'Nickel Boys' | Anatomy of a scene
My name is Ramell Ross. I'm the co-writer and director of “Nickel Boys.” “Young man! Young man. Do you know…
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Maggie Smith took the stage with her in her best film roles
It's hard to think of another actor who can do more with syllables than Maggie Smith. For her, language was…
Applause at film festivals is absurd and not news
When “Joker: Folie à Deux” premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday, the audience erupted into a standing ovation…
Actors will participate twice in the 2024 awards
Oscar winners Robert Downey Jr. (“Oppenheimer”) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”) and Oscar nominees Jodie Foster (“Nyad”) and Lily…
Border Patrol falsely imprisoned 9-year-old U.S. citizen, judge rules
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol must pay a family $1.5 million after agents falsely imprisoned a 9-year-old girl and her…
'The Office' Stress Relief Episode Was Comedy Gold: How It Was Made
In “Inside the Episode,” the writers and directors reflect on the making of their Emmy-winning episodes. A CPR dummy becomes…
Jean Smart: New heights ahead with 'Hacks'?
The return of “Hacks” sets Jean Smart up for a potential third Emmy Award for playing complicated comedy legend Deborah…
I am an assistant director. Specialists deserve an Oscar
To the editor: As an assistant director with more than 40 years of work in the film and television industry,…
Emma Stone sewn up in a torn Oscar dress after 'I'm Just Ken'
Emma Stone had a major loose end to resolve backstage Sunday after winning her second Academy Award. Stone, who won…
Comment: The Oscar for 'American Fiction' shows that not all films by black directors have to be about violence and poverty
On an Oscar night that seemed to bounce mainly between the brilliant “Oppenheimer” and the strange “Poor Things,” the adapted…