That may be how many American art-house habituésthink of Pedro Almodóvar’s riotous comedy. It wasn’t his first film to get international distribution, but with its vivid palette and lush score, the movie heralds his genius and obsessions: women; their moods, hysterical and amusing; ...
1. Because house music and disco are conceived primarily for the dance floor, does this make them harder to write about than more “contemplative” or “conceptual” forms of pop? MICHAEL FREEDBERG Why should music for the dance floor be “harder” to write about than music “contemplative”...
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“The Forest”). On the eve of their eleventh wedding anniversary, Emma breaks off an affair with one of her husband’s subordinates at the law firm. “I can’t do this anymore,” she tells him in a speech
(or Billy Altman) about this, but was told by the editor that, first, Richard was happy with the idea of my writing an introduction to his book, and, later, that he was happy with what I wrote. Beyond that it’s simply a matter of two people seeing things differently. Richard ...
I managed to hear most of these (87/103, or 84.4%, down from 87.0% in 2023).Historical Album (April 1, 2022-March 31, 2023):Roy Hargrove, The Love Suite: In Mahogany (Blue Engine) (5) Cal Tjader, Catch The Groove: Live At The Penthouse 1963-1967 (Jazz Detective/Elemental) (3...
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Is it a workplace satire in the vein of Joshua Ferris’sThen We Came to the End? Sometimes, with its circular conversations and sense of inertia, it reminded me ofWaiting for Godot.” Plus,NYTreviewsVictory Cityby Salman Rushie (Random House):“this is not the first time that he has ...
Director Jamie Babbit said they even opted for plastic flowers outside the house “because she doesn’t like real flowers. Real things are scary and could be bisexual.” Mark Lipson/Kushner-Locke/Ignite/Shutterstock Babbit said she imagined Megan as an “extension” of h...
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re holding the right hand in the dark, you might be perennially possessed by Robert Wise’s “The Haunting.” A slow-burn adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel “The Haunting of Hill House,” the goosebump-inducing ghost story brings together a ...