Hits: 1 Mel Brooks is a sophisticated guy. He collected fancy French wines and did a tasting on Johnny Carson’s show. He drops references to Nikolai Gogol’s “Dead Souls.” He was married for 40 years to that epitome of elegance, …
A Knitwear Sensation at 83
Hits: 3 How Delia Barry, the octogenarian who knitted Colin Farrell’s cozy “Banshees of Inisherin” sweaters, became an internet star. When I first contacted Delia Barry, she asked to be called back later. It was a Wednesday afternoon in Greystones, …
Everything Everywhere All at Auction
Hits: 6 Hot dog hands, a raccoon puppet and other oddities from the multiverse fetched thousands of dollars in an online auction of props from “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The free market has assessed the value of the prosthetic …
Awards Without Gender Categories? Celebrities Debate
Hits: 1 Nominees at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday were split on combining award show categories for best actor and best actress. LOS ANGELES — On the red carpet before the Screen Actors Guild Awards …
Reflections on Star Quality From a Golden Age of ‘Junk TV’
Hits: 2 In a new memoir, a longtime casting director revels in memories of a bygone Hollywood, matching actors with the roles that made them stars. Stop to consider the movie and TV characters that are most permanently seared into the American psyche, …
Listen. Can You Guess These 12 Christmas Movies?
Hits: 2 The holidays are the ideal time to see friends and family, reflect on the year that’s passed and, of course, sit down and watch that beloved seasonal classic you’ve already watched 38 times before. But how well do …
The Unsinkable Memes of ‘Titanic’
Hits: 3 How a movie released before the iMac became a mainstay of internet culture. Katee Forbis often encounters a GIF on social media that shows a white-haired woman with a faraway look saying, “It’s been 84 years.” Ms. Forbis …
The Year in Micro News
Hits: 4 You may have forgotten — or wanted to forget — what happened on the internet in 2022. Here are some reminders. Plenty of big news happened in 2022. Frightening, fascinating, devastating and inspiring news with global implications. You …
The Fake Scorsese Film You Haven’t Seen. Or Have You?
Hits: 4 Tumblr is obsessed with the mafia film “Goncharov.” The problem is it isn’t real. Tumblr cinephiles have a new favorite movie this week. It’s decades old, so maybe you’ve already seen it. It is called “Goncharov” and stars …
Cancer, My Husband’s Doctor, and Catherine Deneuve
Hits: 2 Watching his oncologist onscreen, I finally saw our lives more fully. Listen to This Article To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. It was not until shortly …