Yes, it’s a film about a famous middle-aged scientist. But it also captures the primal dissonance of being a young woman.
Category: Movies
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Hollywood Strikes Send a Chill Through Britain’s Film Industry
Many U.S. studios’ blockbusters are filmed in Britain, so the walkouts by actors and screenwriters have caused thousands of U.K. film crews to lose work.
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Wasserman Buys Brillstein, Merging Sports and Entertainment
Casey Wasserman had long pledged to stay away from the traditional entertainment business, but he said a new media landscape changed his thinking.
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With Striking Actors Off-Limits, Directors Get Their Close-Ups
Since striking movie stars are not allowed to promote studio films, filmmakers unexpectedly, and in some cases uneasily, have the spotlight to themselves.
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How “Bottoms” Reinvents the Coming-of-Age Fight Scene
The hero vs. bully template made famous in the ’80s gets subverted in this indie comedy, as well as in Hulu’s “Miguel Wants to Fight.”
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The Rise of Tech, According to Sandra Bullock Movies
A completely correct theory, in which one of our greatest movie stars reveals humanity’s changing relationship to modernity.
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Streaming Horror: ‘Marry My Dead Body,’ ‘Good Boy’ and More
This month’s picks will take you on a global tour of terror, with tales of a Taiwanese gay ghost and a Norwegian canine whose owner is a dog’s worst friend.
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Actors Seeking Stability Turn to Directing at the Toronto Festival
Movies directed by actors were prominent at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Could the reasons they’re striking also underlie the career move?
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The Many Mustaches of Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot
In “A Haunting in Venice,” the facial hair is practically a character, and it evolves as needed, thanks to the designer who considers it “a friend.”
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Studios Say Talks With Striking Writers May Resume Next Week
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said the union had asked for a meeting, which would be the first in nearly a month.
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C.I.A. Discloses Identity of Second Spy Involved in ‘Argo’ Operation
The movie about the daring mission to rescue American diplomats from Tehran portrayed a single C.I.A. officer sneaking into the Iranian capital. In reality, the agency sent two officers.