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BIG BAND CUMBIA Inspired by the sound of American big bands, in 1946 Colombian multi-instrumentalist Lucho Bermúdez would form his own big band and be the first to adopt the cumbia to this format. It ...
The Godfather Part II (1974) Pacino reprises his role as Michael Corleone, now firmly entrenched as the Don. This film deepens his character, showing the isolation and moral decay that come with ...
Dominic Chianese, the 94-year-old actor best known for playing Uncle Junior on “The Sopranos,” is coming to Town Hall to tell stories about his life so far and play folks songs.
Adam Gopnik reviews “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War,” by Michael Vorenberg, and “1861: The Lost Peace,” by Jay Winik.
Apple/ZDNET In March 1975, The Eagles' Best of My Love, was the number one song, the top box office movie was The Godfather Part II, and All in the Family was the most popular TV show. However, I ...
The veteran actor, who passed away this week at 95, leaves behind a remarkable body of work that spans four decades of American cinema. Here are five of his greatest performances.
I would like to point out a simple fact. A major and unnoticed part of Donald Trump ’s power is that 100% of Americans know who “the president” is, including children above 5 and nonnative ...
Released earlier this year, Saturday Night Live alum Kyle Mooney’s Y2K cast a bunch of people who weren’t alive for Y2K in a speculative disaster-comedy where the machines actually turn on ...
While many of The Godfather Part II ‘s contemporary films — like The Towering Inferno — have faded from pop culture, this movie continues to influence every crime epic that came after it.