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  1. remembrance
    It Was Easy to Believe Ray LiottaThe beauty of his acting came from the laser-focused attention he brought to every assignment — no matter how noble or absurd.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  2. roy family method
    Matthew Macfadyen Shouts Out Succession Actors Who Aren’t Method“That’s not to say that’s wrong. That’s just not useful.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. acting
    What Makes a Great, or Terrible, Audiobook Performance?The case for doing less.
    By Mimi Kramer
  4. small stories
    The Diamond Desk, Surveillance Shots, and 7 Other Stories About Making SeveranceVoices from onscreen and behind the scenes break down the small details shading in the series’ enigmatic world.
    As told to Roxana Hadadi, Jackson McHenry, and Kathryn VanArendonk
  5. pivots
    Before He Was Ukraine’s President, Zelensky Was Ukraine’s PaddingtonThe former comedian voiced the animated bear in Ukrainian dubs.
    By Justin Curto
  6. “acting”
    Sebastian Stan’s Nipples Did Not Go Method for Pam & TommyIn this economy?
    By Wolfgang Ruth
  7. close reads
    What Is the Allure of Kendall Roy?Succession’s would-be No. 1 boy is a deeply broken soul, and the sympathy he inspires is anything but simple.
    By Jack King
  8. the italian job
    Lady Gaga ‘Lived As’ Patrizia Reggiani for Over a Year for House of Gucci“It’s not an imitation, it’s a becoming.”
    By Justin Curto
  9. chat room
    Jung Ho-yeon Says Squid Game ‘Changed Me for the Better’“I’ll say something and instantly realize, this is not me speaking, this is Sae-byeok in me speaking.”
    By K-Ci Williams
  10. she’s acting here
    What Is Jessica Chastain Up To?An attempt to arrive at a grand unified theory of the Scenes From a Marriage actress, if physics allows for such a thing.
    By Jackson McHenry
  11. chat room
    Squid Game’s Wi Ha-jun Is Dying to Find Out What Happened to Hwang Jun-ho“Return back alive.”
    By K-Ci Williams
  12. role call
    Drea de Matteo Answers All Our Questions About That Episode of The SopranosYou know the one.
    By Mara Reinstein
  13. in memoriam
    Death of a StorytellerRare is the actor who can locate the specific in the universal and vice versa. Michael K. Williams was that actor.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  14. role call
    Rosie O’Donnell Answers Every Question We Have About Sleepless in SeattleOn forgetting her lines in front of Nora Ephron, attending the premiere with Madonna, and embracing the “funny friend” role.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  15. chat room
    Heels’ Chris Bauer Knows Wild Bill Is ‘Alive and Well in Me’“This character has set up on an old porch in my heart. He’s sitting there in a rocking chair and drinking from a jug, waiting to pounce again.”
    By Whitney Friedlander
  16. role call
    Blair Underwood Answers All Our Questions About Sex and the City’s Dr. Robert“I didn’t think it was too soon. He wasn’t asking her to marry him — he was just giving her a big ol’ cookie!”
    By Mara Reinstein
  17. role call
    Hayley Mills Answers Every Question We Have About The Parent TrapThe actress talks working with Walt Disney, life as a teen icon in the ’60s, and her new memoir about a Hollywood that no longer exists.
    By Tolly Wright
  18. acting
    Master of None’s IVF Episode Understands the Value of a Great NurseHow the wonderful Nurse Cordelia, played by Cordelia Blair, went from a single-scene role to episode four’s most consistent, calming presence.
    By Jen Chaney
  19. fruit ninja
    A Celebration of Jean Smart’s Sad-Funny Work on Mare of EasttownHelen Fahey just wants to play Fruit Ninja in peace.
    By Jackson McHenry
  20. interview
    Jana Schmieding Brought the Cool Native Auntie Vibes to Rutherford FallsThe actress talks Ed Helms’s face, nuanced characters, and the Hollywood lie that fat people can’t snag Dustin Milligan-level hotties.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  21. lawsuits
    James Franco Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit Reaches a Settlement DealFranco was accused of coercion into sexual acts in his position as an acting teacher.
    By Rebecca Alter
  22. banned
    SAG-AFTRA Permanently Bans Donald Trump From ReadmissionIn case he’s looking for his next career move.
    By Halle Kiefer
  23. acting
    Mary Steenburgen’s iPad Is the Real Star of Happiest SeasonIt’s the one element of this film that is absolutely, unimpeachably perfect.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  24. zoom goofs
    Director From Lukas Gage Viral Audition Video Offers Apology“While I can’t put the proverbial toothpaste back in the tube, I move forward from this incident a more empathetic man.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  25. chat room
    Alfre Woodard Discusses Police Violence and the Ending of ClemencyHer film about state-sanctioned violence has one of the most striking endings of any film in the past few years.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  26. obits
    Dame Diana Rigg, Icon of British TV and Stage Classics, Dead at 82She acted until her death, playing Olenna in Game of Thrones.
    By Justin Curto
  27. acting
    The Brutal Pleasure of Watching Charlize Theron Turn to ActionWhat makes her truly great in Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde, and The Old Guard is her focus on the human capacity for wear and tear.
    By Alison Willmore
  28. emmy insider
    Dead to Me Star Linda Cardellini Breaks Down Judy’s Emotional Roller CoasterIn season two of Netflix’s dark dramedy, Linda Cardellini had to cry. A lot.
    By Jessica Goldstein
  29. mister americana
    A Short History of Val Kilmer’s Obsession With Mark TwainRumors of his blah, blah have been greatly blah.
    By Rebecca Alter
  30. eulogy
    Ellen Burstyn Remembers Inside the Actors Studio Host James Lipton“To know Jim was to constantly encounter more.”
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  31. acting
    Camila Cabello and DaBaby Invent Sync-Sound in ‘My Oh My’ Music VideoCamila really said, “Steamboat Willie who?”
    By Rebecca Alter
  32. phobias
    Adam Driver Runs Away From His Biggest Fear (Himself) During Fresh Air InterviewHe wasn’t happy about listening to a certain Marriage Story clip.
    By Devon Ivie
  33. his dark materials
    Lin-Manuel Miranda’s His Dark Materials Mustache Was His IdeaFor his big entrance into the HBO series, Miranda tapped into Lee Scoresby’s yeehaw energy through the transformative power of facial hair.
    By Benjamin Lindsay
  34. behind the scenes
    How See’s Blindness Consultant Helped Demystify a Sightless WorldAccessibility advocate Joseph A. Strechay was instrumental in the Apple TV+ production’s comprehensive approach to accurately depicting a blind world.
    By Calum Marsh
  35. the cinema
    Al Pacino Likes to Star in Bad Films to Make Them ‘Mediocre’“I may be falling into a bad habit now.”
    By Devon Ivie
  36. acting
    Gaze Upon Olivia Colman’s Single, Perfect Tear on The CrownNot only did she summon Elizabeth’s glorious tear without any makeup or SFX cheats, she timed it perfectly on multiple takes.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  37. acting
    Edward Norton’s Slow Fade From GreatnessThere was a time when Norton was labeled the finest actor of his generation. So why don’t we talk about more of the roles that made him famous?
    By Alison Willmore
  38. vulture lists
    Every Woody Harrelson Movie Performance, RankedFrom Midway to White Men Can’t Jump.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  39. chat room
    Cillian Murphy Is Shocked That ‘Fashionistas’ Love His Peaky Blinders HaircutThe versatile actor on what goes into playing a character as brutal as Tommy Shelby, as well as a few other characters from his varied filmography.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  40. close reads
    Lucy Liu’s Joan Watson Was Elementary’s Humanistic HeartThrough her performance in the CBS procedural, Liu crafted a layered study in empathy that suggests second acts are possible in life.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  41. vulture lists
    The 20 Best Performances in Quentin Tarantino FilmsFeaturing Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Leonardo DiCaprio, and more.
    By Keith Phipps
  42. vulture tv awards
    The Best Actor on TV Is Russian Doll’s Natasha LyonneThis is a star performance through and through.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  43. vulture tv awards
    The Best Supporting Actor on TV Is One Day at a Time’s Rita MorenoShe’s such a pro that she makes what she’s doing look easy. It isn’t.
    By Jen Chaney
  44. the industry
    Scarlett Johansson Says She Has the Right to Portray ‘Any Person’ She WantsShe now claims her divisive comments were edited for “clickbait” reasons.
    By Devon Ivie
  45. acting!
    Casting a Cliché Female Character? These Women Are Ready for YouFake audition videos on Twitter are turning tired Hollywood tropes into comedy hits.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  46. acting
    Why We Can’t Stop Watching Keanu Reeves, 30 Years OnHis longevity and recent resurgence all come down to his particular blend of vulnerability and mystery.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  47. remember that time
    An Oral History of Vincent D’Onofrio’s Perfect Men in Black PerformanceTwo words: sugar water.
    By Rachel Handler
  48. chat room
    Sanaa Lathan on Finding an Emotional Arc Inside a Twilight Zone Loop“That’s the kind of challenge that I live for as an actor.”
    By Keith Phipps
  49. cryface
    A Celebration of Elisabeth Moss’s Runny MascaraElisabeth Moss does her best work when she is utterly annihilating her eye makeup.
    By Rachel Handler
  50. chat room
    J.K. Simmons on Counterpart, Acting, and Getting Really Jacked“I decided I wanted to try to stay as consistently fit and healthy as possible. Male ego, all that stuff.”
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
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