It’s been nearly 50 years since Maria Callas, the most admired and photographed opera singer of the 20th century, passed away from a heart attack at age 53. If you listen today to recordings by the ...

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Ask Ed Lachman about the use of color and the cinematographer provides a perfect layman’s primer in art education. “Why are hospitals blue and green? Those are restful, peaceful colors. Why are fast ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Maria Callas was born on December 2, 1923, meaning that her centennial was about a year ago. I wrote a piece, saying ...

Valeria Sordi is a Senior Writer for Collider. A Montreal-based film and television writer across Features and Lists, she primarily focuses on drama, science fiction, and fantasy. With a strong ...

Angelina Jolie is back in UK cinemas this Friday in Maria, the biopic about iconic opera singer Maria Callas. Talking to Digital Spy, Jolie reflected on how she managed to relate to the singer, ...

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When Jackie Kennedy learned that her husband, Aristotle Onassis, was having an affair with Maria Callas, she did what she knew best – looked the other way. The claim was made by Kiki Feroudi ...

Beautifully shot, the film “Maria” explores the great Greek American soprano Maria Callas during her final days in 1970s Paris, as she tries to come to terms with her life and fame. It is a ...

A sumptuously shot psychological portrait of one of history’s greatest divas, Maria extends director Pablo Larraín’s explorations of iconic, tragically fated women in Jackie and Spencer. Angelina ...

BY. THANKS, DALENCIA. TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND AND STREAMING. AND OUR FILM CRITIC LAUREN VINNYTSIA IS JOINING US. LAUREN, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT RED ONE IS ALREADY ON ...

In Hollywood’s ongoing cheerless attempts to contest the joy of music by cutting stellar classical musicians down to size, “Maria” joins the curt parade of “Tár” and “Maestro.” The new biopic of Maria ...