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Andrew Scott, above, says he tried to "unlearn the stuff" he knew from previous adaptations of the Highsmith novel, including the 1999 film adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon.

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Don't call him a sociopath: Here's how Andrew Scott humanizes 'Ripley'

1:20pm April 08, 2024

by Terry Gross

Scott (who you may know as "hot priest" from Fleabag) plays con man Tom Ripley in the Netflix adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley. He says his job is to advocate for his characters, not judge them.

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The new Netflix adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley is brilliantly shot in black and white. It's a meticulously built piece of filmmaking and looking at it shot by shot is a profound pleasure.

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'Ripley' returns in black and white — and is so much better for it

7:00am April 07, 2024

by Linda Holmes

The Netflix adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley is brilliantly shot in black and white. It's a meticulously built piece of filmmaking and looking at it shot by shot is a profound pleasure.

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A 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' appreciation, as the series comes to an end

1:41pm April 05, 2024

After 25 years and 12 seasons, Curb wraps April 7. We mark the occasion with archival interviews with Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Robert B. Weide, Timothy Olyphant, Ted Danson and others.

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Former 'Tonight Show' host Conan O'Brien will make his first trip back as a guest

7:26am April 05, 2024

In 2010 NBC ended O'Brien's brief stint as host of The Tonight Show so the network could bring back Jay Leno. Fourteen years later, O'Brien will visit with current host Jimmy Fallon.

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Director Steven Zaillian and cinematographer Robert Elswit make the most of the Ripley's black and white aesthetic, presenting stunning images of Italian landscape.

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Netflix's stylish 'Ripley' stretches the grift — and the tension — to the max

3:12pm April 04, 2024

by David Bianculli

Andrew Scott stars as a grifter who's always ready to swindle, seduce or murder in a new eight-part miniseries based on 1955 novel. Ripley combines a bold narrative with visual surprises throughout.

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Former cast members of SCTV Dave Thomas (from left), Joe Flaherty, Catherine O'Hara, Andrea Martin, foreground, Harold Ramis, Eugene Levy and Martin Short, pose at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival on March 6, 1999, in Aspen, Colo. Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series "SCTV," died Monday at age 82.

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'SCTV' star and comedian Joe Flaherty dies at 82

5:19pm April 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Emmy winner starred with John Candy and Catherine O'Hara in "SCTV,″ about a fictional TV station. Flaherty's characters included network boss Guy Caballero and the vampiric TV host Count Floyd.

Ari Wallach interviews Andrea Kritcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Arts

Dystopias are so 2020. Meet the new protopias that show a hopeful future

5:12am April 01, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

A Brief History of the Future, on PBS, is an example of a "protopian" show from a new production studio helmed by Kathryn Murdoch. She believes we need more hopeful stories abut the future.

Giancarlo Esposito as Gracian (Gray) Parish.

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In AMC's 'Parish,' actor Giancarlo Esposito drives the story

9:11am March 31, 2024

by Ryan Benk

Giancarlo Esposito calls his newest role "the highlight" of a decades-long career. He's known for playing a drug kingpin on Breaking Bad.

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Ewan McGregor proves exceedingly appealing as 'A Gentleman in Moscow'

1:41pm March 29, 2024

by John Powers

McGregor plays a Russian count put under house arrest after the revolution in a new Paramount+ series based on Amor Towles' 2016 novel. Critic John Powers calls it a light series about dark things.

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Steve Martin documentary offers a delightful study of a relatively private man

1:41pm March 29, 2024

by David Bianculli

A new Apple TV+ documentary profiles a man who appears to have found more joy as he's gotten older — and the more you watch this documentary, the more joy you'll find as well.

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