The American-born, English Argentine actress Anya Taylor-Joy, who starred in M. Night Shyamalan’s Split and the recent adaptation of Emma (she also had a recurring role on Peaky Blinders), rose to stardom in Netflix’s 2020 original series The Queen’s Gambit as a gifted chess player. Now, the 26-year-old actress ... More

Academy Award–winning filmmaker James Ivory has led a remarkable life as a writer and director of some of the most iconic films of our time (including A Room with a View, Howards End and The Remains of the Day). As the co-founder of legendary Merchant Ivory Productions alongside his longtime ... More

There are characters you love to hate, and then there’s Nicholas Hoult’s Peter III in The Great, the Hulu comedy series, based very loosely on the life of the young Catherine the Great. This Peter III is a buffoon who enjoys more than the occasional sexual escapade. ... More

In 2012, not long after Jessica Chastain wrapped Zero Dark Thirty, a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller about the search for Osama Bin Laden that garnered the 44-year-old actress her second Academy Award nomination, she took a serious look at the Hollywood around her. “I immediately saw there weren’t a lot of options for ... More

You could say that Alessandro Nivola got an offer he couldn’t refuse. After years of critically acclaimed work in films including American Hustle, The Wizard of Lies, and Selma—and an impressive stage career that earned him a Tony Award nomination for the 2014 revival of The Elephant Man—the 49-year-old ... More

The hit Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which won Olivier, Tony and Grammy awards, comes to the big screen, courtesy of a Universal Pictures adaptation, on September 24. The film stars the musical’s original star, Tony winner Ben Platt, in the title role as high school senior Evan Hansen ... More

The American-born, English Argentine actress, Anya Taylor-Joy, who starred in M. Night Shyamalan’s Split and this year’s adaptation of Emma (she also had a recurring role on Peaky Blinders), is back in the spotlight with a new project: Netflix’s new original series The Queen's Gambit. Based ... More

Watching a dramatic crime series can be a nail-biting experience from placing clues together in your mind to surprise reveals. HBO’s new miniseries, Mare of Easttown, effortlessly combines an expletive sense of humor with dark subject matter. Created by Brad Ingelsby (Our Friend, The Way ... More

When the 59th annual New York Film Festival kicks off September 24 (through October 10), there will be scores of films for cinema buffs to take in. From shorts to the work of emerging artists, the festival is known for showing some of the best contemporary ... More

With great beauty all around, the French Riviera is the perfect place to celebrate film and fashion. Since 1998, one of the arbiters of great style, Swiss watch and jewelry house Chopard, has been a partner of the Cannes Film Festival. “Since that very first festival, I knew it would ... More