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Paul Tazewell Is First Black Man to Win Oscar for Best Costume Design for ‘Wicked’

He won for his work on the Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked.”

“The Royal Tenenbaums” Introduced Gene Hackman to a New Generation

His performance in Wes Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums” introduced Hackman to a new generation, and his presence helped define the film.

Disney to Diminish Content Warnings Shown Before Classic Films

In addition to wording changes, the warnings will no longer autoplay at the beginning of movies such as “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan.”

A Turn as Trump Made Sebastian Stan an Unlikely Oscar Nominee

He is attracting different attention, and some leading man hardware, after standout performances in “The Apprentice” and “A Different Man.”

Not for Kids Only: 9 Children’s Songs Worth a Listen

Hear tracks from Kermit the Frog, Caspar Babypants, Carole King and more.

Mel Gibson Returns as a Director with ‘Flight Risk’

For “Flight Risk,” his first outing as a director in nearly a decade, the Oscar winner isn’t quite taking center stage.

What Bob Dylan Experts Think of “A Complete Unknown”

The writer Lucy Sante and the podcast host Ian Grant, both Bob Dylan experts, dissect the director James Mangold’s biopic starring Timothée Chalamet.

“No Other Land” and the Documentaries Without Distribution

Films about Israel and a union drive at Amazon are acclaimed Oscar hopefuls. But they are largely unavailable to American audiences.

Phil Lesh Made Organ Donation His Personal Cause

For the past 25 years, the founding member of the Grateful Dead made a nightly speech about a topic that helped him stay performing into...

The Holocaust’s Grandchildren Are Speaking Now

Three generations on, filmmakers, writers and artists are making new meaning from ancestral trauma.