What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson quests
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Bradley Cooperโs loving look at the life of Leonard Bernstein in โMaestro,โ Percy Jackson finds out that Greek myths arenโt just a history lesson in โPercy Jackson and the Olympiansโ and PBS celebrates chef Lidia Bastianich.
Composer Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose after 'Maestro' is criticized
After Bradley Cooperโs prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic โMaestroโ stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductorโs children have come to the defense of the actor.
Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with โPriscilla,โ โFerrari,โ โMaestroโ amid strikes
Bradley Cooperโs Leonard Bernstein drama โMaestro,โ Sofia Coppolaโs Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mannโs โFerrari,โ David Fincherโs โThe Killerโ and Ava DuVernayโs โOriginโ will be making their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
A hopeful pandemic note: Tanglewood music festival to resume
The event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)If you're a fan of classical music, this is music to your ears: One of the nation's premier summer festivals is coming back after the coronavirus pandemic silenced it for the first time since World War II. Until last year, the live music had flowed virtually uninterrupted, canceled outright only in 1943 at the height of WWII. AdโI am sure we will all experience musicโs incredible power on a whole new level,โ Andris Nelsons, the BSO's music director, said in a statement. This summer's festival will mark the orchestra's return to live performances for the first time since the pandemic forced what will be a 16-month hiatus.
New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service
FILE - This May 12, 2020 file photo shows David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, closed during COVID-19 lockdown, in New York. The New York Philharmonic has launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4.99 monthly. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ The New York Philharmonic launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4.99 monthly. There are no initial selections involving Leonard Bernstein, the Philharmonicโs music director from 1958-69. The Philharmonic stopped large-scale live concerts last March because of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Ava DuVernay, her company honored by MacDowell artist colony
NEW YORK โ Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will be honored next month by MacDowell, which is presenting its inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award to her media company and arts collective ARRAY. The award is named for the co-founder of MacDowell, the century-old artist residency in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein and many others have been visiting fellows. DuVernay, known for such acclaimed movies as โSelmaโ and โ13th," founded ARRAY in 2012 as a way of amplifying the work of women and people of color. โI am touched that our narrative change collective ARRAY, which is built upon a mission to articulate and amplify stories from the widest range of art makers, is being honored in Ms. MacDowellโs name,โ DuVernay said in a statement Sunday. Actress and former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, Jane Alexander, will present the award.