Emma Brown

Zoe Lister-Jones Starts a Band

June 14, 2017

In Band Aid, the directorial debut from writer, producer, and actor Zoe Lister-Jones, a married couple turns to music for catharsis.

Eiza Gonzalez

June 7, 2017

AGE: 27.HOMETOWN: Mexico City.UP NEXT: As a bank robber in Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, with Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, and Jon Hamm; in Robert Rodriguez’s sci-fi thriller Alita: Battle Angel, with Christoph Waltz and Jennifer Connelly.

Mamoudou Athie

June 7, 2017

AGE: 28. HOMETOWN: New Carrollton, Maryland. UP NEXT: As Basterd, the loner musician love interest in Patti Cake$; in the thriller Underwater, with Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel; in Brie Larson’s directorial debut, Unicorn Store.

Patrick Gibson

June 6, 2017

AGE: 22. HOMETOWN: Dublin. UP NEXT: The current season of The White Princess on Starz; In a Relationship, a romantic comedy with Emma Roberts; an adaptation of the YA thriller The Darkest Minds, with Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson.

RJ Cyler

June 6, 2017

AGE: 22. HOMETOWN: Jacksonville, Florida. In Jacksonville, you’re raised with respect. Even if you’ve got beef with somebody, you still give them that flatline respect. Even if you’ve got to whoop their behinds sometimes. UP NEXT: Netflix’s satirical War Machine, with Brad Pitt; Showtime’s send-up of the stand-up comedy world in ’70s L.A., I’m Dying Up Here, from executive producer Jim Carrey; Yann Demange’s drug-dealing drama White Boy Rick, with Matthew McConaughey; Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, a teen-centric Cyrano de Bergerac.

Ari Graynor

June 5, 2017

For Ari Graynor, I’m Dying Up Here, Showtime’s new, early ’70s-set drama about a group of comedians trying to make it in Los Angeles, was “a gratuitous gift from the universe.”

Sophie von Haselberg

June 2, 2017

Before enrolling in Yale Drama School, Sophie von Haselberg struggled with the idea of becoming an actor.

Discovery: macgraw

May 31, 2017

Every season or two, sisters Beth and Tessa MacGraw conjure up a new mascot for their label macgraw.

Jonathan Levine

May 24, 2017

“Having a movie come out is the worst part of making a film,” says director, writer, and producer Jonathan Levine over the phone from his home in Los Angeles.

Behind the Scenes: Dion Lee at MBFWA Resort 2018

May 22, 2017

Last week in front of the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House, Dion Lee opened Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia with his Resort 2018 collection.

Michael Stipe’s MoogFest Tribute to Jeremy Ayers

May 15, 2017

Titled “Jeremy Dance,” Michael Stipe’s installation at Moogfest 2017 in Durham, North Carolina is many things: it is the musician and artist’s first solo composition and an evolution of his past video work. Perhaps most importantly, it is also a loving tribute to its subject, Stipe’s late friend Jeremy Ayers.

Discovery: Grace Van Patten

May 11, 2017

After graduating from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School Of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Grace Van Patten took a gap year. She began auditioning in the city without an agent, and took community college classes in psychology and philosophy so she could start college as a sophomore.

Babou Ceesay

May 10, 2017

Born in London in 1978, and raised largely in Gambia in West Africa, Babou Ceesay began his career on stage.

Tracy Letts

May 8, 2017

Over the last 25-odd years, Tracy Letts has developed two distinct and distinguished careers: there is Letts the Pulitzer-winning playwright, and Letts the Tony- and SAG Award-nominated actor.

Two Men and Their Hair

May 5, 2017

Over the last few years, Rag & Bone have been producing shorts as Rag & Bone Films.

Back to the Street

May 4, 2017

Thirty years ago, photographer Ari Marcopoulos released his monograph Portraits From The Studio And The Street.

Johnny Flynn

April 28, 2017

Although Johnny Flynn is perhaps better known as a musician—on Monday, he released his fourth album, Sillion, via Transgressive Records—he always intended to become an actor.

Max Minghella

April 26, 2017

“This is going to sound wanky,” says Max Minghella over the phone from Los Angeles, “but I really love stories about women.”

Trip Cullman

April 25, 2017

Theater director Trip Cullman is a workaholic.

Untold Histories

April 21, 2017

In The Promise, Belfast-born director and co-writer Terry George uses a love triangle to present an overview of the Armenian genocide.