In this month’s picks, hijacked bullet trains, comet creatures and time loops in the British countryside.

The composer Michael Gordon collaborated with Foreman on “What to Wear” in 2006. The opera makes its belated New York premiere at BAM on Thursday.

The actress, who died at 91, had what can’t be taught: charisma and attitude onscreen. Here are some highlights.

In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.

In this month’s picks, torrents, trolls and time travel.

We look at the finest in science fiction, horror, action and international films, all available to stream.

June Squibb stars in the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s meditation on grief and the nature of human and artificial intelligence.

On a recent recording, and in concerts this month, Baranski reads Dickens’s holiday classic with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble.

From “Oh. What. Fun.” to “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie,” a roundup of several new holiday titles to stream this season.

Spinning off Shakespeare, waltzing through Imperial Russia, bantering about literature or diving deeply into history, Stoppard shared his gifts on the screen.