Emily Zemler
Los Angeles Times
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'Paint' movie made Bob Ross fans mad. His company responds
When the 'Paint' trailer dropped, worried fans started calling Bob Ross Inc. But the film's star, Owen Wilson, and filmmaker Brit McAdams say it's made with 'love.' → Read More
'Lost King' credits amateur archaeologist with Richard III find
The film reconstructs the search and discovery of Richard’s remains by Philippa Langley, played by Sally Hawkins, which was nearly erased when a U.K. university took credit for the discovery. → Read More
'Top Chef: World All-Stars' celebrates Season 20 by going to London
The 20th season of Bravo's hit reality competition series, the first to take place entirely outside of the U.S., will feature chefs from earlier seasons and global editions of the show. → Read More
'The Boy, the Mole ... ' comforts with its reassuring characters
'I wanted to say something that might help someone somewhere, to make someone feel better," says Charlie Mackesy, who turned his own book into an animated short film. → Read More
'All Quiet' makeup head treated the movie like a painting
Makeup designer Heike Merker created mud for every occasion. From very thin liquid to a slimy version to a more muddy clay. "We had about 10 different colors, each with several different consistencies.” → Read More
How true is 'Emily's' portrait of Emily Brontë? We checked
'Emily' mixes creative license with archival limitations. And it's generating new interest in the 'Wuthering Heights' author, experts say. → Read More
Inside the tale of a real-life child killer so intense it made its director faint
'I had given birth to a monster,' filmmaker Alice Diop tells The Times. 'And the baby monster became a film called "Saint Omer."' → Read More
Bill Nighy on mortality, fandom and the acclaim surrounding his role in ‘Living’
Bill Nighy, starring in the Oscar-buzzing "Living," will be happy to strike up a conversation with you if you spot him on the streets of London. Fans regularly quote "Love Actually" lines to him. → Read More
How Barry Keoghan manifested a role in 'Banshees'
With a digital vision board of sorts, the actor soon got a note from writer-director Martin McDonagh with an offer he couldn't refuse. → Read More
How seaside settings evoke turmoil, melancholy and tension
In such films as 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' 'Empire of Light' and 'Living,' the coast helps set the mood. → Read More
Morfydd Clark fainted when she learned she'd play Galadriel
In playing Galadriel in Prime Video's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel, the actor worked on her physicality to "feel as strong and powerful and flexible as I could." → Read More
How 'The Good Nurse' Netflix changes Charles Cullen true story
Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns, director Tobias Lindholm and author Charles Graeber explain how 'The Good Nurse' told a 16-year story in two hours. → Read More
How 'Amsterdam' movie whitewashes American fascism
David O. Russell's movie 'Amsterdam' fictionalizes a real-life plot against FDR — and misses important lessons about authoritarianism in the process. → Read More
Why 'Catherine Called Birdy' changes the book's ending
Lena Dunham's adaptation of Karen Cushman's beloved YA novel 'Catherine, Called Birdy' makes a few key changes in its largely loving and faithful approach. → Read More
'Silent Twins' true story: What's fact, fiction in Letitia Wright drama
Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s 'The Silent Twins,' starring Letitia Wright, explores the powerful bond between two sisters and its underlying mystery. → Read More
Netflix's 'Persuasion' explained: Why change Jane Austen novel
The director and writers of Netflix's 'Persuasion' explain the updated language, inclusive casting choices and why Dakota Johnson talks to the camera. → Read More
How 'Downton Abbey' filmed the death of Maggie Smith's Violet
After six seasons and two movies, 'Downton Abbey' creatives discuss the decision to bring closure to one member of the Crawley family's storyline. → Read More
How 'Conversations With Friends' on Hulu got endometriosis right
Hulu's 'Conversations With Friends' felt a responsibility to depict the often 'brutal' experience of endometriosis accurately. Here's how they did it. → Read More
'Operation Mincemeat' true story explained: Fact vs. fiction
The Netflix drama 'Operation Mincemeat,' starring Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen, is based on the unbelievable true story of a macabre espionage mission. → Read More
'The Duke' true story: What's fact and what's fiction?
Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren star in an incredibly true story conceived in part by the lead subject's grandson. → Read More