Maya Salam
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Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality
The directors Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee discuss their journey in making the documentary “Aftershock,” which shines a light on a national health crisis.
Bruce Willis to Step Away From Acting After Aphasia Diagnosis
His ex-wife, Demi Moore, announced on Instagram that the actor has recently received the news.
Peter Dinklage Calls Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake ‘Backward’
The actor said on Marc Maron’s podcast that he was stunned to learn that “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” would be made into a...
Can Works Like 'Don't Look Up' Get Us Out of Our Heads?
In the doomsday smash and Bo Burnham’s pandemic musical “Inside,” themes of climate change, digital distraction and inequality merge and hit home.
Watch Sidney Poitier’s 1964 Oscar Speech for His Historic Best Actor Win
Sidney Poitier made history in 1964 as the first Black performer to win an Oscar in the best-actor category for “Lilies of the Field.”
The Breakout Stars of 2021
In a year that offered glimmers of hope across the world of arts, these performers and creators rose to the occasion.
At Long Last, Onscreen Portrayals of Lesbian Relationships Are Getting Complex
The shift comes after decades of stories that minimized romantic love between women as fruitless, or as some kind of phase.