subject into the Messiah
[ad_1] StarSolidStarSolidStarOutlineStarOutline(2 stars) “Bob Marley: One Love” is bookended by two concerts, in 1976 and 1978, both intended to foster peace in a Jamaica that had long been polarized by political violence. Such a narrow time frame for this story of the reggae pioneer, who died in 1981 at the age of 36 from skin
10 of the most promising movies on tap this spring
[ad_1] Film highlights for spring include a “Dune” follow-up, another Mad Max saga, a “Fall Guy” and a “Hit Man.” [ad_2] Source link
‘Las Hermanas Palacios’ at GALA Hispanic Theatre review: An emotional take on immigration
[ad_1] In “Las Hermanas Palacios,” a sea of vibrant colors, geometric designs, salsa music, ‘80s Latin dance-pop, ostrich feathers and palm trees hits you just minutes into the show’s opening scene. It leaves you at a loss for words. The sisters Olga, Maria and Irinita Palacio (played respectively by Yaiza Figueroa, Catherine Nuñez and Carolina
Opera companies are struggling to stay afloat in the post-pandemic era
[ad_1] One of the things about institutions is that we tend to treat them as such — stable essential structures that feel like part of the natural landscape, large enough that they attain a kind of invisibility, a permanence fueled by assumption and faith. Institutional art form as it may be, opera, at the moment,
Coco Chanel’s controversial life is dramatized in a ballet in Atlanta
[ad_1] The Chanel logo is one of the world’s better-known symbols, adorning jewelry, handbags, lipstick and more. Now the motif has even imprinted on choreography. A dance sequence with dancers’ bodies evoking the famous interlocking C’s is one part of “Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon,” now making its North American premiere at
For Reba McEntire, singing the national anthem is a full-circle moment
[ad_1] In December 1974, country music singer-songwriter Red Steagall took a trip to the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City with a group of friends, where he happened to watch a young singer deliver an impassioned rendition of the national anthem. Normally, “The Star-Spangled Banner” isn’t the main thing you remember from a sporting event
Opera Lafayette serves “Esther” two ways at Kennedy Center
[ad_1] It was an “Esther”-fest at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater on Thursday night, as Opera Lafayette presented the two-part program, “From St. Cyr to Cannons: Moreau and Handel’s Esther.” The concert was the latest installment in the company’s season-length exploration of “The Era of Madame de Maintenon” — a.k.a the second wife of Louis
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz put on an art show with a pulse
[ad_1] Cute story: The rapper and record producer Swizz Beatz (a.k.a. Kasseem Dean) was late for a date with Alicia Keys. Sitting waiting at the agreed rendezvous, Keys wasn’t happy. Let me just say that at this point in the story, I’m not happy either. Who would be stupid enough to be late for a
What Disney’s $1.5 billion Epic stake means for the metaverse
[ad_1] Disney just infused $1.5 billion to keep the metaverse dream alive. The corporate announcement avoided using the word metaverse. But the money is going to Epic Games, whose CEO, Tim Sweeney, has been among the earliest to publicly announce his ambitions to help build a metaverse, a persistent online 3D world that acts as
Where to see art gallery shows in the D.C. region
[ad_1] All the artworks in Touchstone Gallery’s “Figure” represent some sort of human presence, but the most vivid pieces are far from literal. Nathan J. Baker’s “Happening as Human,” for example, has two very different aspects. From the front, the scrap-wood sculpture appears as an elementary outline of a person, punctuated by two circular cavities.
Juliette Binoche reunites with ex-lover in ‘The Taste of Things’
[ad_1] Juliette Binoche had already been signed on for a year and a half to the sumptuous French food film “The Taste of Things,” as co-star after co-star dropped out, when director Tran Anh Hung asked her how she felt about acting alongside Benoît Magimel. It was a fraught question, but one perhaps full of
‘Private Jones’ musical at Signature zeroes in on a deaf sniper in World War I
[ad_1] Signing, singing and soundscapes are intermingled on a late-January afternoon at Signature Theatre’s Arlington, Va., rehearsal studio, where the cast of “Private Jones” is marching through the world-premiere musical’s opening scene. Loosely inspired by Gomer Jones, a deaf sniper who fought in World War I, the show opens in rural Wales with an 8-year-old
Zelda Williams knows the make-believe land of ‘Lisa Frankenstein’
[ad_1] Even as a little kid, Zelda Williams knew the monsters in movies weren’t real. That dragon? It was just a guy in a funny suit. That’s the way it goes when you grow up visiting film sets — in this case, the many workplaces of her father, the late actor Robin Williams, one of
‘Merrily We Roll Along’ at Keegan Theatre review: Come for the songs
[ad_1] Two decades ago, my mom and I wanted to see something in the Kennedy Center’s landmark festival of Stephen Sondheim shows, so we picked the title being performed on a convenient day, one we only vaguely recognized: “Merrily We Roll Along.” After experiencing its stirring melodies, its poignant tale of three friends told backward
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The new ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ isn’t afraid to get creative, or crass
[ad_1] Maya Erskine wanted to be the one to poop her pants. In an early conversation with the actress, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” showrunner Francesca Sloane described how she and co-creator Donald Glover intended not only to depict the high-stakes volatility of the marriage arranged between assassins “John” and “Jane” Smith, but also to reveal
Inside the graffiti-covered Oceanwide Plaza building in downtown L.A.
[ad_1] It’s been about five years since Actual was a regular on the Los Angeles graffiti scene. He said he got on the “straight and narrow” when his daughter was born. But when graffitists started converging on an abandoned development in the city, he thought: “Am I going to be that guy that just said,
Disney to buy stake in Fortnite creator Epic Games
[ad_1] The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it will invest $1.5 billion for a stake in Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite and Gears of War, marking the company’s biggest bet so far on the video game industry as CEO Bob Iger enacts a wider plan to revive earnings. The two companies announced a
‘Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective’ review: Feminist mystery play
[ad_1] Sherlock Holmes’s martial arts prowess helped him fend off Moriarty. Katherine Smalls, one of the sleuths in “The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective,” has useful combat skills, too: fan fighting. Early on in this diverting comic whodunnit — whose humor and theatricality are, admittedly, writ large — Smalls (a vibrant Debora Crabbe) demonstrates how to
‘This Much I Know’ at Theater J: It starts with a great cellphone speech
[ad_1] For once, maybe don’t talk over the silence-your-cellphones speech: In “This Much I Know,” it serves up way more than just hacky plot-adjacent jokes. In fact, that gentle scolding “before” the performance is actually a stealth soliloquy, delivered not to the audience in the theater but on a college campus in the world of
For musical world-builder Tinashe, a celebratory stop at 9:30 Club
[ad_1] On Tuesday night, Tinashe celebrated her 31st birthday with about 1,200 of her fans — from day ones to new ones — at a sold-out 9:30 Club. The evening was a celebration not just of the multi-hyphenate’s time on the planet but of the years she’s spent conjuring sounds in its atmosphere. The festivities
‘Lisa Frankenstein’: There’s nothing animated about this corpse comedy
[ad_1] StarHalfStarOutlineStarOutlineStarOutline(0.5 stars) The equal parts forgettable and regrettable teen comedy “Lisa Frankenstein” stars Kathryn Newton (best known as Paul Rudd’s daughter in the latest “Ant-Man” movie) as the title character, a mopey high school misfit whose spiritual predecessors are “Beetlejuice”-era Winona and “Desperately Seeking Susan”-era Madonna. Those references are just two in a zillion
‘How to Have Sex’: A frighteningly candid coming-of-age drama
[ad_1] StarSolidStarSolidStarSolidStarOutline(3 stars) The title of “How to Have Sex,” a promising writing-directing debut from Molly Manning Walker, is something of a misdirect. In fact, this startlingly intimate portrait of teenage girls in search of the endless party while on summer holiday in Greece is more accurately described as a tutorial in how not to
Crew member dies after falling from catwalk on set of Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’
[ad_1] A crew member died Tuesday while working on the set of Marvel Studios’ television series “Wonder Man.” The production member, identified by Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office records as 41-year-old Juan Osorio from Temple City, Calif., died after falling from a catwalk, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Police officers responded to a
Washington Post paperback bestsellers – The Washington Post
[ad_1] 1 A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES (Bloomsbury, $19). By Sarah J. Maas. A threat is growing over a magical land where a huntress is being held captive. 2 HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD (Bloomsbury, $19). By Sarah J. Maas. A half-fae woman and a fallen angel fight a demonic threat in the first
Elon Musk funds Gina Carano’s Disney lawsuit over ‘Mandalorian’ firing
[ad_1] The actress Gina Carano is suing Disney over being dropped from “The Mandalorian” TV show in 2021 — a lawsuit funded by Elon Musk, who has taken swipes at the conglomerate since it withdrew advertising dollars from the social media platform he owns last year. Musk — who purchased Twitter in October 2022 with
Toby Keith died of stomach cancer. What to know about cause, symptoms.
[ad_1] Country music fans paid tribute this week to singer and guitarist Toby Keith after he died Monday at the age of 62. Keith was receiving treatment for stomach cancer, and his death raised awareness for the condition. The country music star was diagnosed with stomach cancer in the fall of 2021. Although it is
Laura Linney, Woody Harrelson help ‘Suncoast’ punch above its weight
[ad_1] StarSolidStarSolidStarHalfStarOutline(2.5 stars) “Write what you know,” they say, and they’re not wrong. But sometimes you need help, and Laura Chinn’s “Suncoast” is blessed with a cast that allows the writer-director’s debut film to take wing whenever it struggles to lift off. A tenderhearted story of a teenage girl’s coming of age in the midst
There was more to Toby Keith than his patriotic country anthems
[ad_1] Toby Keith’s career trajectory belied the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald observation that there are no second acts in American lives. The country superstar’s entire public life was defined by his second act — the moment he embraced the gaudy jingoism of the post-9/11 era, recording “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry
YouTube email to creators highlights rivalry with TikTok, Netflix
[ad_1] YouTube released new details about its payments to creators on Tuesday, offering a pledge to continue its commitment to long-form storytelling as it faces a challenge from TikTok for creator and audience loyalty. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan sent an email to creators that revealed the new data just days after TikTok began urging its