Entertainment & Arts
In “A Matter of Choice” (by Kristin Hohenadel, May 24), pianist Mitsuko Uchida states that “in England--apart from Purcell and Elgar--there is not that much the English can claim.”
May 31, 1998
Awards
“We grew up loving these books,” screenwriter Phillipa Boyens said of the J.R.R. Tolkien series. “We had no idea that we were going to go gray trying to make them into movies.”
Feb. 27, 2024
Movies
by MICHAEL HOFMANN The invited audience applauds on cue-- steady couples in their late twenties, well-dressed and supplied with contraceptives.
June 24, 1990
Music
Back when everybody hated rap, “Short Dog’s in the House” (Jive/RCA) is the stuff they thought they were hating, ultra-hardcore pimp rhymes from the streets of Oakland, droned over monotonous, bare beats.
Oct. 6, 1990
World & Nation
Sunday’s ceremony shows Francis is still able to walk, but appears to be taking it easy to heal before an intense period of travel starting in July.
May 15, 2022
California
The postman had just delivered a Korean-language newspaper to 4416 Cather Ave. when he saw a plane plunging toward him.
Dec. 8, 2018
At first glance, archetypal American director Ron Howard does not seem the ideal candidate to make a documentary on Italy’s international operatic sensation, the man with the voice from God, Luciano Pavarotti.
June 6, 2019
Obituaries
Composer Irving Burgie helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song).”
Dec. 1, 2019
There are those who wonder why the edgy film director Fernando Meirelles was chosen to orchestrate the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Aug. 5, 2016
A lawyer for Luciano Pavarotti’s widow says his family has come to a friendly agreement on how to divide up his estate.
July 1, 2008