Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
Movies
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
Entertainment & Arts
Echo Theater Company presents the West Coast premiere of “Clarkston” by Samuel D. Hunter, a gay drama about two lost souls set in the titular Washington state town on the Snake River.
Sept. 19, 2024
World & Nation
A noted sculpture that has stood for 25 years outside the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis is badly damaged.
Sept. 18, 2024
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Sept. 7, 2024
“It’s amazing how well Tonka is doing,” says the head of the Florida animal sanctuary where the chimpanzee now lives.
Sept. 8, 2024
Books
Pedro Almodóvar’s first book consists of a mix of short stories and personal essays that amount to ‘a fragmentary autobiography.’
Sept. 16, 2024
Also this week: A new 35mm print of ‘Shampoo,’ a 4K restoration of ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Mi Vida Loca,’ a generous Beyond Fest lineup, news about Sundance and more.
Sept. 13, 2024
The HBO docuseries depicts subject Tonia Haddix lying about the whereabouts of a chimpanzee, Tonka, in her care. After seeing it, a PETA lawyer asked an assistant U.S. attorney to press charges.
Sept. 1, 2024