Arts
-
A ‘Taxi Driver’ Remake: Why Arthur Jafa Recast the Scorsese Ending
The artist has gone back to his filmmaking roots, re-examining what he sees as racial undertones in Martin Scorsese’s classic…
-
‘Girls State,’ ‘Boys State’ and Democracy Through the Eyes of Teenagers
Though both documentaries follow programs for rising high school seniors, their differences speak volumes about the challenges the participants face.
-
As Heartbeat Opera Reaches a Milestone, So Does Its Musical Leader
Dan Schlosberg, who for 10 years has adapted opera classics for the company, has written its first world premiere.
-
Antiquarian Book Fair: From Sylvia Plath’s Papers to Vintage Matchbooks
This year’s New York International Antiquarian Book Fair features plenty of quirky items amid the high-ticket treasures. (Poison books, anyone?)
-
Review: Turning Dancers Into Aliens One Step at a Time
Under the artistic leadership of Emily Molnar, Nederlands Dans Theater returned to New York City Center with a less than…
-
‘Monkey Man’ Review: Vengeance Is His
Dev Patel stars as Kid, a human punching bag who comes up with a plan to avenge a past wrong.…
-
Watch an Elaborate One-Shot Montage in ‘Música’
Rudy Mancuso, the film’s director, composer, co-writer and star, narrates this sequence, which plays out in real time with movable…
-
When the Rubin Museum Was Divine
The Rubin will be “reimagined” as a global museum, but our critic says its charismatic presence will be only a…
-
For Sale: One Huge Drawing, Maybe by Michelangelo
Former owners of the Renaissance artist’s villa want to sell a sketch once on a kitchen wall. But scholars are…
-
Ada Limón Won’t Let Prose Touch the Poetry on Her Shelves
What books are on your night stand? My night stand doesn’t speak to me anymore. That’s because, here’s the truth:…