How True to the Conducting Life Is Tr?

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1405 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Architecture and classical-music critic Justin Davidson is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York. Architecture and classical-music critic Justin Davidson is a Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York. Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár. The movie Tár opens with an unlikely dramatic gambit: the recitation of a résumé. Lydia Tár, played with bristling confidence by Cate Blanchett, is being introduced at a public conversation. [Read More]

How Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidts Puppeteer Made a Talking Backpack So Emotional

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1973 words  |  Janel Helmers

In the fourth season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, we learn that Kimmy had a secret friend in the bunker: the purple Jansport backpack that she lost at a dance club way back in the very first episode. That ’90s middle-school accessory was not only a reminder of the outside world, but an inspiration for the imaginary escapes that kept kidnapped Kimmy afloat during her years underground. When Kimmy and Jan S. [Read More]

I Hate Movies - Vulture

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  70 words  |  Zora Stowers

I Hate Movies - Vulture Displaying all articles tagged: Feb. 3, 2012 The Ten Most-Hated Rotten Tomatoes 0% ComediesThere’s something special about having a 0% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Like Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, for instance. What that 0% […] By Joshua Kurp `; // integrate Sub(x) scripts and elements if (hostname !== 'subs.nymag.com') { // do not integrate on this subdomain document.head.appendChild(trackingScript); document. [Read More]

If You Like BoJack Horseman, Dont Miss Brockmire

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1443 words  |  Sherie Connelly

Hank Azaria as Brockmire. Hank Azaria had been developing the Jim Brockmire character — a baseball announcer who never turns off his schitck, even if there is no game to call — since he was a teenager, but he officially debuted the character in a 2010 Funny or Die sketch. In that sketch, real-life commentators praise Brockmire and his unusual announcer quirks, such as dropping in deep-cut Godfather references from the booth (“So folks, two outs, bottom of the fourth, Barzini’s a pimp, could never have outfought Santino …”), before detailing his fall from grace involving a public breakdown spurred by his wife’s infidelity. [Read More]

Im Glad Everyone Had Such a Good Time Making Sasquatch Sunset

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  857 words  |  Aldo Pusey

If a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound? And if a celebrity stars in a movie but is entirely unrecognizable, does it matter? The answer to that first question is self-evident, according to Sasquatch Sunset, which follows a pack of four of the mythical creatures of its title over a year as they deal with internecine drama, weather some losses, welcome new life, and face an existential threat. [Read More]

In Conversation: Dave Grohl

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  37 minutes  |  7770 words  |  Aldo Pusey

He’s the most prolific rock star of the last 30 years. Somehow, we’re still getting to know him. Photo: Ari Marcopoulos Photo: Ari Marcopoulos I meet Dave Grohl the day after a mid-September Foo Fighters gig that almost didn’t happen. A lingering fog had left the band’s private jets stranded on the JFK tarmac for almost four hours; Live Nation asked the members to record a video to play inside Syracuse’s St. [Read More]

In the Shadow of Star Wars, Hateful Eight, Daddys Home, Sisters, and Revenant Each Had a Notable

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1550 words  |  Zora Stowers

Daddy’s Home and The Hateful Eight have reasons to be happy, while The Revenant simply has a long road ahead. Christmas is a wonderful time for both giving and going to the movies, and 2015 bore this out in a big way. With a big boost from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which continues to bowl over box-office records like BB-8 rolling through a flower garden, this weekend was the second-highest-grossing of all time, behind only last weekend — you know, the one where Star Wars came out. [Read More]

Inside Brian Regans Live Standup Special

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  14 minutes  |  2829 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Brian Regan is one of the most trustworthy comics performing today: he can be trusted to make practically anybody laugh, from children to the elderly. He has a rare talent for performing entirely clean material – a challenge for most comedians. Regan’s skill and ability carried him through the comedy drought of the 1990s and brought him 28 performances on Letterman (which, coincidentally, is the record), two Comedy Central specials, and two albums. [Read More]

Invasion Recap: A Guest

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  921 words  |  Janel Helmers

Invasion Home Invasion Season 1 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 2 stars ** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » Invasion Home Invasion Season 1 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 2 stars ** «Previous Next « PreviousEpisode Next Episode » Shout-out to the best TV bottle episodes: Jerry, George, Kramer, and Elaine waiting on their Chinese-restaurant reservation; Peggy and Don arguing about what the money is for; Mulder and Scully stuck in Alaska with an alien parasite intent on takeover. [Read More]

Is Colman Domingo a Shoo-In for Rustin?

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1173 words  |  Janel Helmers

Oscar Futures Who’s up, who’s down, and who’s currently leading the race for a coveted Oscar nomination. Oscar Futures Who’s up, who’s down, and who’s currently leading the race for a coveted Oscar nomination. Every week between now and January 23, 2024, when the winners of the Academy Awards are announced, Vulture will consult its crystal ball to determine the changing fortunes in this year’s Oscars race. In our Oscar Futures column, we’ll let you in on insider gossip, parse brand-new developments, and track industry buzz to figure out who’s up, who’s down, and who’s currently leading the race for a coveted Oscar nomination. [Read More]