It’s a testament to the level of security, staff preparation and good fortune that a potential terrorist attack against Temple Israel in suburban Detroit was foiled yesterday. The fact that no one ...
It’s unlikely that many knew much about the story of the Shaker movement past their distinctive architecture and furniture prior to watching Mona Fastvold’s historical, musical drama, The Testament of ...
Searchlight Pictures has officially revealed The Testament of Ann Lee digital release date, revealing when the movie many believe to be an Oscars snub will become available to watch at home. When is ...
In Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee,” the dancing Shakers depicted on screen overlap with one another in a picturesque shot, encapsulating the worship and commitment to the religious sect.
Live on stage the Oscar-winning composer’s score is disorientating, ecstatic and strange. Its star, Amanda Seyfried’s pure voice is the anchor in a brief but absorbing set A few days ago, Amanda ...
I couldn’t stop blinking back tears, and I couldn’t understand why. I’d just walked out of a movie called “The Testament of Ann Lee.” Lee was the founder of the American Shakers, a tiny utopian ...
After experiencing the strangeness of the Academy Awards with her last film The Brutalist, the indie actor has reunited with its creators for period curio The Testament of Ann Lee. But what she’d ...
A period musical about Shaker history might not seem like an obvious choice for a breakout hit, but that’s exactly what The Testament of Ann Lee has become. Starring Amanda Seyfried in an award-magnet ...
Throughout his career, the actor Lewis Pullman has specialized in characters with a lived-in spirituality. Whether playing a charismatic yet manipulative pastor in "The Starling Girl" or a being with ...
Playing a founder of the Shakers, Amanda Seyfried fully captures the fervor of an unconventional form of devotion. Credit: Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures This week I want to recommend two period ...
The “singular, astonishing, otherworldly” new biographical musical about the founder of the Shakers “may not be to everyone’s taste,” said Alissa From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News ...
Like clockwork, the Oscar nominations left out a few deserving nominees. Admittedly, Sinners deserves all 16 of its record-breaking nods, but some of that love could have been spread around. Despite a ...