Tag: Entertainment

[PREMIERING at 7:30 PM ET] Christoph Graupner: Concerto for Viola d’Amore and Flute

Viola d’amore – Donald Maurice Flute – Ewa Murawska Orkiestra Ars Longa Conductor – Eugeniusz Dąbrowski 1st violin – Adrianna Fanslau (concertmaster), Aleksandra Rorot, Maria Gzyl 2nd violin – Jan Bałaban, Julia Michalik, Ewelina Kiszczak Viola – Michalina Matias, Marianna Kalicka, Aleksandra Ruciak Cello – Karolina Napiwodzka, Szymon Walenciak, Natalia Błaszkiewicz Double bass – Klaudyna…


‘Jaws’ Star Richard Dreyfuss Slams New Diversity Rules for Academy Awards

Actor Richard Dreyfuss has slammed the new diversity requirements for the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, insisting that no one has the right to impose moral standards on art. Beginning in 2024, films need to meet new diversity and inclusion standards to be eligible for the best picture category, with quotas for the…


LA Web Series Festival Announces 40 Winners

The 14th annual Los Angeles Web Series Festival, also known as the LA WEB Series Festival or LA WEBFEST, announced 40 winners Friday. The Best Actor award winner was Devon Sawa for “Somewhere Between,” and the Best Actress award winner was Seol-Hyun Kim, a South Korean singer and actress for the long-form series “Summer Strike,”…


Chris Strachwitz, Founded Arhoolie Label, Dies Age 91

NEW YORK—Chris Strachwitz, a producer, musicologist, and one-man preservation society whose Arhoolie Records released thousands of songs by regional performers and comprised an extraordinary American archive that became known and loved worldwide, has died. He was 91. Strachwitz, recipient in 2016 of a Grammy Trustee Award, passed away Friday from complications with congestive heart failure…


Woke Late-Night TV Shows Shut Down

Screenwriters for TV and film have begun to strike as their contracts ended. The strike will affect the late-night four: Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert, and Myers. Other shows that will have to halt production are “Real Time” with Bill Maher, “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver, and the weekend favorite “Saturday Night Live.” These shows could…


Jacques-Martin Hotteterre | Olga Musiał-Kurzawska, Dagmara Tyrcha, Stanisław Stanicki

Olga Musiał Kurzawska – baroque flute Dagmara Tyrch – harpsichord Stanislaw Stanicki – baroque cello Jacques-Martin Hotteterre – Quatrième suite (Suite no. 4 in E minor) 0:52 I. Prelude 3:54 II. Allemande La Fontainebleau 6:29 III. Sarabande Le Départ 9:16 IV. Air La Fleuri 10:41 V. Gavotte La Matilde 11:51 VI. Take de Village L’Auteuil…


William Byrd: Ave Verum Corpus | Gradualia, Simón Andueza

Beautiful motet by William Byrd (1543-1623), performed live by Gradualia. GRADUALIA: Lore Agustí, soprano Sonia Gancedo, alto Diego Blázquez, tenor Simon Andueza, baritone and conductor Credit: Gradualia – www.youtube.com/@Gradualia


Brad’s Broken Toe | I Married Joan Season 2 Episode 1

Brad is hospitalized for a broken toe. Joan tries to visit after hours. When they won’t let her visit, she feigns an illness so she can be admitted to the hospital. She almost has gallbladder surgery by trading rooms to be next to him. …


‘The Hucksters’ from 1947: Integrity in Advertising

Commentary This article’s headline seems like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Since when has there been integrity in advertising, let alone honesty? When one sees print ads, commercials, and other promotional materials from the 1940s or 50s, they look refreshingly wholesome, clean, and patriotic compared to today’s foolish and often filthy advertising. Celebrity endorsements from Hollywood’s…


‘Not a Safe Place Anymore:’ Actor Scott Baio Leaving California

Actor Scott Baio is leaving California, after feeling unsafe due to the state’s insurmountable homeless crisis, the star announced on Wednesday. The 62-year-old has lived in Los Angeles for 45 years, but says it’s now time to “exit stage right’ from California” adding it’s “not a safe place anymore.” “After 45 years, I’m making my way to…