‘Dune: Prophecy’ Faced a Pitiless Terrain: Adapting Anything ‘Dune’
The novels were famously tough to adapt until Denis Villeneuve came along. Can an HBO prequel about the origins of the Bene Gesserit follow suit?
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Trump’s Win Unfolded on TV as a Muted Reboot
Election night on 2024 played like an enervated replay of 2016. Was it a harbinger of how the culture will respond to a second Trump term?
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CreditGraham Dickie/The New York Times How ‘Yellowstone’ Captured America
As the wildly popular TV western prepares to air its final episodes, we look at four ways it seized the country’s attention.
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CreditJonathan Cumberland The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in November
A parade of notable new titles are coming for U.S. subscribers all month. Here’s a roundup of the most promising.
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Don’t Make Kelly Reilly Go Beth Dutton on You
Reilly turned her “Yellowstone” character, Beth, into a folk hero. As the show prepares to end, at least for now, “I’m very happy to let her disappear,” she said.
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CreditVictor Llorente for The New York Times ‘Alan Cumming’s Paradise Homes’ Is a Cheeky and Fabulous Distraction
Need a healthy does of escapism right about now? Look no further than this series on BritBox.
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It’s tough to get work in film and television these days. So one unemployed writer decided to study up on “The Price Is Right.”
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CreditAlex Welsh for The New York Times The Mysterious ‘Ketamine Queen’ at the Center of the Matthew Perry Case
One year after Mr. Perry’s death, Jasveen Sangha is in jail awaiting trial on charges that she sold him the ketamine that killed him.
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My TenKaley Cuoco Drifts Off to Episodes of ‘Dateline’
The actress returns for Season 2 of the dark comedy “Based on a True Story” as the true-crime aficionado Ava.
By Kathryn Shattuck
5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include sequels galore and an animated adventure out of Canada.
By Dina Gachman
Netflix and Lifetime Ask: What if Christmas Movies Were Sexy?
With “Hot Frosty,” “The Merry Gentlemen” and “A Carpenter Christmas Romance,” holiday fare is headed in a shirtless new direction.
By Ashley Spencer
Best of Late NightJimmy Fallon Relays Biden’s Promise of a Peaceful Transfer of Power
“Democrats were like, ‘Well, I guess at this point we can let him speak again,’” the “Tonight Show” host said.
By Trish Bendix
‘Walden’ Review: My Sister! My Twin! My Astronaut!
Emmy Rossum and Zoë Winters star in a new Off Broadway play that’s a climate disaster drama cohabiting with a domestic soap opera.
By Jesse Green
The Clint Squint
When Clint Eastwood narrows his eyes, pay attention. A master of the big screen is using them to convey seduction, intimidation, mystery and more.
By Manohla Dargis
On ComedyThe New York Comedy Festival Is Huge. These 8 Shows Are a Good Start.
The intriguing options range from well-known names like Bill Maher and Tracy Morgan to under-the-radar standups like Chloe Radcliffe and Jay Jurden.
By Jason Zinoman
With ‘Gladiator II,’ Ridley Scott Returns to the Arena
The director speaks his mind on rejected sequel ideas, Joaquin Phoenix’s plan to quit the original and working with a “fractious” Denzel Washington.
By Kyle Buchanan
Best of Late NightLate Night Processes Donald Trump’s Re-Election
“Trump returning to the White House is a huge historic comeback for someone who literally never went away,” Jimmy Fallon said.
By Trish Bendix
Virginia Carter, a Feminist Adviser to Norman Lear, Dies at 87
A physicist who headed a chapter of the National Organization for Women, she took a career detour to be a feminist voice in Mr. Lear’s empire of socially aware sitcoms.
By Richard Sandomir
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