Trump Called for Movie Tariffs After a Meeting With Jon Voight

[ad_1] President Trump’s call to impose steep tariffs on movies “produced in Foreign Lands” came after he met at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend with the actor Jon Voight, whom he named a “special ambassador” to Hollywood this year. The president’s social media post on Sunday that called for a 100 percent tariff on films produced … Read more

Jon Hamm Finds His Way Back to the Hilltop

[ad_1] As we ascended the trail into Griffith Park, Jon Hamm gazed up at the scrubby ridge to our left. From our perspective, the ridgeline traced a clean horizon, uninterrupted by cell towers or midcentury modern palaces. He nodded toward a man sitting up there alone. “See that dude sitting on the point there?” he … Read more

The Streaming Rush to Turn Scripture Into Scripts

[ad_1] A once-beloved king slips into madness as wary confidants surround him, breathless for his next maneuver. A soldier wrestles with his dueling loyalties toward family and friendship. A young man from a humble background defeats a brute, not knowing that the victory sets him on a path to ascend into power. With its interpersonal … Read more

When Politicians Exit Stage Right, What’s Left for Their Impersonators?

[ad_1] In the days after Donald J. Trump was declared the winner of last year’s presidential election, Allison Reese began having some strange interactions with strangers. “People at my coffee shop were looking at me and approaching me as if I had died, which is kind of funny to me,” said Reese, 32, a comedian … Read more

‘Cobra Kai Never Dies’: The Creators on Saying Goodbye, for Now

[ad_1] Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, the creators of the karate-centered Netflix series “Cobra Kai,” can’t agree on which of them would win in a fight. “I would say me,” Hurwitz said. Heald disputed this. “I’m taking Muay Thai right now,” he said. “But I think Hayden would be the most creative. He’d … Read more

A Video Game Writer’s Lament: ‘We Can Do Quite a Lot Better’

[ad_1] Jon Ingold finds most video game writing empty at best, turgid at worst. Ingold, an author of celebrated narrative-driven games including 80 Days and Heaven’s Vault, acknowledged that his writing tastes were “fussy” and was reluctant to single out studios. But he was comfortable calling the text-heavy Disco Elysium, one of the century’s most … Read more