Leonard

After Maestro made its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2023, the movie had a big screen release on November 22 in select theaters. The highly-anticipated film will premiere on December 20 on Netflix. As more and more reviews of Maestro drop, critics have largely shared positive reviews of the movie, which marks Bradley Cooper's second directorial effort after 2018's A Star Is Born. Also read: Bradley Cooper is unrecognisable as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, fans predict an Oscar…

Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein biopic directed by lead actor Bradley Cooper, releases on Netflix this week. As shown in the trailer for the upcoming film, its story will take particular focus on the EGOT-nominated composer’s personal life. Maestro chronicles Bernstein’s relationships with his wife, actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan), and with fellow musician David Oppenheim (Matt Bomer), portrayed in the film as an affair between the two men. While Bernstein and Oppenheim’s relationship in Maestro is pretty…

Just last year at Venice, Cate Blanchett was introducing us to the tormented fictional conductor Lydia Tár, who watched old childhood VHS tapes of her mentor, the great conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein talking about the way music triggers in you emotions you didn’t understand and of which you didn’t know you were capable. Now Bradley Cooper, in spectacular hair and makeup, has directed and starred in this heartfelt, garrulous and faintly exhausting film, conceived with sincerity and taste, all about Bernstein and…

Barack Obama has once again let people in on his version of the sounds of summer with his annual playlist for the season, with songs including “Fast Car” by Luke Combs, “Snooze” by SZA and the classic “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding. The former commander-in-chief curated 41 songs for the list, which he posted on his Twitter account Thursday, representing genres ranging from folk to rap to pop. Among those chosen that drew attention on social media: Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj’s…

Earlier this year, writer Al Ewing penned a Wasp miniseries in honor of the characters’ 60th Anniversary. The final issue ended with a tease that Janet Van Dyne’s adventures were just beginning. Sure enough, Marvel has announced an Avengers Inc., a new ongoing series launching in September with Ewing returning as writer and joined by artist Leonard Kirk. No additional members of the creative team were announced. The first issue will feature a cover drawn by Daniel Acuña. The premise of the book sees Janet Van Dyne …

PHOENIX —  For 36 minutes Sunday, Russell Westbrook struggled mightily to make a shot.By thwarting Phoenix’s last shot, the Clippers’ midseason addition more than made up for it.Amid a three-of-19 shooting night, Westbrook never hesitated when Kevin Durant’s long-armed defense denied an easy entry pass to Kawhi Leonard with 17 seconds left, backing down Phoenix’s Devin Booker in the post before drawing a foul with 17 seconds to play. Walking to the free-throw line for the first time on the night, he made both to push…

The playoff permutations remain vast. The potential matchups remain multiple. But whether in the play-in tournament or a first-round series, the Clippers and Lakers are assured of playing in the postseason.The question on which each rival’s playoff hopes hinge is who they will be once they get there.When Clippers coach Tyronn Lue called the rivals’ meeting Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena, with each team holding identical records, the “most meaningful” in the series in years, it was a reference to the significance it held…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. —  When the Clippers returned to their sideline seats after Friday’s halftime break, they trailed the Memphis Grizzlies by four. Their 20-point lead was gone, and so, too, was about to be their best player.After scoring 12 points in 18 first-half minutes, Kawhi Leonard watched from the sideline after halftime as the Clippers staggered to a 108-94 defeat and 41-37 record.The team said his abbreviated night was the trade-off for allowing Leonard to be able to play Saturday in New Orleans, the first time the…

Howdy, I’m your host, Houston Mitchell. Let’s get right to the news.From Andrew Greif: Eyes on the rim, feet at the stripe, Kawhi Leonard set himself to shoot a free-throw in Wednesday’s first half when a cry arose from section 112 inside Crypto.com Arena.“Thank you for the banner!” yelled, in unison, a row of fans wearing Toronto jerseys.In an era where superstars don’t stay put long, Leonard’s departure from Toronto, and its newly won NBA title, for Los Angeles four years ago can feel like an eternity. Yet Raptors coach…

The children and heirs of the late Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen have accused his former manager and his attorneys of forgery.A motion filed by 48-year-old Lorca and 50-year-old Adam Cohen and reviewed by Variety indicates that Cohen’s two adult children accuse Cohen’s former manager Robert Kory along with his legal representatives of forgery of Cohen’s signed trust that is valued at $48m.The motion includes an excerpt of a deposition filed by the Cohens’ attorney Adam Streisand in which Kory’s former attorney…