The New York Times – Music:
The pop superstar reinvented herself in the first “Wicked,” but the sequel shows just how much further she can go as an actress.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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How All Those Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’ Casts Were Assembled
The New York Times – Film:
For the original, Daniel Craig was hired weeks, not months, in advance, and Ana De Armas joined days ahead. The latest, “Wake Up Dead Man,” followed that template.
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Diane Ladd, Versatile Film Actress, Is Dead at 89
The New York Times – Film:
She was a three-time Oscar contender playing strikingly different characters, in once case starring alongside her daughter and fellow nominee, Laura Dern.
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Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100
The New York Times – Film:
She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.
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Stephen Prina Taught a Class on Keanu Reeves in 1994. What Does He Think of ‘Godot’?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Stephen Prina may have been one of the first to see a deeper pattern in Mr. Reeves’s work.
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Bjorn Andresen, Reluctant ‘Most Beautiful Boy,’ Dies at 70
The New York Times – Film:
At 15, he played the muse to an ailing composer in Luchino Visconti’s film “Death in Venice.” He later said he’d felt sexualized by the director.
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William Fichtner Really Is That Guy
The New York Times – Film:
The prolific character actor has spent decades playing memorable supporting roles. He makes it look easy. It wasn’t always so.
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‘Practical Magic,’ Eternally Enchanting and Confounding
The New York Times – Film:
The bewitching duo of Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock turned this 1998 supernatural dramedy with a baffling story line into a Halloween classic.
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Jeremy Allen White and the Anxiety of Playing Springsteen
The New York Times – Music:
The star never imagined he’d be performing as the Boss in front of the Boss. But the head-spinning nature of the role has paid off.