Katy Waldman A staff writer covering books and culture.

Nora Ephron (1941-2012) in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded November 21, 2010, while on tour for her book, “I Remember Nothing.” Known as one of the finest screenplay writers Hollywood ...

*** new documentary tells the tale of two Omahas. It also brought *** father and son closer together. You can catch my Omaha at film streams tonight and through the weekend. I met with the filmmaker ...

Maura Tierney, the two-time Emmy nominee now starring as Lieutenant Jessica Brady on NBC's Law & Order, has been announced as the first honoree at the 2026 Oscar Wilde Awards, which is all set to ...

As the brilliant mind behind beloved rom-coms like When Harry Met Sally . . ., Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail and acclaimed books like Heartburn and I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other ...

Nora Garrett’s original screenplay for “After the Hunt” netted big Hollywood names such as Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield — by any standard a coup for a first-time screenwriter. But ...

Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5 has a leading seven nominations and Geeta Gandbhir’s The Perfect Neighbor has six to lead the way among the nominees for the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, ...

LOS ANGELES -- A new chapter is about to be written in the legacy of psychological thrillers. "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle," a defining film of the early 1990s, has been reimagined for a new ...

The new documentary about First Lady Melania Trump titled "Melania" will be released in U.S. theaters on Jan. 30, Amazon MGM Studios said. The film follows former First Lady Melania Trump in the 20 ...

Eddie Murphy’s next movie finds him in the role of a lifetime: himself. The Netflix documentary “Being Eddie” (streaming Nov. 12) chronicles the comedian’s nearly 50-year career from his start on ...

It’s difficult to wrap one’s head around a world without Diane Keaton in it—but happily for us, in addition to a son and daughter, Duke and Dexter, Keaton is survived by a near-dozen books, including ...