Can you believe that for a little while it was considered kinda cool to hate on Titanic? To talk about how L.A. Confidential was the Goodfellas to its Dances with Wolves? As a classic case of a filmmaker triumphing by leaning into what a lot of people consider his worst instincts—corny dialogue, sentimentality, supersized running…
Huge spoilers for the end of 28 Years Later to follow. The reviews are out, and the consensus is clear. 28 Years Later is a great, daring movie; it is also exceptionally weird. Eh, works for me: I don’t know about you, but I’d rather sit through a film that takes big, risky swings than…
Many performers dream of taking the stage at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York. Some singers from South Holland Master Chorale will do just that in June. “There’s certainly a level of artistry and accomplishment needed to get invited to be on that stage,” said Philip J. Bauman, music director of South…
As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow’s laboratory desk. On an April afternoon, the scientist hovered over tiny dishes of red dye, each a slightly different ruby hue. Her task? To match the synthetic shade used for years in a commercial…
