Pritzker Prize for French architectural duo Lacaton and Vassal
Chicago – Over the past four decades, it has repeatedly been the great masters who have been awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize endowed with 100,000 US dollars – from Philip Johnson in 1979 to Zaha Hadid in 2004. This year’s decision, however, is not least a Admission to the...
“Bond” and “Alien” star Yaphet Kotto have died
Hollywood – The US actor Yaphet Kotto, known from cinema icons such as “Alien” or as the first black villain in a James Bond film – “Live and Let Die” from 1973 – has died at the age of 81. This was announced by his wife Tessie Sinahon on...
“It is imperative to act now”: Vienna Biennale on Climate Change
Vienna – The fight against climate change and for a fairer world is the theme of the Vienna Biennale for Change this year under the motto “Planet Love”. The coronavirus may currently dominate the global headlines, but “the urgency of the issue cannot be exaggerated,” emphasized MAK General Director...
A demonic duo: Sad Night Dynamite make music to make you scary
Josh Greacens and Archie Blagdens Sound has already brought them comparisons with the Gorillaz...
“I Can’t Breathe” by HER: A song of the year full of pain
Gabi Wilson aka HER won the Grammys Award for Best Song of the Year, a sad anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement...
“Apple tree” of knowledge: France is now restituting real Klimt
In 2001 Austria restituted a fake Klimt painting. Now the descendants of the Holocaust victims receive the right work of art: from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris...
Oscar nominations: “Mank” with ten nominations
David Fincher’s black and white drama “Mank” about the making of the Hollywood classic “Citizen Kane” is the clear favorite at the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25th. The film with Gary Oldman in the lead role of the eponymous screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz received ten nominations from the...
The best films about the apocalypse?
Which end-time films have impressed you? Share your tips in the forum!...
Nova Rock Festival 2021 canceled due to the corona situation
Nickelsdorf / Vienna – The unclear corona situation makes it impossible to hold the Nova Rock Festival in Nickelsdorf, which is planned from June 2nd to 5th. The concert promoter Barracuda Music announced this to the APA on Monday. The federal government had not received any information as to...
Andrea Breth on “The Fiery Angel” – and the pandemic
A gloomy break room in the Theater an der Wien. The late winter cold and traffic noise penetrate through a wide-open window. Enter Andrea Breth: tall and gray and reserved, she suddenly stands there, a gentle giant of the art of directing. The first impression of the theater maker,...