Movie Stars: Scott, Andrew–Playing Darker Roles Like ‘Ripley’: “Don’t Want to Do It Too Much”

“After you play somebody dark like that who has a completely different ideology to you, it’s different, you spend lot of time in dark place,” Scott said of playing Tom Ripley in the new Netflix series.

Death in Hollywood: Durang, Christopher–Gay Playwright and Tony Winner for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” Dies at 75

The master of satire and black comedy won a Tony Award for ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’ and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with ‘Miss Witherspoon.’

Directors: Bill Duke, “The Killing Floor,” “A Rage in Harlem”

Bill Duke’s first film as director was presented at the Semaine de la critique of the 1985 Cannes Film Fest.

Movie Stars: Taylor-Johnson, Aaron–Hollywood’s Next Big Thing (and New James Bond?)

Aaron Taylor-Johnson: best and busiest year for the actor, who’s only 33.

Directors: Walter Hill (“The Warriors,” “48 Hrs”), Honoree, Writers Guild Lifetime Achievement Award

As a writer, Hill’s credits include Hickey and Boggs, The Getaway, The Drowning Pool, Aliens and Alien 3.