Tag: Actors and Actresses
Taika Waititi on “Thor” and “Our Flag Means Death”
Even when your job is to dream up the interplanetary adventures of a Norse god, you might still…
Christina Ricci’s Search for Authenticity
LOS ANGELES — Christina Ricci knew there were great roles out there for her. She just had to…
Watching ‘Queer as Folk’ but Craving ‘Heartstopper’
I’ve been watching gay television since Steven Carrington was a ’mo on “Dynasty.” I cried when a gay…
Erin Doherty Shape Shifts in ‘Chloe’
“We’re all dealing with whether or not we feel worthy of things, like me going into the theater,”…
Johnny Depp Through the Looking Glass
It’s hard to tell the origin of accounts such as these two — if and how they may…
Emma Thompson and the Challenge of Baring All Onscreen at 63
It’s the shock of white hair you notice first on Emma Thompson, a hue far more chic than…
Zahn McClarnon Sets His Thousand-Yard Stare on the Lead
For 30 years onscreen, Zahn McClarnon — stone-faced, soft-spoken and simmering with quiet intensity — has made a…
For Joel Kim Booster, Making ‘Fire Island’ Was a Real Trip
Ahn was indignant, but as he told the story, Booster just nodded. “As a comedian, with everything I’ve…
Antony Starr Contends With Accountability, Onscreen and Off
One lesson taught repeatedly by “The Boys,” the superhero series on Amazon Prime Video, is the danger of…
Mark Rylance on ‘Jerusalem’ and the Golf Comedy ‘Phantom of the Open’
Does making a movie like that feel like playing a professional sport?It’s a bit like what you see…
Ray Liotta, of ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams,’ Dies at 67
Ray Liotta, who created intense, memorable characters in “Goodfellas,” “Field of Dreams” and other films as well as…
He’s Playing Elvis Presley. But Who Is Austin Butler?
He sent the single-take recording to Luhrmann. Within days, Butler, who lives in Los Angeles, had been summoned…