She helped make films like “Sleepless in Seattle” and “Contact.” She also wrote widely about the industry, for The Times and other publications.
Category: Movies
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Antonio Skármeta, Who Wrote of Chile’s Tears and Turmoil, Dies at 83
His literary career traced the arc of his country’s modern political journey in stories about ordinary citizens facing repression and arbitrary government.
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Investigation of Georgia Movie Set Crash Finds No Violations
Eight people were injured, three of them seriously, in a crash on the set of “The Pickup” in April. A federal investigation found no health or safety violations.
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‘Conclave’ Review: Serpents and Doves Amok in the Vatican
This film, based on Robert Harris’s 2016 thriller of the same title, centers on a British cardinal (a sensational Ralph Fiennes), and a campaign for a new pope.
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Netflix Wanted ‘Wuthering Heights.’ Margot Robbie Wanted a Theatrical Release.
In the end, Ms. Robbie got what she wanted, signing a deal with Warner Bros.
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Teens Think Movies and TV Shows Have Too Much Sex, Study Finds
At least that is what they told researchers at U.C.L.A. The high popularity of romance plots in movies and shows suggests otherwise.
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‘Magpie’ Review: An Unhappily Married Woman
Daisy Ridley plays a time bomb with a simmering fuse in this slow yet gripping adultery thriller.
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‘La Cocina’ Review: The Melting Pot Boils Over
This drama by Alonso Ruizpalacios takes a bitter look at the American dream from the perspective of the workers at a fast-paced diner.
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‘Your Monster’ Review: Beast Intentions
An aspiring Broadway musical star (Melissa Barrera) taps into her inner anger with some help from the creature who lives in her closet.
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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: A Long and Winding Tongue
Playing both Eddie Brock and the alien parasite who possesses him, Tom Hardy gives another roiling one-man-band of a performance in this third installment of the franchise.
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‘Memoir of a Snail’ Review: Escaping the Spiral
An animated tragicomedy for adults tells the story of a woman breaking out of her shell.
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‘Black Box Diaries’ Review: A Public Face for #MeToo in Japan
In a new documentary, Shiori Ito recounts her yearslong crusade for justice in Japan after accusing a powerful journalist of rape.