The Haunting Music in the ?Odyssey? Siren Scene Has Ancient Roots

Ludwig Göransson?s soundtrack for Christopher Nolan?s film resurrects an ancient instrument, the aulos, to evoke the tormenting allure of the sirens.

Kenneth Branagh Returns to the Stage Where It All Began

Over 40 years after his breakthrough at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the actor tackles Chekhov and the Bard in two productions that subtly resonate with his own story.

In Pompeii, Tom Hiddleston, ?Amateur Classicist,? Sees Lessons for Today

A new docuseries sent the star of ?Loki,? who holds a classics degree, back to the site of an ancient tragedy, in search of relatable human stories.

?Dread Beat an Blood? Set Black Londoners? Struggle to a Groove

A newly restored 1979 documentary examines how Linton Kwesi Johnson?s dub-infused poetry documented the challenges faced by Britain?s Black Caribbean population.

Victoria Monét, Sam Smith: Songs to Know This Week

Victoria Monét goes girl-group, Sam Smith gets a choral assist, and Chad Hugo re-emerges.

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ?Inaccurate? Smithsonian History Museum

President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as ?extreme political activism.?

Charli XCX ?Music, Fashion, Film? Album Review

How does one follow a pop album that became a cultural juggernaut? On ?Music, Fashion, Film,? Charli XCX embraces, and even glorifies, the slapdash.

6 Podcasts About Scandals and Cover-Ups

These shows explore stories of corruption and institutional wrongdoing, forging an emotional connection between the listener and the people affected.

Will Poulter on the TV Series That Reaffirmed His Faith in Humanity

?The show really has highlighted just so much kindness and brought so much understanding to the subject of autism,? the actor said.

In ?The Odyssey? and ?Oppenheimer,? Nolan Knows Civilization Is at Stake

In very different films, the director?s penchant for playing with time is in service to a larger concern about human bonds across eras.

D4vd Had Sexual Relationship With Teenager, Detective Testifies in Murder Case

The testimony came on the fourth day of the singer?s preliminary hearing. He is accused of fatally stabbing Celeste Rivas Hernandez, 14, and dismembering her body.

The Artist Matthew Taylor Is Helping Trump Reshape Washington

Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he?s assisting the White House.

How a Romare Bearden Masterpiece Inspired August Wilson

An August Wilson classic wouldn?t exist without a Romare Bearden masterpiece. Here?s how the two are intertwined.

Upstairs, Downstairs at Trent Park, a House Full of Spies

A new museum reveals how Britain?s intelligence secretly wiretapped Nazi commanders in a stately London mansion ? and how a team of German Jewish refugees helped turn the tide of World War II.

Charles Gaines, Whose ?Pumping Iron? Sparked Schwarzenegger?s Career, Dies at 84

An author and sportsman, he helped create the game of paintball and wrote the book and movie that made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name.

Guy Tudor, Whose Art Brought Obscure Birds to Life, Dies at 91

A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in definitive field guides to tropical songbirds.

Chuck Russell, Director of ?The Mask? and Third ?Nightmare on Elm Street? Movie, Dies at 74

His work, including ?The Blob,? a remake of the cult 1958 horror movie, was known for its use of brash visual effects.

Overlooked No More: Barbara Rubin, Teenage Filmmaker at the Heart of New York?s Underground

She made the landmark underground film ?Christmas on Earth,? and helped bring together artists like Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan.

Freddy Cannon, Rocker Who Sang ?Palisades Park,? Dies at 89

Known as Boom Boom, he recorded a string of hits in the 1950s and ?60s, including ?Tallahassee Lassie,? which began as a poem by his mother.

Five International Movies to Stream Now

This month?s titles include a Mexican comedy, a German magical-realist film, a queer Cuban drama and more.

Stream These 5 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in August

Notable titles leaving for U.S. subscribers include a stunning literary adaptation and the movie that made Eddie Murphy a cinema star.

Life of Alan Turing Emerges in Richer Detail From Short Story

A Cambridge professor has transcribed a handwritten story that the famous mathematician wrote in the year before his death, presenting a different side of him.

Chris Brown Pleads Guilty to Affray Charge in London Nightclub Assault Case

The R&B star pleaded guilty to a charge of affray after being accused of attacking a producer in 2023. He is set to be sentenced in October.

8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

Whether you?re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

How Conor Oberst Survived Teenage Rock Stardom

The singer-songwriter opens up about life as a niche icon for more than 30 years, the personal struggles that nearly killed him and trying to write political music under President Trump.

Debra Winger and Arliss Howard Feel Old Enough to Play ?The Gin Game?

At 71, Debra Winger and Arliss Howard have aged into a married-couples acting tradition that Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn began.

The Artist Behind Trump?s Legacy Projects

Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and filmmaker, has quietly become a key player behind many of President Trump?s plans to transform Washington and its cultural legacy, as our reporter Zachary Small explains. Mr. Taylor consulted on the White House?s scathing report on the Smithsonian, though the White House said he ?didn?t write a word.?

An A.I. Music F.A.Q.: Can I Remix Madonna? Is This All Legal?

Advances in A.I. are making it possible to create all kinds of music from scratch, but they also raise questions about what is legal and who will actually listen.

Jimmy Fallon Pokes Fun at Trump?s ?Pinky Herman?

?You got to give Trump credit: He misspeaks in ways nobody ever thought possible,? Fallon said of the president?s calling the famous man-child character ?Pinky,? instead of ?Pee-wee,? Herman.

?72 Hours? Review: Kevin Hart Is Joining Your Bachelor Party

Hart plays an ad executive who tries to learn about the younger generation by tagging along to a bachelor party weekend. It proves a less than healthy move.

Rupert Murdoch Biopic Is Among Premieres at Venice Film Festival

The directors Danny Boyle, Martin McDonagh, Werner Herzog and Casey Affleck will present new movies at the festival.

?The Odyssey? Hired Their Viking Ship. They Say It Came Back Damaged.

A Swedish Viking center said its vessel was used in the filming of Christopher Nolan?s epic but needed repairs when it was returned. Now, the center is seeking compensation.

?Trainspotting: The Musical?: When the Lust for Life Is Gone

If the 1996 cult classic film was a high for a generation of moviegoers, a new London stage production feels like the comedown.

A ?Big Bang Theory? Supporting Actor Takes the Lead

Kevin Sussman started as just a guest star on the hit sitcom. Now he has his own zany spinoff, ?Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.?

She Championed Pollock and Rothko. Now Her Art Is on the Museum Walls.

Betty Parsons, who showed the ?great big shots? in her gallery starting in the 1940s, is the focus of a survey at Bard College, designed by the artist Amy Sillman.

Summerween in N.Y.C.: Your Guide to Horror Movies, Clubs and More Events

Summertime is a ripe time for terror. Our horror expert picks a night at the drive-in for a slasher double feature, an amble through a cemetery and more.

In Artwork Across the Ages, Odysseus? Myth Keeps Entrancing Audiences

Loved Christopher Nolan?s ?The Odyssey?? Find more images inspired by Homer?s epic poem at these U.S. museums.

?Hadestown: The Musical? Review: A Theatrical Triumph, Onscreen

The director Brett Sullivan gives viewers the best seat in the house, with delicate camerawork that moves with the rhythms of Anaïs Mitchell?s soulful score.

?A Sad and Beautiful World? Review: A Love to Overcome Fear

In Lebanon, a lush romance in uncertain times asks what keeps us human.

?Rosebush Pruning? Review: A Petty Provocation

Karim Aïnouz?s feeble satire thrusts the incest taboo upon a comely cast but fails to stir any interest.

?Sheep in the Box? Review: Haunted by His Absence

The latest from the Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda follows a couple who bring home an artificial replacement of their son.

?Her Private Hell? Review: Lock Up Your Daughters

Nicolas Winding Refn returns with a ponderous, neon-soaked fairy tale about disturbed fathers and their endangered offspring.

?Motor City? Review: Some Rage and Quiet

Set in Detroit in the 1970s, this revenge movie tells its story with almost no dialogue.

?The Dink? Review: A Volley and a Flub

Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen star in a tennis versus pickleball comedy that never quite makes it over the net.

The Devotion of Willow Smith

The daughter of a Hollywood power couple, she has gone above and beyond to prove herself. Virtuosity and spiritual aspirations fill her latest, ?The Thread.?

Women of a Certain Swagger, and Their Art Visions

The Jewish Museum highlights unsung textile, ceramic and fashion designers at the renowned Wiener Werkstätte ? the Vienna Workshops ? of the early 20th century.

Keith David Doesn?t Know What You Saw Him In

The prolific actor and narrator is adding another credit to his résumé with ?President Curtis,? a spinoff of the animated hit ?Rick and Morty.?

Splatoon Raiders Review: Paint, Paint, Everywhere, and Not a Friend to Ink

Instead of competitive multiplayer, Splatoon Raiders has you take on fishlike enemies with an array of weapons and gadgets.

Tate?s New Director Knows Its Glory Days. Can She Bring Them Back?

Jessica Morgan was at Tate before Brexit, the pandemic and steep cuts to the arts. Her work at Dia Art Foundation since then suggests that she is an optimistic appointment for the British museum group.

Late Night Rags on Trump and His Cabinet Joining TikTok

?Right now TikTok is, like, ?Oh, no, are we the new Facebook??? Jimmy Fallon said on ?The Tonight Show.?

Peter Lassally, Longtime Late-Night TV Producer, Dies at 93

He was known as the ?host whisperer? for his success at producing shows starring Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Craig Ferguson.

Doreen Broadnax, Famous (as Sparky D) for ?80s Rap Battle, Dies at 61

Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business.

Jason Alexander Apologizes for 2012 Sketch With Teenage Courtney Stodden

Alexander rubs a phone against the actress?s breasts in the Funny or Die comedy sketch, which was published when she was 17.

They Wrote a Picture Book to Encourage Bipartisanship

Ellie Gottheimer and Larra Mullin, who met when their fathers were in Congress, make a case for bipartisanship in a picture book about dogs working together.

Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach on ?The Bear,? Family Recipes and More

Watch Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach make a family recipe for vegetarian borscht.

The Good List: 6 Things to Bring Joy and Delight to Your Day

Forgetting yourself, listening to forests and The Most ?Wuthering Heights? Day Ever.

Sony Revives Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles as Box Office Sales Rebound

The iconic Cinerama Dome and adjacent 14-screen theater complex will reopen in 2028 after a renovation. The venue closed in 2020 because of the pandemic.

Fire Ravaged the Glasgow School of Art. It May Cost Too Much to Restore It.

Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Glasgow School of Art is one of Britain?s most famous buildings. The school says it can?t undertake a planned ?faithful restoration? alone.

?The Vampire Lestat? Was a Dissonant Viewing Experience

This season of ?The Vampire Lestat? featured an outstanding lead performance but an unrecognizable title character.

Oskar Eustis Is Stepping Down From the Public Theater

Eustis has been the Public Theater?s artistic director for 21 years, stewarding Free Shakespeare in the Park, nurturing ?Hamilton? and navigating the coronavirus pandemic.

Tate Museums Taps Leader of Dia Art Foundation as Next Director

After leading the Dia Art Foundation for over a decade, Jessica Morgan is returning to London to run Tate at a challenging time for the renowned group of art museums.

?White Nights?: A Loner?s All-Consuming Crush

Immaculately realized and restored, Luchino Visconti?s adaptation of Dostoyevsky?s short story about a chance encounter on a bridge arrives at Film Forum.

Marlboro Music: Where Artists Have Time to Chase Perfection

The Marlboro Music festival, now in its 75th summer, allows artists to practice for however long they?d like, with no pressure to perform.

?Fast Charlie,? ?Lucky Grandma? and More Streaming Gems

Skip the endless scrolling with these seven overlooked movie recommendations.

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