Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin attended the Academy Award on March 10, 2024, as one of the artists representing the film “Maestro.” The conductor attended with his husband Pierre Tourville and was dressed in a white Yves Saint Laurent suit. Throughout the fall and awards season, the conductor has attended major events such as the Venice Film Festival and {…}
Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” has earned seven Academy Award nominations. The film obtained nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay. Additionally, it was nominated for Best Makeup, Best sound and Best Cinematography category. The nominations come after a successful awards season which saw nominations at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and BAFTA awards. “Maestro” {…}
Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” has been nominated for four Golden Globes. The film was nominated for Best Picture Drama, Best Actor Drama for Cooper, Best Actress Drama for Carey Mulligan, and Best Director for Cooper. “Maestro” will compete for the top prize with fellow nominees “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Past Lives,” “The Zone {…}
Deutsche Grammophon is set to release the official soundtrack to Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro.” For the recording, all the music in the film was chosen by Cooper, and the London Symphony Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin performed it. The new album will be released digitally on Nov. 17, 2023, and on CD and vinyl on Dec. 1. The recording also {…}
The Gotham has announced that Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” will receive the Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute at the 2023 Gotham Awards. This is the first major award that the Leonard Bernstein biopic received. The Gotham Awards are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City and are precursor awards to {…}
The Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” has its world premiere on Sept. 2 at the Venice Film Festival to a rousing standing ovation. The premiere saw Leonard Bernstein’s three children, Jamie, Nina Maria, and Alexander in attendance alongside its producers and Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Following the film’s premiere, the movie received a seven-minute standing ovation, and rave reviews, {…}
The Anti-Defamation League is defending Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro” and stating that the prosthetic nose used in the film is not antisemitic. The organization released a statement following the controversy that sparked that accused Cooper of using “Jewface,” Hollywood’s stereotypical or inauthentic portrayal of Jewish people. In a statement to Variety and TMZ, the ADL said, “Throughout history, Jews were {…}
Actor Bradley Cooper is receiving backlash over his use of a prosthetic nose in his new film “Maestro” in which he plays Leonard Bernstein. Following the release of the trailer on Tuesday, August 16, 2023, social media users were quick to criticize the prosthetic nose and some labeled it “antisemitic.” According to NBC News, X users said, “Bradley Cooper is {…}
(Credit: Netflix) Netflix has released the trailer for Bradley Cooper’s biopic “Maestro.” The trailer is scored with the “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Symphony No.5 and shows Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre, at the beginning and end of their lives together. “Maestro” is set to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it will be competing for the {…}
Bradley Cooper will not attend the world premiere of “Maestro” at the Venice Film Festival in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike. The Wrap is reporting that a festival spokesperson said that while Cooper directed “Maestro,” he also stars as Leonard Bernstein in the Netflix biopic. The biopic tells the complex love of Leonard and Felicia, from the time they met {…}
Sarah Silverman has joined the upcoming film about Leonard Bernstein, “Maestro.” According to Deadline, Silverman will play Bernstein’s sister in the film. The actress will join an ensemble cast that is led by Bradley Cooper, who is playing the iconic composer, Carey Mulligan, who will play Bernstein’s wife Felicia, as well as Matt Bomer and Maya Hawke. Cooper is also {…}