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His public radio show, "Bookworm," was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
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The trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer from the Bronx helped shape the sound of salsa.
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Network turns 50 — and somehow feels more shocking, more sobering, and more timely than ever
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With "The Lost Boys" on Broadway and Cynthia Erivo in "Dracula" in London, our horror expert looks at how bloodsuckers sunk their teeth into pop culture.
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The film, from the director Ilker Catak, explores political repression in Turkey. Another movie set in the country, "Salvation," took the runner-up prize.
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A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on "Siembra," a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
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Keep track of the shows booked into each Broadway theatre.
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With so many options to choose from, selecting shows for your finite ticket roster can be daunting. But never fear, Playbill is here.
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Mr. Combs, who is serving a 50-month sentence after his conviction on prostitution-related charges, has argued that a judge sentenced him improperly.
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U2 released a seething protest song, and Lana Del Rey put out a dreamy ode to her home life.
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Will "One Battle After Another," "Hamnet" or "Sinners" triumph at Britain's equivalent of the Oscars? U.S. viewers can watch this year's show on E!
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This month's lineup includes Spike Lee's "Crooklyn" and other Black films that are just as rich, sharp and teeming with life.
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Some directors and stars at the Berlin Film Festival rejected a political view of cinema. But the movies there suggest that politics is broader than just activism.
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Aleshea Harris' award-winning play is headed to the big screen.
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There was not just one, but two programs set to Ghost the musical at the Winter Olympics in Milan.
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The Off Broadway Alliance Best Musical Award-winning musical releases a cast album February 20.
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The neurodivergent coming-of-age musical played a brief Broadway run in 2023.
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While working on a 2022 biopic of the King, Baz Lurhmann learned of unseen footage stored in a Kansas salt mine. That was the start of a winding journey.
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Kleber Mendonça Filho narrates a sequence from his Oscar-nominated film, starring Wagner Moura.
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Julie Fogliano and Marla Frazee's "Because of a Shoe" and Beatrice Alemagna's "Her Muddy Majesty of Muck" address children's anger with compassion.
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The director Kleber Mendonça Filho narrates an ensemble sequence from his film, which is nominated for best picture.
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A highway patrol officer travels the country to track down a hulking killing machine in this unsuccessful slasher.
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Across the country, a flurry of theater productions, including "Black Swan" and "The Lunchbox," are mining the movies for material.
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 Octavia Spencer, who won an Academy Award for her performance in acclaimed social drama The Help, has teamed again with that film's director. Ma, however, is most definitely not a social drama.
Instead, Ma looks to be a positively chilling psychological thriller. Read onward to learn all we know.
Who stars?
Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, better known as Ma. When she is introduced, she appears to be a mysterious character, possibly in a supporting role. Very quickly, however, she takes center stage as her background is slowly revealed.
After The Help, Spencer earned more Academy Award nominations for Hidden Figures and The Shape of Water. Luke Evans and Juliette Lewis also star; they portray the parents of two different teenagers who are part of a group who come to...
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