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Talking About ‘Attica,’ the Newest Documentary on the Prison Uprising
Fifty years after the fact, the filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry reflect on the bloody standoff and what it accomplished.
They Were Looking for a Place With an Elevator. They Found a Lot More.
For one Brooklyn couple, an online search for elevator buildings turned up something they had no idea they wanted: a single-family home.
‘Attica’ Review: Reflections on a Riot
The Showtime documentary, directed by Stanley Nelson, looks back on the 1971 prison uprising with the benefit of 50 years’ hindsight.
Lawyer for ‘Rust’ Assistant Director Says Checking Gun Was Not His Job
The assistant director, Dave Halls, had previously told a detective that he should have more thoroughly checked the gun before Alec Baldwin handled it, according…
James Ivory, Famous for Buttoned-Up Films, Is Frank About Sex and Much Else in His Memoir
“Solid Ivory” is a scrapbook of memories about Ivory’s childhood, his mentors and his filmmaking and romantic partner Ismail Merchant.
How Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter Realized His Dream: an Opera
“Iphigenia,” an update of the ancient Greek myth eight years in the making and decades in the dreaming, will begin a run of performances this…
Ronnie Tutt, Drummer Who Backed Both Elvises, Dies at 83
He was a force in Elvis Presley’s TCB band and accompanied other big names like Elvis Costello, Jerry Garcia and Billy Joel.
Tupac Shakur Touring Exhibition Opens in January
The show, spearheaded by Shakur’s estate, will start out in Los Angeles. It’s “a story about race in America using Tupac as a proxy,” one…
To Go Big, Sloppy Jane Went Underground
Four years ago, Haley Dahl dreamed of taking her band and an orchestra into a cave to record an album. The result, “Madison,” is out…
Pat Martino, Jazz Guitarist Who Overcame Amnesia, Dies at 77
He was one of the genre’s most acclaimed players when brain surgery left him with no memory. But he recovered and made music for another…