Back in the days when I first started caring about box office numbers, there was one franchise that really stood out: Batman. The first three Batman movies each broke the coveted opening weekend number, setting new precedents for how big movies could be at the box office.
However, signs of fatigue showed. The overall grosses dipped […]
Why do I like Camille (official website), French songstress…let me count the ways:
1. Camille is f-ing good. She has that nice ingenue voice that Mariah Carey perfected.
2. Camille is French. That’s not necessarily something good since my perception of French pop is that if it isn’t danceable or ambient or classic, then it’s probably not […]
Astor Piazzolla is the guy most associated with the musical style Tango. As with much of musical exploration, my exposure to him came from watching film, in my case the Carlos Saura film Tango.
Piazzolla’s music is featured in the movie as well as original music by a pianist composer who played with Piazzolla, Lalo Schifrin. […]
Composer John Adams and Theatre Director Peter Sellars have both had storied careers in the operatic world, notably for both Nixon in China and The Death of Klinghoffer. When you hear either of them speak about their art, it’s clear that they have a child-like curiosity that keeps them engaging with the changing world. For […]
I saw Flight of the Red Balloon the other day and came to the realization that Chinese film directors have really gone to explore other cultures and worlds. I mean, Hou Hsiao Hsien is the guy who made his name with a history of Taiwan, slow-moving and humanist films that captured the sensations of the […]
