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So how well does Cate Blanchett handle a baton? A couple of critics hash out the personalities and classical music in ‘Tár’

CHICAGO — The new Cate Blanchett film “Tár” is no issue movie. It has, however, brought a lot of rarified and/or unfashionable issues back into the spotlight: symphony orchestra politics; the cost of obsessive artistic ambition and devotion to a calling; and, for writer-director Todd Field, the challenge and allure…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 20, 2022

Movie review: Cate Blanchett's blistering performance drives powerful 'Tár'

If you drew the story arc of "Tár," it would be a long horizontal line that ends with an angled, nearly vertical one. In other words, nothing happens for quite a while and then a whole lot happens at once.

Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022

Neal Justin: Seth Meyers and his famous friends find time to keep making 'Documentary Now!'

"Documentary Now!," the series that specializes in highbrow parodies, returns with another impressive list of celebrity guests, including Cate Blanchett, Alexander Skarsgard, Jonathan Pryce and singer Tom Jones.

Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022

Why classical conductor 'Tár' was the most terrifying role of Cate Blanchett's iconic career

Cate Blanchett has played her share of formidable characters, rulers who could bring mere mortals to their knees with a single icy stare: Queen Elizabeth I in "Elizabeth," Galadriel in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the goddess Hela in "Thor: Ragnarok."

Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022

‘Amsterdam’ and ‘Lyle Lyle’ Struggle, Letting ‘Smile’ Repeat

David O. Russell's star-studded 1930s mystery “Amsterdam" flopped and the children's book adaptation “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” debuted softly, allowing the horror thriller “Smile” to repeat atop the box office in US and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. Neither new release caught fire with moviegoers but the disappointment was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 9, 2022

'Amsterdam' and 'Lyle Lyle' struggle, letting 'Smile' repeat

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The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2022

Blanchett and Field grapple with power, process in 'Tár'

Cate Blanchett isn't just playing a classical music conductor in the new film “Tár," she is actually conducting a live orchestra of professional musicians

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Review: Cate Blanchett is at the peak of her powers in 'Tár,' a magnificent cinematic symphony

It's not until an hour into "Tár" that we see the title character — a classical conductor known the world over as Lydia Tár and played by an unimprovable Cate Blanchett — do what she was born to do. It's an astonishing performance nestled inside another: In one shot, Lydia…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022

And the Oscars go to... why Steven Spielberg and Cate Blanchett are among the frontrunners for awards in 2023

As awards season starts, our expert reveals what the recent film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto tell us about the front runners for next year’s big film prizes in Los Angeles

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2022

From The Whale to The Fabelmans: where does this year’s Oscar race stand?

With fall festivals coming to a close and with most of the big films having premiered, this year’s potential winners and losers are starting to take shape

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022