Arts & Life

Photo Philippe Noiret in Bertrand Tavernier’s “Life and Nothing But.” Credit Orion Classics/Everett Collection, via Quad Cinema Though now into his fifth decade of filmmaking, Bertrand Tavernier has not attained the recognition in America that other great French directors enjoy. Even so, he has always examined French society, culture and …

JANEANE GAROFALO I was just going through the calendar, and I was like, wait, what? And then I saw: previews. But — but — but — it’s only a handful of days away. Photo Diane Keaton, left, and Meryl Streep in the 1996 film “Marvin’s Room.” Credit Phil Caruso/Miramax Films …

Up until the curtain rose, there were naysayers who doubted whether this beloved but elusive and cancellation-prone artist would actually go through with it. In March, he dropped out of a highly anticipated new “Tosca” at the Metropolitan Opera next season, because of the time it would require him to …

Photo Samantha Bee accused the Trump administration of playing fast and loose with the meanings of words. Credit TBS Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else are you …

Photo Laurel Halo, whose new album, “Dust,” is out Friday. Credit Mustafah Abdulaziz for The New York Times CHICAGO — The experimental producer and D.J. Laurel Halo has spent the past eight years building up a reputation as a slippery artist, moving from fidgety techno to conventional songs and back. …

Photo Georgina Pazcoguin performing in the revival of “Cats” at the Neil Simon Theater in July 2016. Credit Krista Schlueter for The New York Times The first Broadway production of “Cats” was a smash hit that ran for 18 years. The revival, not so much. The current production, which opened …

Photo Carrie Coon in “Fargo.” Credit Chris Large/FX Season 3, Episode 10: ‘Somebody to Love’ The third season of “Fargo” ends with the ultimate cliffhanger: Is there justice in this world or isn’t there? Can we talk to our children, as Gloria does, about the fact that “sometimes the world …

I’m honestly not sure what it reveals about the degree to which Australians welcome or resist the boldest forms of cultural expression, which was one of the questions I raised last week. This seems to be something that Australians themselves, separate from me, continue to debate. Continue reading the main …

Photo Paul Hamy as the title character in “The Ornithologist.” Credit Internet Video Archive You do not have to be a Portuguese Catholic to appreciate “The Ornithologist,” but I imagine that it really helps. The movie, written and directed by João Pedro Rodrigues, begins with a quotation from St. Anthony …

Mr. Clooney and Mr. Gerber, the entertainment impresario who happens to be married to Cindy Crawford, took a different path. Per company lore, the two friends spent many a night conducting tequila “research” at their Casamigos vacation compound on the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. Continue reading the main story What …