The director and ‘The Bride!’ Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jessie Buckley dare you to meet your monster
Maggie Gyllenhaal turns “The Bride!” into a big, wild studio film that reimagines the Bride of Frankenstein as a voice of rebellion. On Friday, the movie opens in theaters with a major rollout including IMAX screens. Gyllenhaal says she wanted to make something more epic than her first film, the Oscar nominated adaptation of Elena Ferrante's “The Lost Daughter.” She also says studio test screenings push her to make useful changes. Jessie Buckley leads the story across several identities, including the titular reanimated corpse. Christian Bale plays the lonely monster by her side.
The to-do list of Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo includes Othello and a memoir
LONDON (AP) — Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo has decades of performances on screen, stage and television under his belt. And he still has a to-do list with four roles he’d like to tackle. Lindo says he plans to make a film about the spirituality of Jamaica, as well as a project about his mom’s journey from the Caribbean to London. He’d also like to play a prominent Black activist, someone like Marcus Garvey. And to revisit Othello on film, after inhabiting the Shakespearean hero twice on stage.
An Oscar race that looked like a runaway may be a close call, after all
NEW YORK (AP) — Who says to beware the Ides of March? The upside of a prolonged Oscar race has meant some unexpected late drama. For months, Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” sailed through awards season, picking up prize after prize. But the wins for “Sinners” and Michael B. Jordan at Sunday’s Actor Awards have given the Oscar race what Smoke or Stack might call fresh blood. An Academy Awards that had looked like a runaway might be a close call, after all.
Robert De Niro delivers Lincoln’s civility warning at a Carnegie Hall benefit
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro was a featured guest Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall, where he recited Abraham Lincoln’s warning against mob violence. He was appearing at a Tibet House US benefit. The concert also featured Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson, Elvis Costello, Maya Hawke, and others. The performers rarely spoke President Donald Trump’s name. Still, the night carried clear political weight. Glass had canceled a Kennedy Center premiere after Trump replaced the center’s leadership. Other artists have also pulled out. Onstage at Carnegie Hall, musicians condemned war, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and indifference.
Rapper Ghetts sentenced to 12 years for hit-and-run that killed Nepali student
LONDON (AP) — British rapper Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a 20-year-old Nepali student in a hit-and-run in London last year. Prosecutors said Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, was speeding and under the influence of alcohol as he drove erratically before the incident in October 2025. Clarke-Samuel, 41, was also barred from driving for 17 years on Tuesday by Judge Mark Lucraft. The judge said CCTV footage showed “a quite appalling litany of incidents” leading to a “simply shocking” fatal collision with student Yubin Tamang. Tamang suffered catastrophic injuries and died two days later.
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Dueling documentaries illuminate the promise and perils of artificial intelligence
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Padma Lakshmi finds a new competitive kitchen with CBS' 'America's Culinary Cup'
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Dior's Jonathan Anderson finds his stride with a garden of earthly delights at Paris Fashion Week
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