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Revenge of the Sith shattered a Star Wars release lore (and created a new one)
Revenge of the Sith shattered a Star Wars lore by being the first PG-13 movie, but it created a new lore for all subsequent live-action movies.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith…
Rome Opera Review 2021-22: Julius Caesar
(Photo: Fabrice Sansoni)
In 2005, the Vlaamse Opera premiered the first part of Giorgio Battistelli's Shakespeare trilogy, “Richard III”, which was widely acclaimed. It has since received a number of productions across…
CL Hoover Opera House purchases building in downtown Junction City, plans to begin expansion in 2022
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - A piece of Northeastern Kansas history is about to get a bit bigger. the CL Hoover Opera House purchased an adjoining building in downtown Junction City. This is the first phase of a $ 1.75 million project.…
Cowboy Bebop: Why The Netflix Series Failed
Netflix's most anticipated Cowboy Bebop adaptation was canceled less than a month after its debut. These are some of the reasons the series failed.
The live adaptation of Cowboy Bebop was…
Open your eyes to art and to each other
When Opera Memphis staged a production of "Porgy and Bess" at the city's Orpheum Theater in the fall of 2006, there were at least two love stories playing out in the hall. One focused on the main characters in Gershwin's opera; the other,…
Star Wars: Why Al Pacino Turned Down Han Solo
While not an evergreen pop culture, Star Wars didn't always seem like a sure thing, which led to Al Pacino turning down a role in the franchise.
Star wars has spent so long as a beloved part…
THE SHOVEL | Non-renewal of lease displaces more than 70 Toronto artists and arts organizations
Photo courtesy of Tapestry Opera
Artists and artisans have been at the heart of the Distillery District since it opened in its remodeled form in 2003. This seems likely to change over the coming year, after a notice was sent to more…
Grimes releases new video following comparison to Marie Antoinette and public life PTSD revelation
“And that's how the BOOK 1 era begins,” pop-art star Grimes said earlier this month on Twitter, under the photo above.This was followed by a tweet from his new "Player of Games (Lyric Video)", which is also available on YouTube.Why a “lyric…
Celebrity conductor and musician Bramwell Tovey takes over from the Sarasota Orchestra
The Sarasota Orchestra's new musical director, Bramwell Tovey, had several reasons to be kind to our city even before he arrived here for his first concert as guest conductor, in February 2020. On the one hand, the Briton Tovey, 68,…
Reading challenge hosted by the County Library, Trivia
The Stanislaus County Library has announced the NASA Reading Challenge, which will take place December 1-31. This challenge centers on the winter launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the most advanced infrared space telescope ever…