Connor Vance is a young man who speaks an old language. Read more...
Photo: Connor Vance, fiddler for The Dustbowl Revival, juggles studying musicology at UCLA and touring with his band. Interested in music since an early age, the bluegrass and jazz band gives Vance a satisfying outlet for his musical ideas and helps him apply his studies as he works through college.
Moviegoers nationwide are being terrorized by “The Conjuring,” this summer’s latest horror blockbuster. Based on the accounts of two real-life families, “The Conjuring” recounts the tale of the Perrons as they move into their new Rhode Island farmhouse plagued with paranormal activity, and the Warrens, a pair of demonologists who move in to help the terrorized family. Read more...
Photo: Shanley Caswell plays Andrea Perron, the family’s eldest daughter, in “The Conjuring,” a horror film by James Wan.
In some ways, the whistling, chanting and atonal flute melodies that pervade the Ecuadorian village of Kotama sound like tangled webs of rhythm that are difficult to understand. Read more...
Photo: Jessie Vallejo, a Ph.D. student who did fieldwork in Ecuador for her dissertation, found inspiration in the flute traditions of the people of Kotoma, a small village in Otavalo, Ecuador. The rich culture behind the music inspired her to produce a CD with the indigenous people, “¡Así Kotama! The Flutes of Otavalo, Ecuador.”
Last week, a trailer for director Alfonso Cuarón’s new feature “Gravity” was released online, causing a stir among movie fanatics and casual moviegoers alike. The film, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, Cuarón’s first feature since 2006’s “Children of Men,” depicts the terrifying experience of two astronauts on a spacewalk disrupted by flying debris that destroys their shuttle. Read more...
Woody Allen's recent output has been a mixed bag to say the least, so much so that any mildly diverting effort – à la 2011's “Midnight in Paris”– is enough for most to declare the comeback season in full swing. Read more...
Marlon Brando and Al Pacino were major influences on the 1965 Indonesian mass killings of communists. At least that’s what Anwar Congo would have you believe. Read more...
An old light blue station wagon, a series of motels and an eccentric and volatile father serve as the backdrop for “Arcadia,” a film that traces a family’s journey from New England to their new home in Arcadia, Calif. Read more...
