Larry Fink, photographer who contrasted social classes, dead at 82
Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working class lives and the elite of show business and Manhattan society, has died.
'CODA' takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins
In an upset, the deaf family drama โCODAโ has won top honors at a very unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of โSquid Game,โ the cast of โTed Lassoโ and Will Smith.
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Let computers do it: Film set tragedy spurs call to ban guns
The tragedy that unfolded on a New Mexico movie set when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun, killing a cinematographer, has led to calls for fundamental change in Hollywood.
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Emmy surprises: 'Pose,' 'I May Destroy You' and 'Hamilton'
The Emmy Award nominations announced Tuesday included some snubs and surprises, including a sweet sending off for the departing โPoseโ and a shrug of the shoulders at the popular โLupin.โ.
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'The Crown,' 'Mandalorian' top Emmy nominations with 24 each
โThe Crownโ tied with โThe Mandalorianโ for the most Emmy nominations Tuesday, 24 each, but the Marvel universe also got bragging rights with runner-up โWandaVision.โ.
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Now is the perfect time to get caught up on HBOโs โMare of Easttownโ
You may have seen folks chatting about HBOโs latest prestige drama on social media the past few weeks, and wondered to yourself, โWho or what is Mare, and where in the world is Easttown?โ
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New this week: 'Big Shot,' 'Mare of Easttown' and 'Monday'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include new music from rockers Greta Van Fleet and the return of John Stamos to TV as a hot-button NCAA basketball coach in โBig Shotโ who ends up coaching girls at an elite private high school.
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Kate Winslet turns TV sleuth, says she'd flop in real life
This image released by HBO shows Kate Winslet in a scene from "Mare of Easttown," debuting on April 18. (HBO via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Kate Winslet is playing a police detective on TV, and thatโs where her crime-busting ambition ends. Iโd be very good at the coffee and the beers, definitely,โ Winslet said Wednesday of her role on HBOโs โMare of Easttown,โ debuting in April. Winslet said her character felt in many ways โa million miles away from meโ in the nature of her work and its demands. The seven-episode โMare of Easttownโ debuts April 18 on HBO and will be on streaming service HBO Max.
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Writer David Hare turns his COVID-19 into a theater piece
LOS ANGELES Oscar-nominated writer David Hare says hes turned his COVID-19 illness into a stage monologue about enduring this quite extraordinary disease.Beat the Devil will open in London as soon as officials deem it safe for theaters to get back into business, Hare said Wednesday. I dont think anyone who has not had it (the virus) quite understands how extraordinarily unpredictable it is, not just on a daily but almost an hourly basis, said the Tony Award-nominated British playwright (Plenty, Racing Demon, Skylight). Hare discussed Beat the Devil during an online news conference to promote Roadkill, a political thriller debuting in November on PBS Masterpiece showcase. An actor has been cast for the virus monologue, Hare said, but he declined to say who or name the theater where it will be staged. Hare received Academy Award nominations for his screenplays for 2002s The Hours with Nicole Kidman and 2008s "The Reader starring Kate Winslet, with both actors winning Oscars.
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Stars of 'Contagion' reunite for a PSA
NEW YORK โ The stars of the 2011 virus thriller โContagionโ โ a prescient film these days โ have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19. Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet and Jennifer Ehle have teamed up with scientists from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health to offer four individual homemade videos. โWash your hands like your life depends on it,โ Winslet says in her PSA. โBecause right now, in particular, it just might.โEhle stresses that the coronavirus is novel, meaning no one is immune. โContagion,โ directed by Steven Soderbergh, explores a scenario in which a lethal and fast-moving influenza is spreading around the world.