As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
Category: Actors and Actresses
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In Nida Manzoor’s World, Martial Arts and Jane Austen Belong in the Same Movie
The writer-director set out to make “a joyful film about South Asian Muslim women” that didn’t revolve around trauma. The result is “Polite Society.”
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Jim Gaffigan Values Fear, Longs for Naps and Dreams of Deep-Dish
The stand-up comedian, who plays Mr. Smee in “Peter Pan & Wendy,” gets material from his kids and finds common ground in writing and gardening.
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Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero
Cool and charismatic, Belafonte channeled his stardom into activism. He was a true people person, who knew how to reach, teach and challenge us.
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Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist
In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic. But his primary focus was civil rights.
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How Naomi Watts and Elle Fanning Stay Hungry
“With women,” says Watts, “but never with men, ‘ambition’ always gets labeled an ugly word.”
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What Salt-N-Pepa and Issa Rae See in One Another
The hip-hop duo and the “Insecure” creator on guts, going global and creating art in the public eye.
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How a ‘Succession’ Actress’s Daughters Joined the Family Business
In the first film Mouna and Lina Soualem made with their mother, Hiam Abbass, personal attachments went out the window: “There’s no time for that.”
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Lessons From Gina Prince-Bythewood on the Set of ‘The Woman King’
The actress Thuso Mbedu still trains with the director, who helped model longevity in the film industry.
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Emily Watson and Aisling Franciosi on What It Means to Be an Actor’s Actor
The stars of “God’s Creatures” talk about focusing on the work and not being “the hot new thing.”
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What Laura Dern and Diane Ladd Have Learned From Each Other
Ladd wasn’t sure she wanted her daughter to act. But Dern grew up going to work with her mother — and soon they were sharing the screen.
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How Two ‘Yellowjackets’ Actresses Created the Same Character, Decades Apart
In sharing a role on the Showtime series, Juliette Lewis and Sophie Thatcher took cues from each other about never going for the obvious choice.