James Earl Jones preps in the dressing room before performing as Jack Jefferson in ‘The Great White Hope’ in December 1968.
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In the heat of the Civil Rights Movement, Jones didn’t give rousing speeches or lead marches. Instead, he doubled down on his art.
Sutherland at the Filmex Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, in 1981.
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Sutherland lent his star status to acting projects dissecting political and psychological aspects of fascism, including work with Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci and singer Kate Bush.
(L-R) In Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy and Raging Bull.
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Here are six examples (among many) in which De Niro’s roles embody a sense of isolation, both visually and thematically.
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Scarlett Johansson said one of the five voices used for OpenAI’s new product sounded very like her.
Actress Marisa Abela and actor Eddie Marsan film a scene for the Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’ in London.
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Some viewers seem to want Abela’s voice to be a carbon copy of Winehouse’s. But the art of vocal impersonation isn’t about perfect replication.
Clara Bow appeared in 58 films in just over a decade.
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The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of her success – a middle finger to the men whom she had made rich and powerful.
Hideko Takamine as Carmen in Carmen Comes Home (1951).
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One hundred years after her birth, Hideko Takamine’s films deserve to be more widely seen outside Japan
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is rumoured to be the new James Bond.
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The casting of James Bond has been met with much intrigue and myth over the years.
Cillian Murphy won an Oscar for actor in a leading role in 2024.
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There are trainable cognitive building blocks of intuition.
Oscars will be handed out to winners across 24 categories, ranging from best picture to best costume design.
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Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Bernstein’s wife, Felicia Montealegre, in ‘Maestro.’
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Hopefully, Academy Award winners will be chosen because voters believed in the actors’ performances − not because of some meta narrative about their off-screen behavior.
Scenes from ‘The STEAM Plays,’ performed in Michigan schools.
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Is it a STEM education or a STEAM education? Integrating arts into science programming and vice versa can pique kids’ curiosity − a play touring Michigan aims to do just that.
Natalie Portman at the 2024 Golden Globes.
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Having used the method style successfully for more than 15 years, I believe there is a way to make it work for women.
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The much-loved Yorkshire actor was held in high regard for his low-key but affecting performances.
Steve Coogan as Jimmy Savile in The Reckoning.
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Coogan’s profile as both an actor and as a comic contributed to the questions raised ahead of his portrayal of Jimmy Savile.
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Britain has lost one of its greatest actors in the Irish-born star who found fame in Dennis Potter’s groundbreaking TV drama The Singing Detective.
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Fondly known as the King of Bollywood, Khan’s cinematic influence on Indian cinema is a story that transcends borders and generations.
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Not everyone succeeds straight away and how you deal with failure can really make or break your career.
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A talented comedian and serious dramatic actor with a gift for accents, Robbie Coltrane is a huge loss to TV and screen.
The kiss aired one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned laws banning interracial marriage.
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At the time, Gallup polls showed that fewer than 20% of Americans approved of interracial marriage.