The actor and first-time novelist discusses his new book, shooting the park-bench scenes in “Forrest Gump,” and the impossibility of predicting how a film will turn out.
The actor kicks off the book tour for his début novel, “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” onstage with David Remnick. Plus, Jill Lepore on gardening and history.
Nicole Holofcener has made a career sharply observing an oversensitive subset of society, but her new film goes surprisingly easy on its troupe of fools.
The co-creator and star of the HBO comedy “Barry” on the end of the series, his film-nerd past, and why he has no desire to be part of “the conversation.”
In contrast to the business triumphalism of Ben Affleck’s “Air,” Matt Johnson’s film shows that a rise and fall is more gripping, and more morally provoking, than pure success.