The Hayao Miyazaki Sequences That Changed Animators’ Lives

The animation masters devotees on the moments they cant forget. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. No living animator is as widely heroized by his peers as Hayao Miyazaki is. He was amused by that. He just passed me the ashtray with a cheeky grin. Thebox-office toppingAmerican release ofThe Boy and the Heronwas the latest chapter of a 60-year-long career in animation....

March 8, 2024 · 14 min · 2914 words · Suzanne Fleming

The Thoroughly Goofy, Undeniably Seductive, All-in-One Charm of Shah Rukh Khan

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its a song-and-dance number, and Im hardly alone in my fondness for it. What is it about SRK? Nowhere is this self-awareness more evident than inOm Shanti Om. In an early scene, hes in the cheap seats at the premiere of her movie. Against the muted colors of the remastered film, Padukone as Shanti Priya shines with a hyperalive splendor....

March 8, 2024 · 2 min · 412 words · Deanna Jennings

Universal Music’s Fight With TikTok Is Screwing Indie Artists

Some of us will not be able to recover from this. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Grace Gardner is an independent musician. There was no road map forward, Gardner says. On February 1, UMG let its licensing deal with TikTokexpire. Gardner isnt on a UMG label. Exposure would be crucial to earning back their $10,000 advance. (Imperial Music did not respond to a request for comment....

March 8, 2024 · 3 min · 473 words · Samuel Smith

Why Aren’t There More Game Shows on Streaming?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. One of the hottest formats on connection television right now is also one of the oldest. So why arent streamers rushing to flood the digital airwaves with their own takes on the genre? Survey says: Good question! But there are signs that it could be changing, at least a little. 5 among all Fox series this season....

March 8, 2024 · 1 min · 164 words · Ryan Smith MD

Your Assignment This Weekend: WatchExtraordinary

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. and spun it into eight episodes of shrewd comedy that put a refreshing twist on the superheros journey. The second season, now streaming in its entirety on Hulu, leaps into a new creative stratosphere. Season one was very good television. Season two is flat-out great. Both literally and figuratively, this new enemy knows exactly how to get inside Jens head....

March 8, 2024 · 1 min · 189 words · Andrea Gonzalez

A Party, a Spanking, a Radio Play

The past came looking forKillers of the Flower Moonin its three most ambitious scenes. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. You feel a sense of responsibility to portray it as realistically as possible. It becomes something more than just design. The wedding scene, Marty really wanted to do traditional. Ernest and Mollie probably didnt have a wedding like that. The Osage had great parties, and they could go on for days....

March 7, 2024 · 3 min · 597 words · Mark Bryan

Anybody With a Netflix Account Can Watch Jake Paul Get Beat Up

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. TheYouTube idiotturnedheavyweight-boxing idiotwill fightMike Tysonat the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas tonight. Heres what to know, from what both fighters have said aboutthe delaytohow and when to tune in. What made these two want to fight, anyway? This will be the fight of a lifetime. Tyson, meanwhile, said of the fight: We signed the contract....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 202 words · Keith Barber

Banish Me, Daddy

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. On a grayish Thursday afternoon in the East Village,Alan Cummingcan be found at where else? But this years cruise was more sort of murder-mystery gays. Dont get me wrong, I love them both. They came to me with this, and I was like,What the fuck? Its true that Cumming isnt the most obvious choice for a Probstian reality host....

March 7, 2024 · 3 min · 607 words · Russell Phillips

C.T. Tamburello Made a Pact Going IntoThe Traitors

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Spoilers follow forthe second season finale ofThe Traitors,One Final Hurdle. Tamburellos Instagram handle is _famous4nothing, which isnt exactly true. Spoiler alert: C.T. and Trishelle win it all. In a final vote to determine if there are any lingering Traitors among the Faithfuls, C.T. votes for MJ as he and Trishelle had agreed upon earlier while Trishelle shocks C....

March 7, 2024 · 6 min · 1108 words · Nicole Moody

Feeling Sufjan Stevens’sIllinoise,This Time Through Movement

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This review was originally published on March 7, 2024, whenIllinoiseopened at the Park Avenue Armory. At the77th Tony Awards, Justin Peck won the award for best choreography. Where have your laws gone? I think about it now. Stevenss music is sweeping and many-splendored, as rich in its orchestrations as it is raw in its emotion....

March 7, 2024 · 2 min · 248 words · Amanda Galvan

Inside Out 2Is Coming *Anxiety Increases*

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Emotionally prepare to do that again. In the trailer forInside Out 2, a lot has changed for Riley. Shes a teenager, shes entering puberty, and some of the feelings inside her have different voices. The trailer confirms that the roles were recast and are now being played by Liza Lapira and Tony Hale. These arent the only changes going down in Rileys headspace....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 88 words · Jennifer Wright

Peter Weber Took Pride in Being a Faithful

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Youve spoken about how you always wanted to do a fun competition show, which attracted you toThe Traitors. Im a yes man. I love pushing myself. I love making myself uncomfortable. Thats so good for growth. On the show, you mentionedThe Traitorsbeing a lot easier thanThe Bachelor. OnThe Bachelor, I was so focused on people-pleasing, on making everyone feel welcome and included and loved....

March 7, 2024 · 3 min · 447 words · Patrick Bentley

Schoolboy Q Is Following in the Footsteps of Giants

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Like his forebears and theirs, rapping was a means to reorient his trajectory. His artistic ambitions flourished in the wake of a felony home-invasion charge. Though music is a path out of criminality, it keeps his mind on the streets. When the records lighten up, fans complain. When I get around people sometimes I get into a shell....

March 7, 2024 · 1 min · 182 words · Connie Simon