Ted Kotcheff, Director Who Brought Rambo to the Screen, Dies at 94

Ted Kotcheff, Director Who Brought Rambo to the Screen, Dies at 94

Ted Kotcheff, a shape-shifting Canadian director whose films introduced audiences to characters including the troubled Vietnam War hero John Rambo, a dead body named Bernie and the young hustler Duddy Kravitz, died on April 10 in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, where he had lived for more than a decade. He was …

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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Miranda July Knew Exactly What She Was Doing

‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Miranda July Knew Exactly What She Was Doing

This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. anna martin Hey, everyone. It’s Anna. Before we start, the “Modern Love” team wants …

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With ‘Étoile,’ Amy Sherman-Palladino Gives Ballet Another Whirl

With ‘Étoile,’ Amy Sherman-Palladino Gives Ballet Another Whirl

The dancers streamed across the stage of a historic Paris theater, leaping and turning, the women lifted high into the air and whirled aloft, before aligning to bow on the final chords of the music. “Bravo! Bravo!” cried the enthusiastically applauding audience. Then Amy Sherman-Palladino, sporting a white baseball cap, …

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Isabela Merced Is Ready to Slay (and Not Just Zombies)

Isabela Merced Is Ready to Slay (and Not Just Zombies)

On a cool morning in late March, the actress and singer Isabela Merced was walking BonBon, her Chihuahua, on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. “He likes to be behind you,” she warned after we became tangled. Her dog Pluto, whom she adopted in Australia while shooting “Dora and the Lost …

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‘The Last of Us’: What to Remember Ahead of Season 2

‘The Last of Us’: What to Remember Ahead of Season 2

Videogame adaptations have not, historically, had the best critical reputations; and zombie apocalypse stories are a bit played out. This is what was working against “The Last of Us” when HBO debuted Season 1 in 2023. A series based on a game, set in a postapocalyptic landscape populated by ferocious …

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