Taraji P. Henson to Make Broadway Debut in August Wilson Play

The actress will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in a revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” next spring.

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How ‘Colors of the Wind’ Became a Generational Rallying Cry

Thirty years after Disney released “Pocahontas,” the film’s Oscar-winning song has taken on a life of its own with millennial and Gen-Z fans.

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Review: A New ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Needs to Iron Out Some Problems

Despite a gorgeous score and some fine performances, the musical adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle classic gets trapped in a time loop.

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What to Stream After You’ve Seen ‘F1’

Once you’ve spent some time on the track with Brad Pitt, steer your way toward these other suspenseful racing movies and shows.

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What to Stream After You’ve Seen ‘F1’

Once you’ve spent some time on the track with Brad Pitt, steer your way toward these other suspenseful racing movies and shows.

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‘Rust’ Crew Members Settle Civil Suit With Producers, Court Papers Show

The lawsuit accused the producers of negligence in the fatal shooting of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie’s set in 2021.

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Lalo Schifrin, 93, Dies; Composer of ‘Mission: Impossible’ and Much More

He was best known for one enduring TV theme, but he had a startlingly diverse career as a composer, arranger and conductor in a wide range of genres.

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How 5 States Are Trying to Lure Hollywood Productions

States have spent at least $25 billion to attract movie and TV filming. Texas and New York are increasing their subsidies, while Georgia and Louisiana are broadening their programs.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas Is OK Sitting With Idris Elba and John Cena

A scene in their new movie “Heads of State” involved a car chase and close quarters. “It was the smallest space for the two biggest guys I’ve ever worked with,” she said.

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‘F1’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Joseph Kosinski narrates a sequence from his film, starring Brad Pitt.

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Prioritizing Diversity, Film Academy Will Widen Membership

The group invited more than 500 actors, directors and others to join. Left off the list was Karla Sofía Gascón, the first Oscar-nominated openly trans actor.

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‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Review:

Albert Serra’s mesmerizing documentary about a bullfighter faithfully depicts a violent tradition and the specter of death that suffuses it.

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Grand Jury Indicts Russian Scientist on Smuggling Charges

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained in February after failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying into the country.

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Broadway Musical ‘Boop’ Set to Close Amid Weak Ticket Sales

‘Boop! The Musical’ imagines the cartoon character leaving 1920s filmdom for 2020s New York City. Ticket sales were weak.

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N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants

The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding.

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C.D.C. Vaccine Meeting: What to Watch For

Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.

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Why the Salary for Dakota Johnson’s Character in ‘Materialists’ Is Such a Game-Changer

By making the number explicit, Celine Song’s new film reflects modern dating realities in a way rom-coms rarely have before.

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‘Duke & Roya’ Review: He’s Got Swagger, She’s No-Nonsense

Jay Ellis stars as an American rapper who falls for his Afghan interpreter at an Army base in Charles Randolph-Wright’s new play.

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Cassidy, in Break With Kennedy, Calls for Vaccine Meeting Delay

The Senate health committee chairman said new members of a key advisory panel who were appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “lack experience.”

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‘Jaws’ Is a Masterpiece, but ‘Jaws 2’ Deserves a Legacy, Too

The sequel had a tough act to follow, but it still delivered a terrifying monster movie with grand sequences, a sweeping score and an indelible tagline.

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It’s About to Get Brutally Hot in New York City

Temperatures in Central Park are forecast to soar into the high 90s on Monday and Tuesday, but it will feel like it’s 105 degrees outside.

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‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home

From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of belief.

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Jay Ellis Considers Colson Whitehead His Literary GOAT

“‘Harlem Shuffle,’ ‘Crook Manifesto,’ ‘Underground Railroad,’ ‘Nickel Boys’: I feel like I did not understand or see myself in fiction until I read him.”

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People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more manageable type 1 diabetes.

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Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care

Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Dean DeBlois narrates a sequence from the live-action film featuring Mason Thames.

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’28 Years Later’: A Zombie Apocalypse Infected by Brexit, the Manosphere and Trump

“28 Years Later” leaps forward through time — into a world that has changed in worrisome parallel to ours.

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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.

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Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries.

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‘The Life of Chuck’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Mike Flanagan narrates a sequence from his film.

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Tom Cruise to Receive an Honorary Oscar

The film industry will honor Tom Cruise this fall with an Honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, along with the choreographer Debbie Allen and the production designer Wynn Thomas.

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David Hekili Kenui Bell, an Actor in ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Dies at 46

Mr. Bell’s first role in a feature film was providing comic relief in the Disney hit.

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‘Sally’ Review: Rocket Woman

The remarkable life of the first American woman in space is profiled in this diverting but tame documentary.

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South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.

The budget cuts threaten global progress on everything from heart disease to H.I.V. — and could affect American drug companies, too.

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Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.

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Trump’s Cuts to N.I.H. Grants Are Illegal, Federal Judge Rules

The judge accused the Trump administration of discriminating against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. people and ordered the government to restore much of the funding.

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Subpoena to Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers

The question for the justices is whether the centers may pursue a First Amendment challenge to a state subpoena seeking donor information in federal court.

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Graduate Students Push Back Against Science Funding Cuts

Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically reduces science funding.

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Norma Swenson, ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ Co-Author, Dies at 93

She was a proponent of natural childbirth when she joined the group that produced the candid guide to women’s health. It became a cultural touchstone and a global best seller.

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The ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Star Mason Thames Is Still Freaking Out

As Hiccup, the 17-year-old actor is shouldering the weight of Universal’s new live-action franchise — and living out his childhood fantasy.

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Inside Universal’s Big Bet on ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

In an era of skepticism around live-action remakes, Universal believes audiences will take flight with Hiccup and Toothless again.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Busy Caring for a Pony, Pig, Donkey and Malamute

The longtime actor, now starring in “FUBAR,” on his many animals, good cigars and wanting his kids to outshine him.

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Kennedy’s New Vaccine Advisers Helped Lawyers Raise Doubts About Their Safety

Three of the health secretary’s picks to replace fired members of an influential panel that sets U.S. vaccine policies have filed statements in court flagging concerns about vaccines.

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Harris Yulin, Actor Who Perpetually Played the Bad Guy, Dies at 87

As an award-winning actor and director, he appeared in scores of stage plays, movies and TV shows over six decades, most often as unsavory characters.

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‘Materialists’ | Anatomy of a Scene

Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film featuring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

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Inside the Jury Room at the Weinstein Trial, Rancor and Recrimination

As the panelists deliberated over whether the former Hollywood mogul should be convicted of sex crimes for a second time in Manhattan, accusations began to fly.

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Enzo Staiola, Who Starred in ‘Bicycle Thieves’ as a Child, Dies at 85

Discovered on the street in Rome, he had a brush with stardom when he was cast in what many consider one of the greatest films of all time.

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Shining a Light on the World of Microproteins

From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now.

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Review: The Return of Hiccup and Toothless

This live action remake of the 2010 animated film is religiously faithful to the original. The result is exhilarating at times, if somewhat mechanical.

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After a Wild Day in Court, Weinstein Jurors Will Resume Deliberations

On Wednesday, the jury convicted Harvey Weinstein of one felony sex crime. The judge sent jurors home to cool off after their discussions devolved into threats and yelling.

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RFK Jr. Announces Eight New Members of CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

The health secretary promised not to pick “anti-vaxxers.” But some public health leaders accused him of breaking his word.

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How Jon Bernthal Became Hollywood’s Most Dependable Bruiser

Jon Bernthal’s strange journey taught him to bring a surprising softness to his tough-guy characters.

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‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review: A Company’s Failures

Netflix’s documentary about the catastrophe uses familiar techniques to spotlight the faulty judgment of Stockton Rush, who ran OceanGate.

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Democrats Grill N.I.H. Leader on Cuts: Who Is Calling the Shots?

Senators criticized the head of the National Institutes of Health for not taking responsibility for Trump administration cuts to research funding.

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Reagan Invoked the ‘Welfare Queen.’ The New G.O.P. Target Is a Lazy Gamer.

Republicans targeting safety net programs once invoked women they claimed were living lavishly on government funds. Now as they seek to pare back Medicaid, the imagery has changed — but not the argument.

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How to Improve Executive Functioning

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds.

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A Killer Within Easy Reach

Pesticides are a leading means of suicide. The tiny nation of Suriname is working to restrict access to one of the most common and dangerous ones.

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RFK Jr. Removes All C.D.C. Vaccine Panel Experts

The U.S. health secretary chose to “retire” members of a committee that makes significant decisions about who receives immunizations, including the vaccines for children.

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Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86

He wrote best-sellers like “The Day of the Jackal” and “The Dogs of War,” often using material from his earlier life as a reporter and spy.

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Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds

Researchers looked at firearm fatalities in the 13 years immediately after the Supreme Court limited local governments’ ability to restrict gun ownership.

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A Day With One Abortion Pill Prescriber

A nurse practitioner spoke on the phone with patients in states with abortion bans, assessed their medical eligibility and sent pills. She took some unconventional steps to protect their privacy.

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The Tonys host is Cynthia Erivo.

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Eggs Sickens Dozens

The outbreak has been tied to multiple brown organic and brown cage-free egg brands distributed to grocery stores in seven states, officials said.

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Takeaways From Graduation Speeches by Trump, Taraji P. Henson and Others

The New York Times studied videos of addresses posted online, including those by President Trump, Kermit the Frog and a slew of celebrity speakers. Here is a look at key themes that emerged.

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How Stacy Spikes, Co-Founder of MoviePass, Spends His Day at the Theater

Mr. Spikes is the main character of a day filled with running, people-watching, and going to the movies, of course.

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Jillian Sackler, Philanthropist Who Defended Husband’s Legacy, Dies at 84

Though the Sackler name was tarnished over Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis, Arthur Sackler’s should not be, she insisted; a company founder, he died well before the trouble began.

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AMC Says It Will Show More Ads Before Movies

The theater chain’s decision brings it in line with what its biggest competitors, Regal and Cinemark, have been doing since 2019, but it risks irking loyal customers.

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Philippe Labro Dies at 88; Restless Chronicler of the French Condition

As an author (often blurring the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction), a film director, a lyricist and a host of TV and radio shows, he sought to capture his epoch.

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Chefs Pick Their Favorite Food Films

Nancy Silverton, Daniela Soto-Innes and more talk about the movies that have inspired and continue to reignite their love of cooking.

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Mara Corday Dead: Actress and Pinup Model Was 95

She appeared in magazines like Playboy and sci-fi films in the 1950s. Later, in Clint Eastwood’s “Sudden Impact,” she was a hostage until he uttered five famous words.

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Used in Covid Shots, mRNA May Help Rid the Body of H.I.V.

A new study shows how the technology deployed in Covid vaccines helped scientists coax the virus out of hiding.

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Another ‘Gomorrah’ TV Series About the Mob? Some in Naples Say ‘Basta.’

With another “Gomorrah” spinoff being filmed, some Neapolitans say they’re fed up with all the shows portraying the “malavita,” or the lawless life. “Why must only bad things be said about us?”

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Sacha Jenkins, Filmmaker Who Mined the Black Experience, Dies at 53

Shaped by early hip-hop culture, his documentaries put race in the foreground, whether the topic was hip-hop fashion, the Capitol riots or Louis Armstrong.

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‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Is Broadway Bound With Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will star in a stage adaptation of the acclaimed 1975 film about a bank heist that goes tragically awry.

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Haley Joel Osment Ordered to Attend A.A. After Ski Resort Arrest

The actor was charged in April with public intoxication and possession of cocaine and was recorded using the word “Nazi” and an antisemitic slur during his arrest. He later apologized.

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Ready for ‘Ballerina’? Take a Pirouette Through ‘John Wick’ Lore.

With the release of “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” a guide to the expanded Wick cinematic universe.

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Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions

At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.

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Did that Clint Eastwood Interview Happen? Yes, Kind of.

Eastwood, 95, accused a small Austrian publication of running a “phony” Q. and A. with him. It turns out the quotes were aggregated from previous interviews.

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At the Tribeca Festival, Standouts Come From Near and Far

A documentary about a New York restaurant and a Korean film about dine-and-dashers are among the standouts in this year’s festival.

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Anorexia in Middle Age and Beyond

A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.

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Anorexia in Middle Age and Beyond

A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.

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Medical Care for Transgender Youth: ‘The Protocol’ Podcast

Coming June 5: A six-part podcast exploring the origins of medical treatment for transgender young people, and how the care got pulled into a political fight that could end it in the United States.

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Health Risks From Cannabis May Grow as Users Age

More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise.

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Which Cooking Oil Is Best for the Planet?

When it comes to climate and the environment, some oils are a cut above. Here’s what to know.

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For Pride, Stream These Queer Horror Movies

Standouts include a lesbian-coded vampire thriller and a Mexican folk-horror drama.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda reflects on upcoming Latinx films

A program at the Tribeca Festival, the organization he helped create, aims to support underrepresented groups in filmmaking.

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James Grashow Documentary Focuses on Life, Death and ‘The Cathedral’

The process of making a wood sculpture of Jesus Christ took the artist James Grashow four years to complete.

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