Six directors talk influences and legacies, Netflix and iPhones, James Bond and Auto-tune
One of the many joys of watching movies – in any format, on any platform – is the way in which they can make the world seem both vast and...
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For Ryan Gosling, the approval of Neil Armstrong’s sons was a giant leap in bringing ‘First Man’ to the big screen
Neil Armstrong’s sons knew that Ryan Gosling was capable of playing their dad. He was an accomplished actor who’d been working since he was a kid and had twice been...
Keira Knightley looks to ‘Colette’ for courage in the battle against her own self-doubt
At first, Keira Knightley thought everything was going to be fine. Her pregnancy had been delightful, so she’d give birth to her first child and then continue working at her...
Twentieth Century Fox pulls scene from ‘The Predator’ after director Shane Black casts his friend, a registered sex offender
Twentieth Century Fox was just days away from locking picture on “The Predator” when an urgent note came in: Delete the scene featuring Steven Wilder Striegel. Striegel, 47, didn’t have...
In ‘A Star is Born,’ Lady Gaga lets go and shows a more real version of herself
She walked downstairs and there he was, staring at her. He stepped toward her, examined her face: concealer, mascara, rouge. “Take it off,” Bradley Cooper told Lady Gaga. She noticed...
Move over, Zac Efron: Noah Centineo is this summer’s new teen heartthrob
No, you’re not seeing double. But if you’re getting your rom-com fix on Netflix this summer, you will see a lot of Noah Centineo. The streaming platform believes that millions...
Where has the romantic comedy gone? To Netflix
Recently Reese Witherspoon posed a question to her 2.3-million Twitter followers: “Why aren’t there more romantic movies?!??!” Like many of her contemporaries — Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Lopez —...
‘Eighth Grade’ breakout Elsie Fisher talks shrimp, middle school and channeling her awkwardness on-screen
Elsie Fisher is just trying to enjoy her lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., but her waiter won’t stop telling jokes. And they’re really bad jokes. Painful, in fact. Every...
The surreal, sad story behind the acclaimed new doc ‘Three Identical Strangers’
When they were first reunited at age 19, the triplets quickly discovered how much they shared in common. Though they’d been separated at birth, David Kellman, Bobby Shafran and Eddy...
How ‘The Kissing Booth’ became a pop culture sensation (even if critics hated it)
They had just finished up a round of Skee-Ball when they were spotted by a couple of teenage girls meekly clutching iPhones. “We love ‘The Kissing Booth,’” one of the...