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"It was never about tombs or gods or monuments… Happiness for us was uncomplicated." Row House has released an official trailer for an indie drama titled Monuments, which originally premiered at last years Nashville Film Festival in the fall. A grieving widower decides to travel across the country in a stolen pick-up truck, determined to scatter his wifes ashes in Chicago. Ted attempts to sidestep more grief, loss, and familial dysfunction when he steals his wifes ashes and sets off on an im...

Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, 1966 X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019 (HBO) X-Men: First Class, 2011 (HBO) You Can’t Take It With You, 1938 HBO Max is one of many streaming services that will be adding and removing content for May 2021. Netflix, Hulu, and Disney Plus are among the services that will offer new films and series for the upcoming month. What do you think about the new content coming to HBO Max? Are you watching any series or films on the service? Let us know in the comments.  

From colonialism to Covid: Viet Thanh Nguyen on the rise of anti-Asian violence Anti-Asian racism is on the rise around the world. The Pulitzer-winning author reflects on his own experiences as a Vietnamese American – and the dark history that continues to fuel the current hate Viet Thanh Nguyen won a Pulitzer prize for his 2015 debut novel The Sympathizer. Photograph: AP Viet Thanh Nguyen won a Pulitzer prize for his 2015 debut novel The Sympathizer. Photograph: AP Sat 3 Apr 2021 04.00 EDT O...

Gil Shaham makes a special guest appearance with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performing Boulogne’s virtuosic Violin Concerto No. 9 in G major, on the Orchestra’s groundbreaking CLOSE QUARTERS interdisciplinary digital series that melds musical and visual arts.

Warmth from other Suns. View here until April 29. 7:30 pm ET: SalonEra presents Women in Music. Women’s History Month is marked with instrumental and vocal music by Maddalena Sirmen, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Clara Schumann. Featured guests include harpsichordist Byron Schenkman, violinist Shelby Yamin, and soprano Michele Kennedy, who share a commitment to researching, performing, and recording music by women composers. View here. 8 pm ET: Ensem...

By Captain William Bradley, USMC “If a unit is not well trained, its men know it. This fact adversely affects their confidence, especially if they anticipate there is a possibility of using that training in a critical situation. Every soldier likes to feel that he is playing on a winning team—he knows he can’t win if he isn’t well trained.” —Gen. Bruce C. Clarke, U.S. Army It is through training—through constant realistic and repetitious training of individuals and units—that mi...

Print Long Beach Opera is expected to announce Monday that the company’s new artistic director and chief creative officer will be James Darrah, a Los Angeles director known for producing digital classical concerts and streaming operas during a near-year of COVID-19 closures. The new contract begins immediately and will continue “until at least the end of 2024,” Executive Director and Chief Executive Jennifer Rivera said, making Darrah just the third artistic director in the company’s n...

The Atlantic Is It Safe to Go Back to the Movie Theater? Despite being indoors (a red flag), the sort of behavior engaged in at the movies is, relatively speaking, benign. February 15, 2021 Jefta Images/Barcroft Media/Getty As COVID-19 case numbers drop, hospitalizations decrease, vaccine administrations increase, and blockbuster season approaches, Americans who think big movies deserve a big screen are wondering when they can dare return to theaters. The closest deadline for many is the March ...