Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ sparks Cannes frenzy and furious debate
“Megalopolis,” director Francis Ford Coppola’s self-funded, decades-in-the-making $120M movie, divided Cannes: “Complete nonsense” vs. “an awesome experience.”
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The 34 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with street festivals, or tour Loudoun farms and Dupont Circle museums.
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Roy Lichtenstein’s pop-art take on Eve hides some deep theology
Roy Lichtenstein adopted comic book visuals to paint this story from Genesis.
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Confused by the ending to ‘Evil Does Not Exist’? Good.
Maddening movie endings may challenge American audiences, but they’re a critical part of cinema.
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Why Black Twitter was special
In his Hulu documentary “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” director Prentice Penny revisits a lost land of GIFs, gags and “Crying Jordan” memes.
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Jerry Seinfeld’s media tour could’ve been a plot on ‘Seinfeld’
The comedian wanted to put his Netflix movie “Unfrosted” in the spotlight. He ended up there instead.
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A lost octet by a forgotten master shines new light on American music
Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson revives Charles Loeffler’s “Octet for two clarinets, harp, string quartet and double bass” after 127 years in obscurity.
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Taylor Swift’s latest is ‘a downer’ for some. Enter the DIY remix.
The sad songs on Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” are being remade into emo, EDM, hip-hop and hard rock thanks to creative fans.
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‘Back to Black’ whitewashes a mercurial supernova of a star
The Amy Winehouse story gets a drab cautionary retelling in “Back to Black.”
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‘Bridgerton’ puts its chief gossip on trial
“Bridgerton’s” third season is about second chances; about makeovers and resurrections and fresh hopes, especially for those regarded as having few prospects.
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Greta Gerwig gets four-minute serenade as #MeToo roils Cannes
“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig is heading the jury and Meryl Streep is getting an honorary Palme d’Or, but politics and #MeToo also captured attention at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
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King Charles III’s blood-red portrait is a stylistic mess
The royal portrait by Jonathan Yeo has caused a stir online. It’s confused and unaccountably frightening, our critic writes.
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Hozier, the myth and the man, is here for you
The Irish musician talks activism and his chart-topping song ahead of his sold-out Friday concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
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‘IF’ is a flight of fancy that doesn’t take off
From John Krasinski, “IF” is a sweet, scattered family film.
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