Drama
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Books
‘Masters of the Air’ Review: Hanks and Spielberg, Back at War
The team behind “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” returns to World War II and the Greatest Generation, this time piloting B-17 bombers.
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Books
The Fast Rise and Staggering Fall of Jonathan Majors
After an indie-film breakout just four years ago, he was headed to the A list. But a criminal conviction immediately jeopardized his leading-man status.
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Books
Andre Braugher Let You Hear Him Think
The resonant-voiced actor, skilled at cerebral roles, had a gift for conveying authority and for subverting it.
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Books
Golden Globes 2024 Snubs and Surprises: ‘Past Lives,’ Taylor Swift and More
The Korean American drama from Celine Song got four nominations, while Swift’s concert film got one. “The Color Purple” was overlooked for best musical.
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Newyork
Robert Brustein, Passionate Force in Nonprofit Theater, Dies at 96
A critic and dramatist himself, he started repertory companies at Yale and Harvard and fiercely defended the art form, even if it meant feuding with playwrights.
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Newyork
How the Extraordinary Became Normal in Catholicism
The Francis era in Roman Catholicism is a good example of how the abnormal and even extraordinary can come to feel, with enough repetition, old hat and status quo. The wildness of the last decade is undeniable: the first papal resignation in ...
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Books
Emmys: Our Critics on ‘Beef,’ ‘Succession’ and Category Confusion
The 2023 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on Wednesday. James Poniewozik and Margaret Lyons, two television critics for The New York Times, discussed who made it and who didn’t, the limp limited-series slate, reality TV blind spots and all ...
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Books
Review: ‘Drama’ Contains Many Things. But Drama Isn’t One.
The choreographer Constanza Macras’s new work at the Volksbühne is a chaotic revue featuring dance, slapstick, spoken dialogue, pop music and heavy-handed monologues.
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News
‘Based on a True Story’ (Except the Parts That Aren’t)
The entertainment genre of historical drama is flourishing — and riddled with inaccuracies. The untrue parts are leading to more public spats and lawsuits.