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Fritz Lang’s M is the greatest serial killer movie ever made. Of course, there have been dozens, even hundreds, of films on the subject with various innovations and evolutions along the way from the early days of cinema all the way to the most recent twists on the subgenre in MaXXXine and Longlegs. A few can be counted among the greatest films of all time regardless of genre, but all of them owe at least some measure of influence to M. Whether it is the best or not is a matter of opinion, but there is no real argument regarding its greatness. M is a true cinematic masterpiece, a touchstone of innovation in image, sound, performance, structure, editing, writing, and practically every other element of filmmaking. But as with most great films, audiences have been drawn to it again and again over the past ninety-plus years because of its...

After Wednesday comes Thursday unless you are a runaway streaming sensation, in which case “Wednesday” Season 2 has just kicked off.

The show, based on the legendary Chas. Addams characters and run for Netflix by Al Gough and Mike Millar-run show (with a creative assist from producer and director Tim Burton), is now shooting in Ireland and there have been some changes in the cast.

New to the Jenna Ortega-led ensemble are the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Steve Buscemi (now given second billing on the show), Olivier-winning British actress Billie Piper, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter, and Australian Noah Taylor. It’s unknown who the new characters are other than their names; Buscemi’s “Barry Dort” does not appear in previous “Addams Family” lore, so it’s anyone’s guess.

As guest stars, the TikTok-primed series now boasts 85-year-old legend Christopher Lloyd, “Absolutely Fabulous” co-star Joanna Lumley, Emmy and BAFTA-winning Thandiwe Newton,...

Walt Disney Animation Studios is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and in celebration, Disney+ is throwing things back to the company’s very beginning. 27 classic shorts will make their debuts on the streamer over the course of the year, Disney+ announced Thursday.

The new collection of shorts will begin rolling out on Disney+ starting July 7, with six animated cartoons debuting on the platform. Six more will debut August 11, and eight will premiere sometime between September 5 and September 8. A final batch of seven cartoons will debut on October 6, ahead of Disney’s official 100th anniversary on October 16.

The shorts included in the new collection run the gamut from some of the company’s earliest works in 1927, with the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons “All Wet” and “Trolley Troubles,” to the 1956 CinemaScope short “Chips Ahoy,” starring Chip and Dale as well as Donald Duck. Several of the shorts are historically significant for the company,...

Beta Film has rolled out its first major territory sales on drama series “M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder” (“M – A City Hunts a Murderer”), which has just been confirmed by the Berlin festival as one of seven shows selected for its TV strand, Berlinale Series.

Viasat has licensed pay-tv rights for Russia and Cis countries. TV giant Globo has also closed pay-tv rights for Brazil. Canal Plus has licensed Polish rights, in a further pay-tv deal. Scandinavia is in final negotiations.

Beta handles world sales outside Austria and Germany. The drama series is a Superfilm production by John Lueftner and David Schalko for Austrian public network Orf and Germany’s TV Now, the new streaming service of the Rtl Mediagroup. “M” marks their first original fiction production. Home video in Germany is handled by Universum Film.

A potential Berlinale Series talking point, “M – A City Hunts a Murderer” is...

After a stellar freshman season, the return of “Dear White People” for Season 2 was always going to be one of our anticipated premeires of 2018. But even though this new batch of episodes experiments with its form and has a new framing device for these ten half-hours, there’s one thing that has stayed consistent over the series’ run: a fantastic soundtrack.

Mixing songs from across the decades, this is one Netflix show that has a little bit for everyone: Edvard Grieg, DeJ Loaf, Tyler, the Creator, and Andy Williams, all in one big musical happy family.

Some of these tracks will lodge themselves in your subconscious for the coming weeks and months (that Louis Cole track in Episode 2 is a nuclear-grade earworm). Others will have you flipping through the entire back catalogue. There’s even one song that plays a key role within the show, even if it’s not sung by the original artist.

Though the songwriting team of Robert Wright and George Forrest is best remembered by Broadway enthusiasts for adapting the music of Edvard Grieg into Song Of Norway and similarly using the melodies of Alexander Borodin to create their score for Kismet, their greatest success came when directorchoreographer Tommy Tune took interest in a musical of theirs that fizzled into obscurity on its way to Broadway, then known as At The Grand.

In 2016, Chance the Rapper secretly filmed a slasher film about an outlaw framed for the murders of several pizza boys, appropriately titled Slice. Last Halloween, the Mc teased the project on Twitter, and now, one year later, a second clip has arrived promising the film will be released in 2018.

The mostly animated clip doesn't reveal much about the movie, and instead cribs the aesthetic of the Internet game Line Rider, with a figure on a moped zipping across a landscape of line fragments while an eight-bit version of Edvard Grieg...

We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.Hector BabencoArgentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of

We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.

Hector Babenco

Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.

He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned a best director Oscar nominee and William Hurt earned an Oscar win for best actor.

Babenco went on to direct Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (1987) and Tom Berenger and John Lithgow in At Play In The Fields Of The Lord (1991).

After undergoing cancer treatment in the 1990s, he returned to the director’s chair for films including Brazilian prison...

Here we are at what is a surprisingly modern list. At the beginning of this, I didn’t expect to see so much cultural impact coming from films so recently made, but that’s the way it goes. The films that define the horror genre aren’t necessarily the scariest or the most expensive or even the best. The films that define the genre point to a movement – movies that changed the game and influenced all the films after it. Movies that transcend the horror genre. Movies that broke the mold and changed the way horror can be created.

10. El laberinto del fauno (2006)

English Language Title: Pan’s Labyrinth

Directed by: Gullermo del Toro

It’s more a dark fantasy film than a horror film, but it would be tough to make a list of 50 of those. Plus, it has enough graphic, nightmarish images to push it over the threshold.

Hannibal, Season 3, Episode 4, “Aperitivo”

Written by Nick Antosca and Bryan Fuller & Steve Lightfoot

Directed by Marc Jobst

Airs Thursdays at 10pm (Et) on NBC

Four episodes into season three, the reverberations of the season two finale are still being felt. Given the monumental nature of “Mizumono”, that feels appropriate, and the first trio of episodes of season three have dealt primarily with the Red Dinner’s emotional and psychological fallout for Hannibal and Will. These episodes have been full of dream imagery and projections, exploring the psychology of these characters and meditating upon their decisions and pasts through recurring visual motifs and stylish directorial flourishes more than dialogue or plot. With “Aperitivo”, that changes, giving audiences a much more concrete look at the fallout of season two for the characters left in Baltimore.

“Aperitivo” takes viewers through Hannibal’s victims one by one, starting with Chilton and Mason before moving on to Will,...

This is how it goes with Terrence Malick — long stretches of quiet around whatever he's working on, followed by an intense period of scrutiny as it gets unveiled. And so it goes today, with "Knight Of Cups" premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival. The first poster was revealed, our review is right here, and we've gotten our hands on all the music featured in the director's latest look at the soul of man (or something). As per usual, Malick leans heavily on classical jams, with compositions by Arvo Part, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, and more. For those of you want to cue up your playlists with something more contemporary, there are tunes by Thee Oh Sees, Explosions In The Sky, Burial, and a ton of music by ambient electronic artist Biosphere. Below you'll find the full list of songs, and on the next page, all the tracks your ears can handle.

Calvary

Patrick Cassidy

Varese Sarabande Records

“You have to detach yourself.” That’s the advice Brendan Gleeson’s scruffy pillar of a priest gives to a fellow clergyman in Calvary, the second film from John Michael McDonagh, who’s quickly and quietly expanding beyond his notoriety as “Martin McDonagh’s brother.” Calvary dumps a truckload of guilt on the doorstep of Father James and then sits back and watches him squirm at the sight. There’s little sense in a man, once abused by the clergy as a child, executing one of the church’s blameless — and Father James is told as much by his faceless accuser in Calvary‘s opening minutes. Good luck with that whole detachment thing.

Those outside of Ireland’s Classical charts won’t recognize Patrick Cassidy’s name, but his under-the-radar status (and slim filmography) is in step with an anonymous composition style. Across the pond,...

Here we are at what is a surprisingly modern list. At the beginning of this, I didn’t expect to see so much cultural impact coming from films so recently made, but that’s the way it goes. The films that define the horror genre aren’t necessarily the scariest or the most expensive or even the best. The films that define the genre point to a movement – movies that changed the game and influenced all the films after it. Movies that transcend the horror genre. Movies that broke the mold and changed the way horror can be created.

10. El laberinto del fauno (2006)

English Language Title: Pan’s Labyrinth

Directed by: Gullermo del Toro

It’s more a dark fantasy film than a horror film, but it would be tough to make a list of 50 of those. Plus, it has enough graphic, nightmarish images to push it over the threshold.

The Rolling Stones, who in March interrupted their 2014 world tour due to singer Mick Jagger's girlfriend's suicide, returned to the road Monday with a high-energy show lasting over two hours at Oslo's Telenor Arena. Playing to a sold-out crowd of 23,000, Jagger did not mention the death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott, but proved himself proficient in Norwegian-language between-song patter. "It was a great rock 'n roll show," said Jan Martin Schultz, 55, who had travelled with two friends to Monday's concert. All had seen The Rolling Stones several times before, and remarked on Jagger's powerful energy. "I saw them in...

The Rolling Stones, who in March interrupted their 2014 world tour due to singer Mick Jagger's girlfriend's suicide, returned to the road Monday with a high-energy show lasting over two hours at Oslo's Telenor Arena. Playing to a sold-out crowd of 23,000, Jagger did not mention the death of fashion designer L'Wren Scott, but proved himself proficient in Norwegian-language between-song patter. "It was a great rock 'n roll show," said Jan Martin Schultz, 55, who had travelled with two friends to Monday's concert. All had seen The Rolling Stones several times before, and remarked on Jagger's powerful energy. "I saw them in...

Sviatoslav Richter: The Teldec Recordings (Teldec/Warner Classics)

This three-cd set returns to print some fairly fascinating items from the discography of the most venerated pianist of his generation. It’s an import from England that’s distributed by Naxos; at its $24.99 list price, it’s a great bargain, and thus easily worth acquiring even if you already have one of its discs.

Baroque authenticists may sneer at Richter’s playing, on disc one, of J.S. Bach’s Piano Concertos in D major, Bwv 1054, and in G minor, Bwv 1058, accompanied by the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto conducted by Yuri Bashmet. I enjoy it, with some qualification. Richter plays Bwv 1054 rather sternly, though with quiet elegance in the slow movement; in the outer movements, though, his rhythms are foursquare, lacking the vivacity we now expect in this repertoire, and though he does play a few ornaments, he’s pretty restrained in that department.

His life was as romantic and colourful as his exquisite music, yet his works are rarely performed today. Delius deserves better, writes Julian Lloyd Webber

No other composer polarises opinion like Delius. You either love or loathe his music. And it is rare to find someone who has grown to like it. Although this coming year – the 150th anniversary of his birth – will bring opportunities to reassess his work, that central fact will never change.

I feel as if I have known Delius's music forever. My father was a devotee and I must have heard all of his most famous works (On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, The Walk to the Paradise Garden, La Calinda, et al) well before I started playing his cello music. I always felt instinctively attuned to Delius's unique musical language, which seemed akin to watching a painting that is slowly changing in a constantly moving canvas of sound.

Patrick Ecclesine/Fox Cat Deeley, right, hosts with resident judges Nigel Lythgoe (center) and Mary Murphy on Season Eight of “So You Think You Can Dance.”

The Los Angeles auditions—a city that “never fails to deliver,” Cat Deeley says.

They take place at the Orpheum, and the judges are show creator Nigel Lythgoe, ballroom exper Mary Murphy, and Tyce Diorio, Broadway choreographer.

The rules are that dancers can be sent home, get a ticket for the next round in Vegas,...

Given that it's now kind of part of an Oscar-winning score, Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" has earned all the prestige it has ever needed. And it didn't even need much more before landing in the brilliant Henley Royal Regatta scene of "The Social Network," as arranged by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Since being composed 135 years ago (for Ibsen's "Peer Gynt"), the epic tune has been one of the most well known pieces of classical music ever. Or do I only think that because it's been used in so many films and trailers in…...

Welcome to the No Fact Zone’s new column on musical performances on the Colbert report. Stephen is quite the entertainer, and also has fantastic musical guests from a variety of genres and backgrounds on the Report. Check back at the end of each week for a round-up of music in the show!

While there was not a great deal of musical performance (well any, really) last week, there were a few tasty bits of music with callbacks to other tv shows and forms of entertainment that you may have missed. So sit back, enjoy some Cheerios, and be wary of any evil twins that may be waiting in the kitchen …

Tuesday:

Oh Cheerios!

As Stavros and Pavros fought a melodramatic battle involving kitty litter, toaster strudels, and Cheerios they were underscored by a synthesizer sound borrowed directly from soaps and radio. That sustained, organy sound dates way, way, way back,...

When the first trailer for Dinner for Schmucks appeared in the spring, it was slightly underwhelming. Or, as underwhelming as something featuring Steve Carell and Paul Rudd could possibly be. Still, it felt like anything but a big summer release. Schmucks seemed like the type of spring comedy that Carell (Date Night) and Rudd (I Love You, Man) specialize in. How could Paramount make this thing look bigger? Well how about by adding a Patrick Stewart sound-alike voiceover and Edvard Grieg's "In the Hail of the Mountain King"! Say hello to Dinner for Schmucks, v.2.0.

Today's spotlight is directed at Douglas Edward, who is both a musician and a composer. Doug's work can be listened to at CDbaby (follow individual links) where most of his scores are sold and showcase a wide variety of genres. Doug's most interesting release may be his collection of short film scores which feature inventive ensembles and still create an album that's a fluid listening experience despite featuring music from a dozen different projects! The following interview discusses most of Doug's credits up to this point with a special focus on overcoming budgetary constraints, criss-crossing genres and performing music in addition to writing it.

How did you discover music for yourself?

I started taking piano lessons in the 3rd grade soon after we moved back to the United States from Germany. I enjoyed playing music, and I especially liked messing around on the piano for hours at a time. In...

• Up-and-coming Norwegian writer/director Tommy Wirkola (Kill Buljo) takes viewers on a tour of the beautiful snowy mountains of Oksfjord, Norway in his second feature film, Dead Snow.  The thing is, Wirkola has also decided that the time is ripe for a revival of a horror subgenre many people thought would never re-surface: the Nazi zombie film (remember Shock Waves, with Peter Cushing and John Carradine?).  By the end of this 90-minute splatter comedy, the beautiful white snow of the Norwegian Alps will be painted blood red. After a frenetic shaky-cam opening sequence excellently set to the tune of Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" in which we see a young woman running from someone - or something - in the mountains, we are introduced to a group of 6 med-school students heading to an isolated cabin for their Easter break.  Before long, a mysterious stranger

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Award-winning classical guitarist and recording artist Peter Fletcher returns to Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, on March 27th at 8 Pm. Tickets are $25 and $20 at the Box Office, CarnegieCharge 212-247-7362, and www.carnegiehall.org This concert will feature selections from Fletcher's 2008 CD release on Towerhill Recordings, Peter Fletcher plays Music of the Baroque (TH72022), www.towerhill-recordings.com. Other repertoire will include the Lute Suite no. 1 in E minor of J. S. Bach; Fletcher's transcritions of Erik Satie and Edvard Grieg; Usher-Waltz, an intense work by Russian guitarist and composer Nikita Koshkin; Andrew York's Sunburst and music of Weiss and Reusner.