Long before Bradley Cooper made his big screen début in “Wet Hot American Summer,” and before he played Phil Wenneck, the wise-ass Jägermeister-swilling schoolteacher in “The Hangover,” he wanted to ...

The essential trait shared by creators of movies and symphonies is vanity. Neither form of expression would exist without the unshakeable belief of the director or composer that the entire concert ...

Another legendary conductor has landed on the Lido for the 2023 Venice Film Festival. Last year, Lydia Tár arrived to present her film Tár, one of the best films of Venice 2022 (my review). Actor / ...

The greatest film score of 2023 isn’t eligible for an Academy Award. That’s because Leonard Bernstein composed it between 1944 and 1977, multiple pieces that collectively form the musical backdrop of ...