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Emma Thompson, center, flanked by police as climate change activists occupy Oxford Circus in central London on April 19 during the fifth day of an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group.

Emma Thompson left comedy after being called a ‘man hater.’ But she never stopped making trouble

June 11, 2019 at 7:30 a.m.

If you want to understand why the number of female directors, cinematographers, studio heads and screenwriters remains so maddeningly low, all you have to do is ask the only woman...

Who won ‘Game of Thrones’? From first to last, Peter Dinklage

May 21, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

Warning: This story contains spoilers for the finale of "Game of Thrones." The biggest trick "Game of Thrones" played on its audience was not the two-season buildup to a battle...

The anger of ‘Game of Thrones’ fans is part of the game

May 17, 2019 at 6:39 a.m.

Spoiler alert: This column contains details about the fifth episode of Season 8 of "Game of Thrones." As the outraged multitudes blasted social media with their feelings about what should...

Dear Hollywood – Georgia’s new abortion law means you have to stop shooting there. Now

May 11, 2019 at 10:02 a.m.

Dear Hollywood: Get the hell out of Georgia. Now. I understand the tax breaks are terrific, the geography diverse, the cost of living cheap and heaven knows it's hard to...

Women hold power in ‘Long Shot’ and ‘Veep’ — a fantasy that feels less and less inspiring

May 8, 2019 at 9:22 a.m.

Battered by Senate hearings, Avenger delirium, "Game of Thrones" anxiety and the news that Aaron Sorkin did not get nominated for a Tony, I took comfort in the positive reviews...

Sally Wainwright (left) and Suranne Jones attend the "Gentleman Jack" New York premiere at in New York City.

Sally Wainwright and the not so secret life of a television revolutionary

April 19, 2019 at 10:52 a.m.

Here's how you know you are watching a show written by Sally Wainwright: It revolves around women of all ages, talents and temperaments; it is set in Yorkshire; it most...

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ TV’s greatest show of all time? Yes, it is

May 13, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

"So what should I be watching?" When you write about television, you get asked this question a lot. It's impossible to answer. Television has become such a wildly diverse, densely...

Binge-watching early ‘Game of Thrones’? 10 things we learned from reliving Season 1

April 8, 2019 at 9:36 a.m.

Winter is here, all men must die and “Game of Thrones” will end — in a way that will no doubt leave many of us furious and all of us...

‘Game of Thrones’ will end, but respect for fantasy should not

April 5, 2019 at 3:03 p.m.

As “Game of Thrones” prepares to end, there will be an accounting. Of the dead and the living, of the weapons they carried and the colors they wore, of alliances...

Spouses Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy arrive at the 70th Emmy Awards.

College cheating scandal shatters Felicity Huffman’s down-to-Earth image

August 22, 2019 at 10:42 a.m.

Why did it have to be Felicity Huffman? You would think at this point we would be inured to revelations that even the “nicest” celebrities feel entitled to free passes...

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