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Oscars Best Picture race: a warm-up

It's Oscars month. The 95th Academy Awards will be on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and viewers in Thailand can watch the ceremony live on the morning of March 13.

Bangkok Post · Mar 1, 2023

Harassment, hierarchies and discreetly rubbed trousers: the exhausting politics of orchestras

Cate Blanchett film Tár shows how damaging a maniacal conductor can be – but, as musicians explain, orchestras are riven with other serious structural issues

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

3 Oscar voters share their super-secret ballots

LOS ANGELES — Oscar voting begins Thursday and, as all the responsible citizens reading this know, you’re not always entirely prepared when you come face to face with that ballot. Film academy members, including the three sharing their picks here, sometimes end up making their choices on a whim and…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023

Classic Blanchett

Tár is set in the contemporary world of Western classical music and centres on Lydia Tár, one of the world's most prolific composer-conductors and first ever female music director of a major German orchestra. While the film has the look and feel of a biopic, Lydia Tár is a fictional…

Bangkok Post · Feb 9, 2023

New movies out this week: Feb 8-14

New releases that hit Thai cinemas for your viewing pleasure.

Bangkok Post · Feb 8, 2023

Why we are fascinated by the Oscar-nominated 'Tár,' a story of rare female power in classical music

Musicians and music scholars are excited to see Tár earn Oscar nominations in 2023. The psychological thriller is set in the rarefied world of classical music, starring Cate Blanchett as a brilliant, ruthless conductor of the real and renowned Berlin Philharmonic.

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2023

Tár isn't just about gender, sexuality and power – it is also a story of class in the elite world of classical music

This article contains spoilers.

The Conversation · Jan 29, 2023

Oscars 2023: Where and how to watch the nominees

Get your popcorn ready for some of the best films to land on the big and small screen in 2022.

Inverse · Jan 28, 2023

The Fabelmans will never be fought over like Tár, but it has far more to say about the joy of art

Dark obsession dominates in films about music. By contrast Spielberg captures the playfulness of cinema and storytelling, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023

Tár: busting the myths the film perpetuates of the all-powerful maestro

Tár follows a fictional all-powerful female orchestra conductor and her fall from the height of her career. Lydia Tár is portrayed as one of the top conductors in the world and the first female conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2023