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HBO Max’s ‘Julia’: TV Review

Sarah Lancashire plays iconic TV cook Julia Child in this eight-episode dramedy about the earliest days of 'The French Chef.'

Spirit Awards: Andrew Garfield Presents Robert Altman Award to ‘Mass’ Team

Andrew Garfield presented the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards to his old friend, Fran Kranz, for his film Mass. The two starred in Mike Nichols’ Broadway production of Death of a Salesman in 2012, and Garfield said he’s been “incredibly impressed with what he’s done with this film, which happens […]

‘Mass’: Film Review | Sundance 2021

Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd and Reed Birney play the respective parents of one of the victims and the perpetrator of a school shooting in a face-to-face encounter in Fran Kranz's chamber drama, 'Mass.'

‘Illyria’: Theater Review

Richard Nelson's play 'Illyria' depicts the beginnings of the Public Theater and its free Shakespeare productions in Central Park under the leadership of Joe Papp.

Broadway’s New Season Takes Shape as Game-Changing Musical ‘Hamilton’ Charges In

George Takei's 'Allegiance,' Gloria Estefan's 'On Your Feet!' and 'The Color Purple' starring Jennifer Hudson will also contribute to a schedule in which diversity casting hits new heights.

Rose Byrne and the ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ Cast on Crazy Family Memories

"You know what else James Earl Jones said? He said, 'Farts are funny. There’s no getting around it' "

‘You Can’t Take It With You’: Theater Review

Rose Byrne makes her Broadway debut alongside James Earl Jones in the 1936 screwball comedy about a family of New York eccentrics

‘Last Weekend’: Provincetown Review

Patricia Clarkson plays a wealthy woman trying to create a magical interlude for her family as she struggles to let go of the past in this autumnal tale of a summer house.

‘Death of a Salesman’: Theater Review

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Linda Emond and Andrew Garfield star in Mike Nichols' powerful Broadway revival of the 1949 Arthur Miller drama about the tragedy of the common man.

‘The Cabin in the Woods’: Film Review

Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford star in this playful meta-horror movie, produced and co-written by Joss Whedon with director Drew Goddard.