Robert Redford in 2013. With a distaste for Hollywood’s dumb-it-down approach to moviemaking, he typically demanded that his films carry cultural weight.
Robert Redford, left, with Paul Newman in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”
The Oscar-winning director, who preferred life away from Hollywood, was once a sex symbol and later an activist who used his celebrity to draw attention to the environment.
The author “isn’t shy about his opinions,” as one director put it. But he gives filmmakers a wide berth and they have to decide what to put onscreen.
For his new take on the classic tale, del Toro aimed to defy expectations. He envisioned the creature as a thing of beauty and a work of art.
Her casting in the forthcoming “Kiss of the Spider Woman” underscores how her best onscreen work has always been informed by what’s happening offscreen.
A star since he was teenager, Hawke left our critic cold for several movies. But as he grew as an actor, his performances won her over.
The writer-director made hit after hit movie, until he didn’t. But he doesn’t let it get him down.
“There are incredible plays, but are there a million incredible parts for women? Not necessarily. And so Hedda remains one of those ones that has its own iconography and history and reputation.”
“My mom said, ‘You can have the album or you can see them in concert,’” the actor said. “I said, ‘Well, the album is forever and the girls will ruin the concert with their screaming.’”
The realities surrounding the league and the pressures athletes face make the sport ripe for the frightfest “HIM,” its makers say.
June Wilkinson in about 1965. A pinup queen as well as a screen temptress, she appeared in more than two dozen films and television shows starting in the early 1960s.
There’s truth in advertising as this well-loved saga of British entitlement rolls to a stop, on time and on point.
Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice” and Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” led a strong festival slate, even with clunkers like a Paula Deen documentary.
Samuel Barnett, left, as Viola, and Mark Rylance, as Olivia, in the Shakespeare’s Globe production of “Twelfth Night” on Broadway in 2013.
In this month’s picks, death comes from unexpected places and unseen psychos.
The Norwegian film director Dag Johan Haugerud with Ella Overbye, the actress in his new movie “Dreams.”
Initially drawing from real life, the director Rob Reiner and his cast found that actual bands experienced moments from their work.
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande in “Wicked.”