Cinema News: The scrappy performing troupe that changed Las Vegas

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December 3, 2023

How Cirque du Soleil helped build modern Las Vegas

Cirque du Soleil was a scrappy Montreal startup when it first landed in Las Vegas 30 years ago. Today, Cirque shows are featured at casinos up and down the Strip — a reminder that Cirque helped build Sin City into a global entertainment destination.

After a political reckoning, Sarah Silverman tries to find her comedic voice again

Sarah Silverman has always been outspoken, but recently she's questioned whether she needs to be as vocal: "I don't have to weigh in."

HBO's 'Love Has Won' shows how cult leader Amy Carlson went from McDonald's manager to mummy

Director Hannah Olson says her HBO docuseries "Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God" isn't a film about cults, but instead is an "American tragedy about disenchantment with the American dream."

After 'The Favourite,' Yorgos Lanthimos could do anything. He went wilder than ever

Featuring sexually unbound performances from Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo, the Greek director's latest confirms him as an artist who can't allow any compromise.

Action icon John Woo on why he loves L.A. and what brought him back to Hollywood

The legendary Hong Kong director has made his first U.S. film in 20 years with Lionsgate's "Silent Night," starring Joel Kinnaman and Catalina Sandino Moreno.

Not another jukebox musical, 'Hell's Kitchen' artfully reimagines Alicia Keys' songs

The world premiere of "Hell's Kitchen," the semi-autobiographical musical by Alicia Keys, features a book by Kristoffer Diaz and sublime vocals by a cast that re-interprets some of Keys' biggest hits.

'You scumbag, you maggot': For broken romantics, nothing says Christmas like 'Fairytale of New York'

The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is one of the great holiday songs of the modern era, and a gorgeous, sozzled mess of a performance.

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