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Right when the actor thought he’d done almost everything, Ken Burns offered him the role of Benjamin Franklin, and, just maybe, held off an early retirement.
Category: Film
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‘The Last Mountain’ Review: Impossible Summits
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This documentary from Chris Terrill struggles to make emotional sense of its story, involving a mother and a son who both died on climbs.
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Michelle Yeoh’s Quantum Leaps
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For her new sci-fi comedy, the martial-arts star had to attempt a more psychological kind of acrobatics.
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Jane Campion Apologizes for Comment About Venus and Serena Williams
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In an acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards, the “Power of the Dog” filmmaker wrongly suggested that the tennis greats didn’t compete against men the way she had to.
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Ari Wegner: A Cinematographer Who Knows Actors Down to the Eyelash
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The director of photography for “The Power of the Dog” spent a year on preproduction. Now she could make Oscar history as the first woman to win best cinematography.
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Stream These 8 Great Performances by William Hurt
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A four-time Oscar nominee, the actor played charming, explosive leading men in 1980s classics like “Children of a Lesser God” and “Broadcast News.”
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Read Halle Berry’s #SeeHer Award Speech
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She said she once aspired to roles played by white men. Now she wants parts that reflect “the reality of my journey, in all of its beauty and all of its pain.”
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Stars Show Support for Ukraine at Critics Choice Awards
The New York Times – Film:
Most of the Critics Choice ceremony has been focused on prizes, but the war in Ukraine has been addressed in a few ways.