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‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Love, Loyalty And Lots Of Money
The best-selling novel about Southeast Asia’s super wealthy is now a movie. Jon Chu is the director. The movie’s themes of identity, class and family are universal. Continue Reading ‘Crazy Rich Asians’: Love, Loyalty And Lots Of Money
NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Yo-Yo Ma’s Life Led With Bach
If the celebrated cellist could soundtrack his life, the music would be J.S. Bach’s six Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma explains why they mean the world to him while he played the music at the NPR offices. Continue Reading NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Yo-Yo Ma’s Life Led With Bach
Aretha Franklin, The ‘Queen Of Soul,’ Dies At 76
One of the most powerful and beloved voices of all time died Thursday in Detroit. Continue Reading Aretha Franklin, The ‘Queen Of Soul,’ Dies At 76
In A World Full Of Surveillance, This Artist Stares Back
When artist Trevor Paglen looks up at the night sky, there’s beauty and wonder, but also a planet completely transformed by humans into a “landscape of surveillance.” His new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, “Sites Unseen,” offers a new way to look at very familiar landscapes. Jeffrey Brown reports on Paglen’s latest obsession: how artificial intelligence is reshaping imagery. Continue Reading In A World Full Of Surveillance, This Artist Stares Back
The Whole Tooth About The Real Meaning Of Shark Week
Shark Week, a Discovery Channel staple, is 30 years old this year. You can safely keep ignoring it, though. Continue Reading The Whole Tooth About The Real Meaning Of Shark Week
FILM REVIEW: Style Over Substance In ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’
Let’s face it. Paul Rudd has an ageless, amiable persona which translates perfectly to the big screen. It served him and the story really well in the first Ant-Man movie (2015). He’s now back as ex-thief Scott Lang, joined by Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne/Wasp), Michael Douglas (Dr. Hank Pym), and Laurence Fishburne (Dr. Bill Foster). However, there’s a fundamental problem this time. The freshness is largely gone, and the visuals are significantly more clever and amusing than most of the dialogue. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Style Over Substance In ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’
FILM REVIEW: An Ethical Purgatory At The Southern Border In ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’
Day of the Soldado reunites CIA agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and the “hitman” of the title, Alejandro Gillick (Benicio Del Toro). With the initial blessing of the Secretary of Defense (Matthew Modine) and the supervision of a CIA handler (Catherine Keener), Graver and Gillick engineer a false-flag kidnapping to turn two Mexican cartels against each other. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: An Ethical Purgatory At The Southern Border In ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’
To Answer Hollywood’s Diversity Problem, California Program Hands Kids The Camera
Youth Cinema Project students recently screen their films for the public. The program aims to create a pipeline to get kids of color in underachieving schools into the filmmaking industry. Continue Reading To Answer Hollywood’s Diversity Problem, California Program Hands Kids The Camera
FILM REVIEW: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Generates Intermittent Heat
In this derivative but fitfully inventive fifth installment of the Jurassic franchise, our heroes try to rescue Isla Nublar’s dinosaurs from extinction-by-lava, only to get their ash handed to them. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Generates Intermittent Heat
Remembering Anthony Bourdain, Explorer And Enthusiast
The chef came to prominence writing about the restaurant kitchens he knew best. He was, particularly on his TV shows, infinitely curious, hungry for everything. Continue Reading Remembering Anthony Bourdain, Explorer And Enthusiast
Summer Music Festivals 2018
The warm, late-spring weather of recent weeks is a reminder that summer is just around the corner. One of the highlights of the season is the abundance of classical music festivals throughout the Northwest. Take a look at what’s in store this summer. Continue Reading Summer Music Festivals 2018
FILM REVIEW: Pontiff Gets Cinematic Pulpit In ’Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word’
In German director Wim Wenders’ new picture, an Argentinian nun who has known Pope Francis for many decades compliments him as the “shepherd of the world.” While he modestly deflects that praise, he clearly has the charisma of a movie star. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Pontiff Gets Cinematic Pulpit In ’Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word’
