Hikari made her name as a director in 2019 with her first feature, 37 Seconds, which premiered at Berlin. Then she went on to direct episodes of Tokyo Vice and Beef. Now, with her latest film, Rental Family, set in Tokyo, she draws on her…
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Suspect arrested in theft of 8 Matisse artworks from a library in Brazil
Eight artworks by the French artist Henri Matisse were stolen from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday, according to the museum that commissioned the exhibition.
The prints were from Matisse’s “Jazz” series and were stolen from the Mário…
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Pierce Brosnan’s One Simple Trick For Looking Suaver in a Suit
Even if he’d never played Bond, we still get the sense that Pierce Brosnan is the type of man who was born to wear a suit. On Monday night, at the King’s Trust Carol Concert—an annual, star-studded charity event held at the iconic St….
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Nnena Kalu wins for ‘bold and compelling’ sculptures and drawings
Ian YoungsCulture reporter
Artist and ActionSpaceNnena Kalu has been gaining recognition in the art world in recent years This year’s Turner Prize, the UK’s most high-profile art award, has been won by Nnena Kalu for her “bold and compelling”…
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Jennifer Lawrence’s Winter Style Codes? Uptown Mom Meets Sk8ter Boi
After mastering summer-in-the-city style, Jennifer Lawrence has moved on to conquering winter. Today, fresh off her Golden Globe nomination for Die My Love, Lawrence faced the frigid New York City day with flair.
A fan of wardrobe building blocks,…
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‘Orphans’, ‘Orphan’ Horror Prequel, Acquired by Republic Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has taken U.S. rights to the Orphan franchise prequel, Orphans, from Dark Castle Entertainment. The movie, which is wrapping production soon, has Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role as Esther.
Stephen Moyer…
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Busta Rhymes (not Tracy Morgan) checks troll in Miami
Busta Rhymes got a young TikTok creator all in check over the weekend after he boldly and incorrectly identified the rapper as “Saturday Night Live” alum Tracy Morgan.
The “Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check” and “Calm Down” rap veteran,…
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Cultural reporting in the new culture wars » Nieman Journalism Lab
Since Patti Smith is on tour again, this is a good time to be reminded of the 1980s and ’90s culture wars. Elected representatives took it upon themselves to slash budgets and politicize the work of then-contemporary artists whose…
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Gross-Out Comedy, But Make It Fashion: Sarah Sherman on Her Sick New Special, Live + in the Flesh – Vogue
- Gross-Out Comedy, But Make It Fashion: Sarah Sherman on Her Sick New Special, Live + in the Flesh Vogue
- Sarah Sherman Is Grosser Than You Think The New Yorker
- NY Premiere of “Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh” Bluefield Daily Telegraph
- Sarah…
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‘Harry Potter’ Is Back On Top
Broadway grosses fell back down to earth last week after the highs of Thanksgiving week.
Overall industry gross dropped 12 percent from the prior week with average ticket price down $16 and attendance down just 2 percent, pointing to the…
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