A new opera focuses on Frau Schindler of “List” fame
In three acts, the opera features more than 20 roles, plus chorus, in scenes that alternate between the Schindler home and the factory.
VIDEO: #OscarsSoWhite goes viral
Controversy followed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcement of the nominees for the 2016 Oscars ceremony.
Cartoonist Ted Rall delivers with “Bernie”
Rall offers a deftly drawn, incisive portrait of the man and the political climate against which he rebels.
Inextricable bond between shepherd and flock: A modern Icelandic tragicomic film
Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson has a small hit on his hands in his new film "Rams," starring two of his country's leading stage actors.
“Hail, Caesar!” A specter haunts Hollywood in new goofball comedy
Hot on the heels of the Oscar-nominated Trumbo, another 1950s-set movie about Hollywood Reds has been released.
“A Life in Red” offers historical insight, but can it deliver?
The book promises a deeper understanding of the complex and fluid history of working-class unity, viewed through the lens of the struggle against Southern racism.
New L.A. play says: Beware the catch in every dream
The new play "Dream Catcher" provides an uninterrupted 80 minutes of high drama between two passionate characters.
“13 Hours” and “Cartel Land”: Cries and whispers
"Cartel Land" is a serious film, evenhanded in showing the complexities of vigilante action.
“Aferim!”: The wild, wild East in film
It has a number of genre conventions of the Western, though one could argue that the Romanian-set film should be called an "Eastern."
“Lenin's Last Struggle” recounts a losing campaign against the emerging Stalin
Lewin paints a picture of the frustrations facing Lenin in this final period and his increasing misgivings about Joseph Stalin.
