Actress Sarah Paulson (1974)

FX’s Mrs. America (2020), a historical drama miniseries, debuted on Hulu in the United States on April 15, 2020 to high praise. It garnered ten Emmy nominations at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited Series and Writing. The series also received acting nods for Blanchett, Aduba, Martindale, and Ullman and Aduba ultimately won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. In January ...

Glass (2019), a superhero movie written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and produced by Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan, tells the story of David Dunn / The Overseer and his son Joseph as they search for the Horde. The Horde, a group of people who all worship the superhuman personality known as the Beast, are holding four cheerleaders hostage in an abandoned factory. Dunn manages to rescue the cheerleaders but finds himself face to face with the Beast before ...

Directed by John Crowley, the American drama film The Goldfinch (2019) showcases Peter Straughan’s adaptation of Donna Tartt’s 2013 novel of the same name. Following the tragedy at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art where thirteen-year-old Theodore Decker’s mother is killed in a bombing, Theo is urged by a dying man to take a painting—The Goldfinch—and his engraved ring. He is then placed into foster care with the Barbours, the family of his best friend Andy, and forms a close bond with Mrs. ...

Abominable (2019), an animated adventure film from DreamWorks Animation, Pearl Studio, and Zhong Ming You Ying Film, and distributed by Universal Pictures, follows the journey of a young Yeti who escapes from a wealthy businessman’s compound in Shanghai. The man, Mr. Burnish, plans to use the Yeti as evidence of their existence to the world. Meanwhile, teenager Yi lives with her mother and Nai Nai (grandmother) in a busy apartment building. She neglects spending time with her family and friends: basketball fan Peng and his tech-savvy cousin Jin. Once an adept violinist like her father before his passing, Yi has not played since his death. One night on the roof ...

Ocean’s 8 (2018) is an American heist comedy film directed and written by Gary Ross and co-written by Olivia Milch. Recently released from prison, master schemer Debbie Ocean, who happens to be the younger sister of Danny Ocean, enlists her former partner in crime Lou to help her pull off a new heist. They assemble a team consisting of once-successful fashion designer Rose Weil, who is now in debt to the IRS; jewelry maker Amita, seeking more independence from her controlling mother; tech expert Nine Ball; street-smart pickpocket Constance; and suburban housewife ...

The American political thriller film, The Post (2017), centers around the publication of the Pentagon Papers by The Washington Post. During the Vietnam War in 1966, military analyst Daniel Ellsberg joins American troops in combat and records their progress for Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Despite privately admitting the war is futile on their flight home, McNamara publicly expresses confidence in the effort upon landing. This stark contradiction causes Ellsberg to lose faith. Years later, as a civilian contractor at RAND Corporation, Ellsberg discreetly copies hundreds of classified reports detailing the country’s extensive involvement in the ...

American Crime Story (2016–2024) is an American anthology true crime television series created and produced by a team that includes Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, as well as Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. It is part of the American Story media franchise, which also includes American Horror Story. Each season stands alone as a ...

Carol (2015) is a touching romantic drama set in the past and directed by Todd Haynes. The film, based on acclaimed author Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt, features a screenplay written by Phyllis Nagy. It takes place during the holiday season of 1952 and follows the story of Therese Belivet, an aspiring photographer who works at Frankenberg’s department store in New York City. One day, while working at the store, Therese meets Carol Aird – a strikingly beautiful woman in search of a ...

The biographical drama film, 12 Years a Slave (2013), is based on the slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup. Directed by Steve McQueen and written by John Ridley, it follows the story of Northup, an African American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. in 1841 and sold into slavery in Louisiana for 12 years. Prior to his abduction, Northup was a free man living with his family in Saratoga Springs, New York and working as a violinist. Brown and Hamilton tricked him into taking short-term ...

New Year’s Eve (2011), an American romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall and written by Katherine Fugate, tells interconnected stories of people facing various issues on this special night. As the Vice-President of Times Square, Claire Morgan is busy with final preparations for the ball drop, assisted by her friend and police officer Brendan. Meanwhile, Ingrid Withers, an employee at Ahern Records who was almost hit by a car and denied a vacation, decides to quit her job. She offers deliveryman Paul Doyle tickets to the Ahern Records Masquerade Ball if he helps ...

American Horror Story (2011–2024) is an anthology TV series by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk on FX. It’s part of the American Story franchise, with each season being a standalone miniseries set in a different location within the shared fictional universe. Some seasons also feature crossovers and tie-ins with the spin-off series, American Horror Stories. Each season has its own unique storyline, drawing inspiration from real events. The cast includes familiar faces who may return as new or recurring characters, sometimes taking on multiple roles in a ...

The American romantic comedy film, The Other Sister (1999), directed by Garry Marshall, follows the story of Carla Tate. After graduating from a sheltered boarding school, Carla returns to her overprotective and slightly snobby mother Elizabeth’s home. Despite her ambition and mild mental disability, Carla is met with discomfort from Elizabeth as she seems ashamed of her youngest daughter’s condition. This uneasiness is likely due to past experiences of Carla being bullied as a child. Meanwhile, Radley – a dentist and recovering alcoholic – serves as Carla’s father. Determined to gain more ...