The Damien Chazelle epic is set in 1920s Hollywood and draws on figures from that time, including “the ‘It’ Girl,” Clara Bow.
Category: Movies
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‘Babylon’ and the Case of the Missing Bob Haircut
Margot Robbie’s 1920s silent-screen star wears her locks long and frizzy — and that’s by design, as the director Damien Chazelle and hairstylist explain.
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Zoey Deutch Enjoys ‘The Joy of Cooking’ and the Occasional Tracksuit
The actor, now in the movie “Something From Tiffany’s,” thrives on regular readings of “Our Town,” discussions of “Sapiens” and whiffs of her dog’s paws.
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Post-apocalyptic drama and A.I. trauma are part of this month’s sci-fi picks.
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Mike Hodges, Director Acclaimed for ‘Get Carter,’ Dies at 90
He was best known for complex crime dramas like “Croupier.” But he also made the big-budget 1980 science-fiction yarn “Flash Gordon.”
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‘Corsage’ Review: A Queen in Quiet Rebellion
A transfixing Vicky Krieps plays the Empress of Austria who, at 40, begins to chafe against her predictably cosseted life.
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‘Babylon’ Review: Boozing. Snorting. Grinding. That’s Entertainment!?
Damien Chazelle directs Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva in a 1920s story about Hollywood’s good and sometimes very bad old days.
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‘Living’ Review: Losing His Inhibition
Bill Nighy stars as a buttoned-up bureaucrat transformed by a grim diagnosis in this drama by the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, adapted from an Akira Kurosawa movie.
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‘Women Talking’ Review: The Power of Speech
Sarah Polley adapts Miriam Toews’s novel into a timely political parable with a stellar ensemble cast.
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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Review: Her Lonely Heart Calls
This film from Kasi Lemmons is a jukebox retelling of Whitney Houston’s parabola from sweatshirts to sequins.
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‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Review: Stolen Hearts and Tortured Minds
A tormented detective and a fictional Edgar Allan Poe team up to solve grisly killings in this stuffy period melodrama.