Movies
Mounting a risqué novella by William Burroughs, filmmaker Luca Guadagnino finds an expressive way forward for the former James Bond, who finds a new register.
Also this week: Ann Magnuson and Susan Seidelman with “Making Mr. Right,” Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer’s “Candy Mountain” and a Nicole Holofcener double feature.
Hollywood Inc.
Melvin will join Savannah Guthrie at the “Today” desk in January. Kotb announced in September that she is leaving the program to spend more time with her young children.
California
Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie ran as the “non-politician” who could hit reset at San Francisco City Hall. But even as a political newcomer, Lurie, scion of one of the city’s elite old-money families, is far from an outsider.
World & Nation
A Marine veteran who put an agitated subway rider in a chokehold on a New York subway has been acquitted in the man’s death.
Levi’s heir and nonprofit executive Daniel Lurie soundly beat incumbent Mayor London Breed to become San Francisco’s next mayor. His victory is part of a broader centrist shift for this famously liberal city.
Two years ago, the actor found herself in an Oscars controversy after being snubbed for ‘Till.’ Now she returns with ‘Piano Lesson’ — and awards watchers predict payback.
Incumbent Mayor London Breed trailed Levi’s heir and philanthropist Daniel Lurie in early returns in San Francisco’s mayor’s race, a contest in which homelessness and property crime emerged as pivotal issues.
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Entertainment & Arts
A stage version of Ken Loach’s film ‘I, Daniel Blake,’ adapted by the film’s star, Dave Jones, has its U.S. premiere at the Fountain Theatre.