Why Statement Sleeves Are Having a Moment
One of the first things you might have noticed about Bella Baxter, Emma Stone’s delightful and seductive character in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Frankensteinian film Poor Things, is not her big blue …
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“People Want to Look Hot”
Georgia May Jagger has changed out of the stripy sweater she was wearing when she arrived at a photo studio in north London, and is now in a sheer black …
Kenny Scharf Shares His Life In Parties
The first day Kenny Scharf visited New York, in 1977, he found himself at Food, the fabled artist-run SoHo restaurant, when a commotion outside alerted him to the fact that …
Taraji P. Henson on ‘The Color Purple,’ Sisterhood, & Virgo Tendencies
It doesn’t matter how familiar you might be with Alice Walker’s seminal novel, The Color Purple; its 1985 film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg; or even the Broadway show, because …
Margaret Qualley on ‘Sanctuary,’ ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ & Marrying Jack Antonoff
It’s easy to forget now, as Margaret Qualley is busy collecting Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her acting work, but the 29-year-old actually started her career as a dancer, …
In ’The Sweet East’, Talia Ryder Falls Down the Rabbit Hole
At 21 years old, Talia Ryder may still be a fresh face in Hollywood, but the actor and trained dancer has been working since she landed a role on Broadway’s …
Franz Rogowski on ‘Passages’ & the Fashion Looks He Kept For Himself
Anyone who’s ever loved a grade A narcissist will immediately recognize that person in Franz Rogowski’s Passages character, Tomas. In the film, directed by Ira Sachs, the German actor gives …
Barry Keoghan Was Just as Shocked by ‘Saltburn’ as You Were
Barry Keoghan was just as shocked by the Saltburn script as many viewers were by the final film. “Some of it is jaw-dropping when you read it,” he tells W’s …
Julia Garner on ‘The Royal Hotel’ & Going to Clown School During the Strike
Julia Garner is the kind of actor who commits so intensely to a project, one can be excused for mistaking her for the characters she plays—for example, the con artist …
How Jeffrey Wright Saw Himself in ‘American Fiction’
When Jeffrey Wright first received the script for American Fiction, screenwriter-director Cord Jefferson’s film based on the novel Erasure, by Percival Everett, there was a note attached from Jefferson. “He …