B. Ruby Rich, coiner of New Queer Cinema, remembers the moment
The early 1990s saw an explosion of gay and lesbian films that challenged convention. They mixed postmodern sensibilities with contemporary…
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Jesse Plemons on Weight Loss, 'Civil War' and 'Kinds of Kindness'
CANNES, France— Jesse Plemons is awfully tired. Lying on a sofa at the luxurious Carlton Hotel in Cannes with his…
Tell Us: What's your favorite local campground in Los Angeles?
At the end of November I prepared for one of the most common pastimes of any nature-loving Californian. I got…
How interracial marriage went from being a crime to being commonplace
American love stories have a default race: white. If the love story is “interracial,” one person is white and the…
Weaving the personal and the political during the tumultuous 1970s
Book Review 1974 By Francine Prose Harper: 272 pages, $27.99If you buy books linked to on our site, The Times…
Los Angeles rapper Jay 305 on his new EP, “Don't Wait Until I Die,” and his love of perfume
For Jay 305, smelling good is holiness. A trail of musks, resinous woods and creamy flowers follow it like an…
'Baby Reindeer' Star Jessica Gunning Says Martha Is a 'Performance'
British actress Jessica Gunning said she typically has a “what will be, will be” attitude toward auditions. However, that was…
'Ungentlemanly Warfare' review: birth of British covert operations
Guy Ritchie's latest work, the clumsily titled “The War Office Ungentlemanly,” is both his “Inglourious Basterds” and his “Dunkirk.” With…
Cannes: 'Furiosa' forgets what makes the 'Mad Max' films great
CANNES, France— When Australian George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his “Mad…
How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse in 'Back to Black'
For her first “Back to Black” meeting in 2022, actress Marisa Abela made the instinctive decision to present herself as…