Online, onstage and onscreen, performers are playing multiple parts. The effect of watching someone shape-shift can be both thrilling and unnerving.
Category: Television
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Where Would Hollywood Find Its Guillotines or Pay Phones Without Them?
For nearly four decades the prop house History for Hire has helped filmmakers recreate the past. But with fewer films shot in Los Angeles, they are not sure how much longer they can hang on.
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David Harbour Is Conflicted About Becoming a Morning Person
Working on the new movie “Thunderbolts*” and the TV series “Stranger Things,” he said, “You’re up early at 6 in the morning. But I still have that beast inside me that wants to sleep till 1 p.m.”
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How Stacy London, of ‘What Not to Wear,’ Spends Her Sundays
Ms. London, the former co-host of “What Not to Wear,” goes shopping, of course. But she also has a latte with friends and spends time with her dog, Dora.
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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in May
A new comedy cocreated by Tina Fey and another from Tom Segura are among the highlights debuting this month.
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NPR and PBS Vow to Fight Trump’s Order to Cut Funding
NPR called the order, which could upend public media, “an affront to the First Amendment.”
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When Taxpayers Fund Shows Like ‘Blue Bloods’ and ‘S.N.L.,’ Does It Pay Off?
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has proposed an increase in the film tax credit to stay competitive with New Jersey and other states.
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Best Movies and Shows Streaming in May: ‘Poker Face,’ ‘Murderbot’ and More
“Duster,” “Summer of 69,” “Overcompensating,” “‘Deaf President Now!” and more are arriving, and “Poker Face” returns.
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Kwame Alexander on Bringing the Free Spirit of Jazz to Young Viewers
The latest in the author’s Acoustic Rooster franchise, a PBS Kids special and series aim to teach children the beauty of collaboration and improvisation.
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Ted Kotcheff, Director Who Brought Rambo to the Screen, Dies at 94
His films, including “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s,” covered a range of genres. He was later an executive producer of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.”
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Stream These 13 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave in May
A ton of great titles are leaving fast. Catch them while you can.