Movies
Likening himself to a chameleon, actor Nicky Katt says he tries to be so different in every role--the displaced detective in “Insomnia,” the cutthroat stockbroker in “Boiler Room,” the insensitive boyfriend in “One True Thing”--that people who know him and see his films sometimes don’t even realize he was in them.
Aug. 1, 2002
Television
It’s time for “Boston Public” to take its summer break, but not without one last heavy-handed lesson.
May 20, 2002
Richard Linklater is making a career out of stalking Gen Xers.
Feb. 7, 1997
When a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer, better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film, that’s a bad sign.
Aug. 2, 2002
Music
Usher, Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz are among the first headliners announced for the 2016 BET Experience, the network and Anschutz Entertainment Group announced Tuesday morning.
March 22, 2016
It’s a new school year on Fox’s “Boston Public,” and along with the changing fall colors of the New England foliage, there have been seasonal changes in the cast as well.
Oct. 28, 2002
Drake leads the crop of nominations for this year’s BET Awards, according to the full list of nominations released by the network late Thursday.
May 20, 2016
When Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh set out to make his contemporary comedy, “Full Frontal,” he laid down some unusual guidelines for his ensemble of stars, including Oscar-winner Julia Roberts, who normally earns $20 million a picture and is accorded all the perks of a megastar.
July 29, 2002
There’s much that’s conventional about “Phantoms,” a Dean Koontz tale of supernatural terror, but it does develop lofty intellectual ambitions and boasts a dry, witty performance by Peter O’Toole that lifts the level of the film beyond the routine.
Jan. 23, 1998
Imagine that you’ve stayed up late watching a triple bill of Federico Fellini’s “8 1/2 ,” Woody Allen’s “Stardust Memories” and David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive,” scarfed down too much Thai takeout and had a fight with your significant other.
Nov. 4, 2005