Tag: Movies
How the Colorful Costumes of ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Were Made
There is a hush-hush building in North Hollywood full of supersuits and scraps, a costume warehouse where Marvel…
Best James Caan Movies to Stream
When James Caan’s family announced his death on Thursday, it sent shock waves through cinematic circles — not…
Joe Turkel, the Spectral Bartender in ‘The Shining,’ Dies at 94
Joe Turkel, a gaunt-faced yeoman character actor who appeared in scores of movies but is best known for…
‘Stranger Things 4’: A Guide to the Major Pop Culture References
This article contains major spoilers for Season 4 of “Stranger Things”; it has been updated to reflect references…
What Becomes a Star Most? For Tom Cruise, It’s Control.
“In order to do my job,” Ben Stiller, as Tom Cruise’s stunt double Tom Crooze, muses in a…
Watch Austin Butler Cause Hysteria in ‘Elvis’
In the sequence, Elvis (Austin Butler) is giving one of his first performances in front of an audience…
The Best Films of 2022, So Far
A little over halfway through 2022, the year in movies has already been intriguing, with one of the…
Netflix Says It’s Business as Usual. Is That Good Enough?
While being honored at the Banff Film Festival in Canada in early June, Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s head of…
‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Review: They’re Yellow but Not Mellow
The cartoon characters called Minions, sufficiently popular to anchor two ostensibly discrete animated film franchises, are diminutive capsule-shaped…
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…
Ken Knowlton, a Father of Computer Art and Animation, Dies at 91
Dr. Knowlton remained at Bell Labs until 1982, experimenting with everything from computer-generated music to technologies that allowed…