Celebrity Life
The Harder They Fall Director Jeymes Samuel Didn’t Reinvent the Western—He Freed It
“If you take away the narrow, white-male-centric stories we were given, then that means you have a whole universe of stories with women of actual dominance, with people of color, all races,” Samuel tells the Little Gold Men podcast. “Basically, you have a genre where 90% of it is unexplored.”
How the Adapted-Screenplay Oscar Race Got So Fascinating
Maggie Gyllenhaal vs. Jane Campion vs. Rebecca Hall—and that’s only the Netflix titles.
Welcome to Jon Bernthal’s Next Chapter
The King Richard star on subverting expectations, smoking cigarettes in Lena Dunham’s bathroom, and still feeling like a Hollywood outsider.
Does Spencer Get Princess Diana Right, and Does It Really Matter?
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, royal experts join to discuss Spencer, plus a conversation with Last Night in Soho’s Edgar Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
Licorice Pizza Might Finally Win Paul Thomas Anderson an Oscar
His heartfelt, hilarious latest may get him to a long-overdue milestone, following eight Oscar nominations.
In Brooklyn, Will Smith Unofficially Launches His Best Actor Oscar Campaign
Smith and Spike Lee convened at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre to tell tales of fatherhood and filmmaking that may just align with King Richard’s awards narrative.
Mahershala Ali as You’ve Never Seen Him Before—In a Lead Role
The two-time Oscar winner plays both a terminally ill man and his clone in the sci-fi drama Swan Song.
House of Gucci’s Lady Gaga Is Officially a Best-Actress Contender
But that may be it, awards-wise, for the Ridley Scott film.
Answering the Burning Questions of Awards Season So Far
On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, the team dives into the mailbag, then takes a look at the fascinating best director race.
Why Ruth Negga’s Passing Role Is “Still Haunting” Her
On this week’s Little Gold Men, the Oscar nominee dives into her character’s contradictions and why political correctness is the enemy of creation.
Inside Last Night in Soho’s Pivotal Time-Hopping Dance Scene
Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy, seamless choreography, and identical twins helped Edgar Wright pull off a trippy dream sequence.
Richard Jenkins Still Loves Acting, Partly Because It’s Still “Terrifying”
Courting awards buzz for fall movies The Humans and Nightmare Alley, the 74-year-old Oscar nominee seems to be working more than ever: “At this time in my life, it’s just a gift.”