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After years of billowing story and cast, it was striking to note how the action hinged mostly on people we have been with from the beginning: Cersei and Jaime Lannister; Jon Snow; Sansa, Arya and Bran Stark; Daenerys Targaryen and Tyrion. Even the Hound — now riding with the unkillable …

But he never forgot the difficult years. “There was a period when things weren’t coming my way,” he told The Seattle Post-Intelligencer in 1994. “I was doing lousy parts in lousy movies, mindless characters. I was a bad guy by profession, a heavy in a certain kind of tacky movie.” …

“I think that was largely what made the film noticeable,” he said. Mr. Romero went on to add installments to the “Dead” series, including “Dawn of the Dead” (1979) and “Day of the Dead” (1985). The film critic Roger Ebert called “Dawn of the Dead” “one of the best horror …

Photo Chris Harcum and Marisol Rosa-Shapiro in “Martin Denton, Martin Denton.” Credit Cilla Villanueva “Martin Denton, Martin Denton” is about someone so great, they had to name him twice. Maybe that is the not-so-subtle message telegraphed by Chris Harcum’s hagiographical play about a certain denizen of the New York theater …

“This whole migrant situation — what they call a crisis — is for me much more than an article in a newspaper or an item on television,” said Nathalie Faber, director and curator of the Temporary Museum. “It’s all about people, and when you talk to people it’s so completely …

Photo Earl Simmons, also known as the rapper DMX, outside of court last week. Credit Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters The rapper DMX pleaded not guilty to 14 charges of tax fraud on Friday. After spending Thursday night in jail, he posted a $500,000 bond and was released. He is expected back in …

Photo Jodie Whittaker is the next star of the BBC’s “Doctor Who.” Credit Joel Ryan/Invision, via Associated Press After 36 seasons and 12 doctors, the title character of “Doctor Who” has finally regenerated into a female body. Jodie Whittaker will be the first woman to play the Doctor, the BBC …

In an interview in London, and a follow-up phone call, Mr. Serkis spoke about Caesar’s death and whether there is life in the franchise yet. Here are edited excerpts from the conversation. Continue reading the main story What did you think when you discovered that Caesar would die at the …

Photo Lena Headey in “Game of Thrones.” Credit Helen Sloan/HBO “Game of Thrones” begins a seventh season with Cersei Lannister wreaking havoc from her perch on the Iron Throne. And Michael Palin of the Monty Python troupe plays the straight man in “Remember Me.” What’s on TV GAME OF THRONES …

Watching is The New York Times’s TV and film recommendation newsletter and website. You may have heard that “Game of Thrones” is returning to HBO on Sunday. To prepare for Season 7, we’re reviewing and reassessing the first six seasons of the show, with the benefit of hindsight. Each recap …