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In some ways, turning the movie “Titanic” into a farce about climate change makes a lot of narrative sense. Instead of an iceberg — which has melted, of course — the ship...

The composer Carlos Simon is busy. Six premieres in four months busy.In February, Simon was at the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first appearances of his “Four Black American Dances,” a romp...

“It feels like you’re in a zoo — you can’t go full animal, you know?” Overall said. “I was feeling like, within this machine and within this whole organism, I can see...

As the president of this year’s competition jury at the Cannes Film Festival, the director Ruben Ostlund had one key piece of wisdom to impart to his fellow jurors.“Don’t be afraid to...

CANNES, France — At first, you had to wonder if they were running out the clock.Twenty minutes after the Cannes Film Festival news conference for “Jeanne du Barry” was supposed to begin...

This frequently startling documentary begins with some fairly banal observations about the nature of a contemporary sickness. In jaded tones, a female voice-over says, “After years of worshiping monarchs and majesty, we...

In Pablo Picasso’s 1900 painting “Le Moulin de la Galette,” revelers sporting dresses or top hats appear to be drinking, dancing and chatting. Beneath the partyers, under layers of paint, there is...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Sisters from another mister. Cinematic alter egos. However you define it, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nicole Holofcener have a connection that rivals the great movie partnerships of our time....

Above the fireplace in the Los Angeles living room where the music executive Mo Ostin entertained celebrity clients like Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell were two unusual paintings by René...

It takes a while to figure out if Rajiv Joseph’s latest play, “King James” — centered on two fans of the N.B.A. legend LeBron James — is actually about basketball.This coproduction between...