The New York Times – Film:
In this month’s picks, alien encounters, sinister deepfakes, fantastical time loops and postapocalyptic woe.
Author: Elisabeth Vincentelli
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‘Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen’ Review: Duncan Sheik’s Tale of Eros
The New York Times – Music:
This new musical aims to tell a sexy story about perversions and pleasures but ends up blandly nodding at eroticism.
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‘Macbeth’ and More Theater to Stream This October
The New York Times – Music:
Verdi’s adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy comes to movie screens around the world. And “Rent” holds a 30th anniversary concert.
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In ‘Tom at the Farm,’ Mud (Lots of It) Makes the Play
The New York Times – Film:
“Tom at the Farm,” about a man visiting his dead lover’s farm, conjures a slippery rural setting at NYU Skirball.
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How ‘Glee’ Made Musical Theater Cool
The New York Times – Music:
The TV series, our critic writes, gave us a slew of talented stage performers and used pop songs to help turn musical theater into mass entertainment.
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Jake Shears Loves a Scary Book. And Video Game. And Musical.
The New York Times – Music:
The Scissor Sisters frontman is now playing Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Show.” It suits his taste for horror and spookiness.
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
The New York Times – Film:
In this month’s picks: killer A.I., mysterious cults, alien horror, postapocalyptic survival and zany dimensions.
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Louisa Proske Switches on the ‘Epic Brain’ to Direct ‘Macbeth’ at the Met
The New York Times – Music:
The rising director Louisa Proske makes her Metropolitan Opera debut with the season-opening “Macbeth,” a large-scale production that came with a ticking timer.
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‘American Psycho’ Was Duncan Sheik’s Darkest Work. Was It Also His Best?
The New York Times – Music:
In translating synth pop to a theatrical format in the “American Psycho” musical, Sheik matched what he did with rock in the acclaimed “Spring Awakening.”