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‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ at 20: Spielberg’s misunderstood classic takes a licking and keeps on ticking [Retrospective]

Manish Mathur June 21, 2021

What can one really say about Steven Spielberg? He’s one of the all-time greats, a once-in-a-lifetime talent. He’s commercially successful, artistically unmatched, and influential for... Read More

Interview: Adjoa Andoh dishes about playing Lady Danbury in ‘Bridgerton,’ plus ‘Dr. Who,’ ‘The Witcher’ and more

Dewey Singleton June 21, 2021

Adjoa Andoh is one of the best actors I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with either in-person, via zoom, or over the phone. Why? There... Read More

Interview: Seth Meyers talks about his diverse writing staff, making a late night show in a pandemic, and why Andy Samberg is the worst person in the world

Dewey Singleton June 21, 2021

From New Hampshire hot dog stands at Northwestern, an improv troupe in Amsterdam, and being the head writer at Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers’ journey... Read More

Interview: Gian Franco Rodriguez (‘Halston’) on getting intimate with Ewan McGregor and becoming an overnight sex symbol

Daniel Trainor June 21, 2021

Gian Franco Rodriguez is more than a Polaroid. Rodriguez, who plays famed fashion designer Halston’s lover Victor Hugo on Netflix’s Halston, set the Internet ablaze... Read More

Interview: Kenan Thompson on pulling double duty with ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Kenan’ and who’s on his Mount Rushmore of ‘SNL’

Dewey Singleton June 18, 2021

One thing that’s odd about Kenan Thompson is how unassuming he is over the phone. From his humble beginnings on Nickelodeon’s Kenan & Kel (1996-2000),... Read More

Interview: In ‘genera+ion,’ Martha Plimpton plays against type and embraces it [VIDEO]

Erik Anderson June 18, 2021

I feel like I grew up with Martha Plimpton, probably because I did. Being only a month apart in age, I watched her as a... Read More

Interview: Michelle Buteau on keeping her comedy joyful and striving to play Meghan Markle on ‘The Crown’

Daniel Trainor June 18, 2021

We’re running out of hyphenates for Michelle Buteau. The actress-comedian-reality TV host-mother-wife-friend is one of the busiest women in the entertainment industry, and good luck... Read More

Interview: James Laxton on the collaborative nature of ‘The Underground Railroad’ and his “visual vernacular” with Barry Jenkins [VIDEO]

Erik Anderson June 18, 2021

Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins and Oscar-nominated cinematographer James Laxton are as inextricably linked as two creators can be. Coming of age together at the University... Read More

Interview: Composer Volker Bertelmann on building the tension of ‘Your Honor’

Benji Bury June 18, 2021

Your Honor follows a judge (Bryan Cranston) who has to re-evaluate his moral compass after his son is responsible for a hideous incident. Despite Your... Read More

Mark Wahlberg walks a lonely road for his gay son in trailer for ‘Joe Bell’

Erik Anderson June 18, 2021

Joe Bell tells the intimate and emotional true story of an Oregonian father (Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg) who pays tribute to his gay teenage... Read More

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