The Puccini opera has been criticized for racial stereotyping, but the cast of the new Canadian Opera Company production say it still has lessons to teach us.
They say the truth is stranger than fiction, and seeing it brought into sharper focus through the lens of documentary filmmaking has given us some of our most unforgettable viewing experiences ...
That’s what makes music documentaries such a fruitful subgenre of cinematic nonfiction: the mix of genius and absurdity that comes along with pop stardom makes musicians a natural subject for ...
But the movie that really put the company on the map was “Spring Breakers,” Harmony Korine’s wild crime comedy that released in March that same year and established many of the conventions ...
Sports documentaries don’t have any drama; they don’t even show us real sports matches most of the time, and most of all, those documentaries won’t glorify sports the way full-feature films do, so why ...
Jason Wiese writes feature stories for CinemaBlend. His occupation results from years dreaming of a filmmaking career, settling on a "professional film fan" career, studying journalism at ...
The scent of incense mingles with the warm glow of lanterns, casting long shadows on the cobblestones, still warm from the day. As you enter the heart of Kyoto’s geisha culture, you hear laughter ...