How sad and unfulfilling must be the life of a muse? Granted, this is probably not the intended takeaway from Nick Broomfield’s dewy-eyed new documentary “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love.” With ...

This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen in a scene from the documentary "Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love." (Roadside Attractions via AP) It’s not exactly a ...

“Love is not a victory march,” Leonard Cohen sang in one of the many verses of his signature song “Hallelujah” — and Nick Broomfield’s haunting documentary “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love,” which ...

Nick Broomfield’s documentaries are seldom confused with those of Michael Moore or Errol Morris. Rather than unpack social issues, he likes to throw together projects with a tabloid appeal (Kurt & ...

Marianne Ihlen is often considered Leonard Cohen‘s muse, having inspired songs of his including “So Long, Marianne,” “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye” and “Bird on the Wire.” The pair’s decades-long ...

Will we ever stop sifting through our musical past? If the recent flood of nostalgic movies is any indication (whether documentaries or tuneful biopics such as “Rocketman” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”), ...

Leonard Cohen heaps praise on a song from way back in 1940 which he wished he had written. The folk icon has written plenty of classics, but he loved this one.

A collection of nearly 50 love letters from Leonard Cohen to Marianne Ihlen (who inspired “So Long Marianne” and many other of his songs) have sold for $876,000 at a recent Christie’s auction. The ...

The show will follow a young Cohen during his years-long relationship with muse Marianne Ihlen during their extended sojourn on the Greek Isle of Hydra. (JTA) — The actor and musician Alex Wolff ...

To paraphrase a saying attributed to Buddha, when the student is ready, the Leonard Cohen song will appear. Philosopher king and ladies’ man, poet and ordained Buddhist monk, aesthete and pilgrim — in ...

It's not exactly a hit parade, the songs that have been turned into movies. There was the shambling reconstruction of Arlo Guthrie's “Alice's Restaurant,” the fizzy pop of “Earth Girls Are Easy,” the ...

(JTA) — The actor and musician Alex Wolff assumes the role of one of the century’s most beloved Jewish musicians during a crucial early period in his artistic development in an upcoming miniseries.