The average person might assume that landing a role in a Sofia Coppola film at age 16 would make you a shoo-in for the lead in your school play. But Emma Howard, one of the five teenage actors in the tiny cast of The Beguiled, is gently explaining to me ... More

In the over two decades since the death of Tupac Shakur, the legendary rapper has been elevated to a borderline Christ-like status. Fueled by the mystery surrounding his murder in 1996, his well-known feud with East Coast rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (who was killed less than a year later in ... More

In the nebulous territory between fact and fiction—a dark wilderness we wander with increasing frequency—Sheila Nevins has long shone an unwavering light on the hardest of facts. At 78, Nevins has worked at HBO Documentary for nearly four decades (she’s been president there since 2004) during which she has produced ... More

While the production of Thor: Ragnarok reportedly kept Hiddleswift apart, thus robbing us of one of Hollywood’s gangliest power-couples, by the time the film is released in November, the third Thor installment will have paid its debts to the culture twofold. That’s because, in addition to expanding the superhero movie ... More

Boyd Holbrook has more or less been in the Hollywood game for just under ten years. And with a considerable number of titles already under his belt (including Narcos and soon, The Predator) the actor and Kentucky native can now check another career “win” off his list: starring in a ... More

Lily James appears to have it ... More

Bill Nighy is in California, and he has his eye on a banana. He arrived in L.A. the week prior (positively “a treat, coming from snowy, ice-bound London”), drove down to Santa Barbara for the film festival, ... More

Max Minghella is not famous. (Or so he says.) And yet, as he stands in the living room of a midcentury Los Angeles home before floor-to-ceiling windows that offer one of those only-in-L.A. panoramic views, all eyes are inevitably drawn to the 31-year-old actor. Camera-friendly features, including formidable untended brows ... More

Andy Allo complimented my shoes. I gushed over her lavender-colored hair. We chatted about her newly released EP One Step Closer and then, she shared with me a sacred piece of advice from her mentor, none other than the late Prince. “It’s easy to want to be someone else, especially ... More

Without really meaning to, Ariyon Bakare has become a familiar face for sci-fi and fantasy fans. With roles in films like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Jupiter Ascending and the popular British television shows Doctor Who and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, the 46-year-old actor seems to have ... More