Oscar-winning editor Anne V. Coates remembers being excited but also intimidated when she found out that David Lean wanted her to edit “Lawrence of Arabia.” Coates was a young editor then, and “Lawrence of Arabia” not only gave her a big break into the editing business, but her work eventually won her an Academy Award. Read more...

Even at 74 years old, renowned Senegalese percussionist Doudou N’Diaye Rose is on his second major U.S. tour. Outside of wowing American audiences with dazzling displays from his 35-member percussion orchestra, there’s one more thing he wants to do before he leaves: watch an American band perform live onstage. Read more...

I forget the first time I saw the “Kill Bill” trailer on the Internet, but I know I’ve been excited ever since. OK, so the airplane is obviously a product of CGI, and the last lines of dialogue Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu trade are cornier than a Kansas barbeque, but the rest is spectacular: the old Asian man jumping on top of Thurman’s sword, the kitchen knife fight. Read more...

There are plenty of reasons Coen brothers fans should feel nervous with the release of “Intolerable Cruelty.” For one, it was produced not just by independent-minded Ethan Coen, but also by studio-man Brian Grazer. Read more...

Good things do come to those who wait ““ at least at jazz shows they do. Sunday night at Royce Hall, the Michael Brecker Quintet and the Roy Hargrove Quintet overcame a forty-minute delay and a few minor sound problems to successfully stage two very different and satisfying sets of innovative jazz music. Read more...

Yucca Mountain, a barren strip of land about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is revered by its native Shoshone tribe as a place of deep spiritual and religious importance. Read more...

Read more...