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Terry Gilliam to Direct Faust Opera

Okay, so maybe his last film featuring a dude who makes a deal with the devil was a little disappointing, but Terry Gilliam isn’t giving up on the theme yet....  read more

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Jónsi

Of the four peacocks onstage at this January afternoon’s private concert taping, only two hold the distinction of being actual birds...  read more

Big Ears Fest Finalizes Lineup With Sufjan Stevens, Adrian Belew, Liturgy, More

The second annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn. features an eclectic lineup for music fans who may not be able to make it to one of the bigger East/West coast festivals. The March 26-28 weekend will feature special performances, including the only planned live performance of Clogs’ The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton with guest vocalists Sufjan Stevens and Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner of The National. The festival will also mark punk anarchist band The Ex’s the first performance below the Mason-Dixon line....  read more

Nico Muhly: Composing from the A.D.D. Camp

Hometown: New YorkAlbum: Mothertongue For Fans Of: Björk, Steve Reich, Bang on a Can Don’t get Nico Muhly started on categories. Don’t even waste time bringing them up because the composer will ignore any suggestion that boundaries mean anything nowadays, and he’ll plow forward in his rapid-ricochet speaking style on his loves and, amusingly, his hates: “I love the idea of making an album, working within the confines of that fixed unit, which is still how I experience music,” and, “I’m in opposition to Beethoven as he’s done now. It’s like arriving at a bar at 6 p.m. and some...  read more

The Reader

Stephen Daldry's adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's The Reader is a somber, desolate and profound film...  read more