Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66

After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career in Hollywood. ...

Idina Menzel Played Elphaba and Elsa. Now She’s Back on Broadway.

Menzel, a fan favorite since “Rent,” is back on Broadway in “Redwood,” and this time she’s climbing conifers. from NYT > Movies https...

Quiz Yourself on These Page-to-Screen Adaptations

This week’s literary quiz tests your knowledge of films inspired by nonfiction books or deeply autobiographical novels. from NYT > Mo...

Hollywood Work Was Already Drying Up. Then the Fires Hit.

The wildfires have given new urgency to discussions about how to revive one of Los Angeles’s defining, and dominant, industries: film and ...

Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,’ Dies at 82

The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer. from NYT...

Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New

A Y2K-era phenomenon most famous for his MTV prank show and surreal brand of comedy, Green pioneered ideas that thrive today. from NYT ...

How ‘Nickel Boys’ Achieved Its Singular Visual Style

The cinematographer and camera operator behind the Oscar-nominated film — shot almost entirely from the first-person perspective — explain...