Brokeback Mountain Opera Coming to New York

Brokeback Mountain is coming back to New York, this time in the form of an opera.

The New York City Opera has commissioned American composer and New York native Charles Wuorinen to adapt the E. Annie Proulx short story and subsequent Oscar-winning film for its 2013 spring season. It will be Mr. Wuorinen’s second Read More

Ang Lee to Direct Comedy About Woodstock

We’d been wondering what director Ang Lee’s next move would be, especially following Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger’s fatal overdose in late January. It turns out Mr. Lee’s next project is a bit more light-hearted than that film, or his last, Lust, Caution. It’s a comedy about the original Woodstock music festival based on Read More

The Scene in Philadelphia

Here’s what’s happening at the corner of Walnut and 18th street in Philadelphia, where Obama and Clinton supporters are shouting their candidates names at each other.

In the middle of Rittenhouse Square Park a representative of "Cowboys for Obama" is giving an interview while twirling a lasso and talking about Will Rogers and Cherokees. Read More