‘Kokuho’ review: Betrayals, sex, envy β€” sounds like the theater world

‘Kokuho’ review: Betrayals, sex, envy β€” sounds like the theater world

Director Sang-il Lee sets his epic-scaled β€œKokuho” in the vivid world of kabuki theater, but it’s not just the movie’s milieu that distinguishes it. Spanning 50 years and running nearly three hours, β€œKokuho,” which has become Japan’s biggest live-action hit ever, evinces intensely mixed feelings about its two main characters’ quest for greatness. Kabuki is…

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‘Weapons’: Amy Madigan on Aunt Gladys prequel, Elia Kazan Oscar, more

‘Weapons’: Amy Madigan on Aunt Gladys prequel, Elia Kazan Oscar, more

In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, the β€œWeapons” star discusses finding viral fame with her Oscar-nominated role as Aunt Gladys after years of ups and downs. Kelvin Washington: Welcome to The Envelope. I’m Kelvin Washington, alongside the usuals, Yvonne Villarreal, we got Mark Olsen as well. Everybody doing well? Yvonne Villarreal: Doing good!…

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CBS’s Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture

CBS’s Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture

UCLA has canceled an upcoming lecture featuring CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Weiss was scheduled to give the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture on Feb. 27 about β€œThe Future of Journalism.” But according to the university, the program will not move forward as scheduled, after Weiss’ team withdrew from the event. A source familiar with…

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