Christian Science Monitor | Arts & Entertainment

Review: 'I Love You, Beth Cooper'

11 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Romantic comedy for teens has fresh twist and new acting find Paul Rust.

Photo exhibit offers an intimate look at America's jazz ambassadors

10 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Black jazz legends were sent abroad as part of a State Department diplomatic push even while segregation continued back home.

Review: 'Brüno'

10 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Sacha Baron Cohen's latest outrageous escapade makes 'Borat' look distinctly tame.

Review: 'Soul Power'

10 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Concert footage not to be missed in this documentary about the music superstars who performed before the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman fight in 1974.

In Michael Jackson's estate, more at stake than dollars

10 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

The pop star left $500 million in debt and plenty of assets, but his posthumous branding could ultimately determine his legacy.

Coming to a movie screen near you, the best in theater

08 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Plays from the world's most revered stages are being beamed into multiplexes, bringing theater lovers a chance to see top-class productions at a modest price.

With Michael Jackson, the end of the megastar?

08 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Media fragmentation – and a public that's seen it all – makes it harder for today's artists to achieve global superstardom.

Conducting with electricity

06 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel brings new energy to classical music.

Summer of dance!

06 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Merce, Mark Morris, Bill T. Jones, and some new faces bust out their moves for the festival circuit.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

06 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

National parks' fee-free weekends, a money tale from Niall Ferguson, opera for Bellini fans, and more.

Films to make you think

02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

These documentaries may change your dinner menu and your travel itinerary.

Review: 'Public Enemies'

02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

This retelling of Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger, played by Johnny Depp, falls hard for the antihero mythology.

Review: 'Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love'

02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

The power of one man's voice to inspire change is captured in this documentary about Africa's biggest pop star.

Review: 'The Girl From Monaco'

02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

A Parisian lawyer on a big case in Monaco falls for a seductive weather girl and soon finds his button-down life unraveling in this light romantic comedy.

FROM OUR FILES: An Interview with Karl Malden

02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST

Karl Malden, who died today, spoke to the MONITOR in 1959 about acting and working with directors such as Kazan and Hitchcock.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

30 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

Synthetic diamonds that fool the experts, L.A. on foot, a website for the philosophical, and more.

Immigrant actors tell their story

29 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

Day laborers in Los Angeles offer impromptu street theater between jobs.

For black America, Jackson was an icon who transcended race

30 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

Many African-Americans look past the controversies and cosmetic surgery to his achievements as a barrier-breaking musical star.

Finland's tango fever

26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

Despite being continents away from Argentina, the shy Finns have a passion for the melancholy music and dance.

Review: 'Chéri'

26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

Promoted as a frisky comedy, this film set in La Belle Époque delivers a great deal more.

Review: 'My Sister's Keeper'

26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

Adapted from Jodi Picoult's bestselling novel, the high-brow tear-jerker raises some complex medical ethics issues.

Review: 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'

26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

Plotless, loud, and long, this sequel follows the Autobots in their fight against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons.

Review: 'The Hurt Locker'

26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

This riveting, documentarylike combat movie about a bomb squad in Iraq will keep you on edge.

Teenage sensation emerges on the race track

26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

At 15, Gabby Chaves isn't old enough to have a driver's license. But he routinely wins formula race car events, reaching speeds of 150 m.p.h. Is he the next Mario Andretti?

Michael Jackson, me, and a glove story

26 Jun 2009 01:00:00 EST

How I witnessed his epiphany of the single white glove.