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Caryn James is a critic who writes on film and television for The Hollywood Reporter, BBC Culture, The Wall Street Journal and other publications. She was previously a film critic and chief television critic at The New York Times, and an editor at the New York Times Book Review. She appears often on television as a commentator on film and on stage moderating film and television panels. She is the author of the novels Glorie and What Caroline Knew.
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Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton's documentary, streaming on Hulu from June 25, presents a largely first-person portrait of the woman behind the wrap dress.
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‘Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes’ Review: A Legend Opens Up in Nanette Burstein’s Engaging HBO Doc Based on Rediscovered Audio Recordings
Filled with archival images, the film — built around interviews from the mid-60s — is an effective trip back to a changing Hollywood.
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