But the two men, who are fathers and close friends, intend “Jam Van” to be more than sightseeing — a resolve that was heightened by their early brainstorms at the height of...
Read moreIn the fall, eager to bring a “moment of normality to a country where nothing is normal,” she traveled to Lviv to deliver supplies and to lead a concert of Ukrainian music....
Read moreROALD DAHL, TELLER OF THE UNEXPECTED: A Biography, by Matthew DennisonMany young readers who love the prodigious oeuvre of Roald Dahl can nonetheless cite at least one thing within it that gives...
Read moreShould that be the case, that could be a setback for the financiers who are just getting started.“When you are working with directors who are from an underrepresented group, there is actually...
Read moreThe monster is nestled in a glacier when the villagers dig him out, frozen but not dead, because he was undead already. Tall, broad-shouldered, hulking in his platform boots, he is instantly...
Read moreThe artist Peter Doig, who fought efforts by a former corrections officer and a gallery to attribute a painting to him — even going so far as to sue him when he...
Read moreIn 2013, “Virtually Heroes,” a crass, juvenile action comedy about a video game character (Robert Baker) who becomes bored of his heroic obligations, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.And then nothing happened...
Read moreLate in the film, “Back to the Wharf,” Li Tang (Zhang Yu), a corrupt real estate developer, scoffs after his friend, Song Hao, rejects a bag filled with dirty money. “Times have...
Read moreKent said that he had considered updating the 1912 setting, but had decided that too many fundamental details would have to be altered. Still, “to the designer’s chagrin, I asked that the...
Read more“Predator Nominate,” which clocks in under 13 minutes, is more haunting than harsh. The title track channels early Cure recordings; “Smothered Inside” recalls Brainiac’s indie-rock beginnings; lighthearted synth vignettes like “The Game”...
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