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What women will be earning Oscar acting nominations this season? And how many nods might the prolific Wes Anderson receive? Plus: A mixed opinion on "Maestro."

A much-anticipated biopic is a reflection of contemporary obsessions, adding little of value about a great musician and one of the most interesting Jews of the 20th century.The post There

The premiere of ‘Tár,’ the French-language ‘Maestro(s),’ the biopic about Leonard Bernstein and the soon-to-be-released Romanian film about Sergiu Celibidache have confirmed cinema’s interest in the podium and the baton

Maestro's greatest scene, a sweeping recreation of the conductor's Ely Cathedral performance, is a spellbinding achievement in cinematic technique and emotional catharsis — and Cooper even convinced the Bernstein heads

For his second directorial effort following the success of "A Star Is Born," actor Bradley Cooper zeroes in on the larger-than-life Leonard Bernstein refracted through the prism of his tumultuous marriage, and gay affairs, in "Maestro."

Bradley Cooper’s movie has an unrelenting focus on Bernstein’s marriage. What’s missing are his struggles as a musician.

'Maestro' is a compelling movie of Leonard Bernstein's life off the stage. But it can't capture what made him a composing and conducting genius.

Hollywood's Maestro is a reductive look at the life of a talented musical artist.

Conducting his own setting, dedicated to wife and soloist Sophie Bevan, Ryan Wigglesworth captured the scale and scope of a text that spans ‘the history and future of humanity’. Bevan was also glorious in a tantalising fragment of Monteverdi

Alex Ross writes that a six-minute set piece in Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” strikingly captures Leonard Bernstein’s passion for music.