He’ll forever be a hero who lost his life too soon, not the villain who ruined my life. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

No matter how I tried, I just could not relate them to the villains described in the da-zi-bao. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Major Pitcairn was saying, ‘Disperse, ye rebels, ye villains, disperse! Why don’t ye lay down your arms?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, villains always think they're doing things for the greater good." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Be assured, sir,” said he, “no pains or exertions on my part shall be spared to discover the villain.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

I home in on two characters in the show: Erica, the villain, and Tara, the sweeter one, who shares my name. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This was a truly thrilling scene, though some persons might have thought that the sudden tumbling down of a quantity of long red hair rather marred the effect of the villain’s death. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Makes you wonder who the villains really are, her mother used to say. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I do not know,” said the man, “what the custom of the English may be, but it is the custom of the Irish to hate villains.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred’s favorite episode was the one where Duke, Nala, and Scruffy had to ski off a cliff in Switzerland to chase down the villain, who had stolen a top-secret chocolate formula. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. Gimmicks and overpowered, square-jawed jocks. Miss me with that. And the villains are so over-the-top!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The PSF was an enormous man, the kind you’d expect to play an evil giant in a movie, or a villain in a cartoon. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If you’ve ever seen that movie, you know that toward the end the hyenas turn against the villain, Scar, and attack him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

This was exactly what no one would have expected, and of course villains were not announced with hisses or soliloquies, they did not come cloaked in black, with ugly expressions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

On campus, he would be seen as the outstanding villain of the affair, and not without reason: at his behest, the regents would fire thirty-one nonsigners in 1950. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In the stories, the shepherd who abandons his duty is a villain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There is a sick, reactionary villain in the script, an Irish landlord who refuses to rent to the couple, who by this time have been married in this subdued Ethical Culture ceremony. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of his height and his serious face he usually played the villain at the children’s theater where he worked. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the look of outrage he directed toward the cops, I got the feeling that he felt they were villains, and that he wanted to take Sergeant Caputo apart like a rotisserie chicken. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

"Treason is vile enough," she declared furiously. "but this is barefaced naked villainy, and I do not need that mincing eunuch to tell me what must be done with villains." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He put his hands together like an evil villain. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

‘Bosun’s mate, take a bight of the flying-jib sheet, and start this villain if he doesn’t confess his sins double quick,’ said the British captain. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would never think to be villain kings, and we would never kill each other. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could prove that there was an actual villain in Franny’s story. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

What if he was a villain whose powers were depleted as soon as the light of the world hit his eyes? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had no reason to feel like a miserable double-dealing villain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Bill Sikes—a name like a rapier—a real villain with nothing to dilute the evil of him, not even Nancy’s love. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A photograph from his late middle years shows him as gaunt and sinister, like the villain in a Victorian melodrama, with long, lank hair and bulging eyes–a face to frighten babies. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

There were villains as well, though he did not name names. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He did not paint Dr. Barnes as a villain or himself as a victim. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

You have the hero and the villain and the girl. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I remember something about that. The nuns at St. Agnes taught us that Diocletian was a huge villain, right along with Nero and Caligula.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“This,” he said, passing it to her, “is the villain that broke my nose.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He’s a gentleman, if you please, this villain. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“They are working with those villains the Taliban,” grumbled an older man with a cane. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“What are you, a villain or a hero?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They’re like movies I edit and embroider and watch over and over again, regularly recasting the villains and updating the minor details. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But now he was in need of fresh villains. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I knew my mother thought the marriage was a scandal, but this was the first I guessed that she saw Miss Love as a scoundrel, a villain, out to steal hers and Aunt Loma’s inheritance. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He’s laughing loudly now and rubbing his palms together, like a villain detailing his plans for world domination. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

A dozen hobbits, led by Sam, leaped forward with a cry and flung the villain to the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

One is the kind of villain who wants more for himself. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was one of the things she liked best when her mother told her the stories: villains could be heroic, and heroes could do evil. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had told me he was the villain, dangerous. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Was he a villain for stealing secrets and undermining the government’s ability to protect the public? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Trying to unravel the evil of the dark, brooding centuries of slavery and oppression, the book identifies too many villains and not enough heroes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Except her brothers have sworn to poison me. I will die. She will be widowed and left to those villains.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The good guys always ride a white horse, and the bad guy is always a black-hearted villain. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It burst out of him, but he did his best to sound like a demonic villain. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I think of what it means to make myself the villain of the piece. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That villain has the strength of ten!” said the bard. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It offered a set of bona fide heroes rather than simply a dearth of villains. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“You can do a news interview saying we’re not such bad people and that everything is getting better at school. That way everybody in the world won’t think we’re all villains.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know why, but she imagined it was some shadowy figure with red eyes and sharp teeth, a monstrous villain come out of her nightmares with metal hounds to hunt them down. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

"I don't take orders from curs and villains." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I said I could see you were upset, and all of a sudden I’m the villain?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now that we are in Oklahoma, I wish I could skip telling you that part, because it makes us seem like villains. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But in books, the villains—like Mrs. Winstead—are always punished. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At least, villains who could ruin somebody’s whole life. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The poor fellow had never been cut out to be a villain. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot like when the hero in some blockbuster fantasy film is standing in the rubble of his war-ravaged village, bombed because the villains couldn’t find him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“He isn’t really a villain,” I said, “is he?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“It’s got villains and everything. We have to try out. Oh, we have to,” Jennifer went on. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I actually—and I can’t believe I’m saying this—I actually felt bad for the little villain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If I hadn't made him watch so many episodes of Days of Our Lives, he wouldn't have developed a nasty habit of speaking in the vernacular of a soap opera villain. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“His lips are cruel, his eyes are mean, and he has a villain’s beard.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When the gun reports sounded, the villains already lay in a puddle of blood. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She sits in front of a mirror with half of her face peeling off, like the villain in a horror comic I once read; this one is called Leprosy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t know a thing about me, yet she wants to use one song to make me into the big bad villain who is influencing her precious son. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That I’m destined to be the supernatural world’s next super villain? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Were teachers as corrupt as the villains you read about in books or saw in movies and television? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he wanted all his kids educated. That was very important,” which if you know my mom, you know is a case for him being a villain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The villains might be able to run them down in this smaller side channel. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

She liked the names—Mr. Bumble, a villain, but, like her bear, a clumsy one. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That squid is a villain,” said Flora out loud. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

And if we turned out to be villains, they’d have to pay for it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look like the wicked villain from a story. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Hamlet’s excitement mounted as the black-robed villain crept from the curtains, holding a vial and praising its rank and poisonous contents. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

‘Perhaps. Some of my ancestors have been heroes. Some have been villains. You saw the ghost with the gunshot wounds in the chest?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Shortly before my father died, he said to me, “You know—you never wrote a story with a villain in it.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had slick black hair and a black pencil moustache like villains have in old movies. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever had anything to do with a real villain?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I first came to the group, she was still wearing an eye patch, like a real villain. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Was Hamlet, too, an actor in Claudius’s malevolent plot, forced into the role of villain on the stage of his mother’s room? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“See? Alfred T. Slipper becomes a righteous pillar of light so painfully bright that the most heinous villain trembles before him and confesses!” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

As though he has just left off playing a villain in some movie. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It turned out that the Mosses were not the only villains in my story. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

‘But where have you been to — sneaking off and sneaking back, you old villain?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“What villains are these, that trespass upon my private lands! Come to scorn at my fall, perchance? Draw, you knaves, you dogs!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She could write the scene three times over, from three points of view; her excitement was in the prospect of freedom, of being delivered from the cumbrous struggle between good and bad, heroes and villains. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And there were no NPC villains, monsters, or aliens for me to fight, so there was no treasure or magic items for me to plunder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Neither asked about the other, even though everyone knew their veiled comments about the villains in town were attacks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

"But there's a silver lining. My agent thinks I'll get more villain parts now." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

"Curse you, Dog Squad," the evil villain moans, slumping sideways. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I remembered Mechtild’s cabinet with its array of poisons, an easy means of evildoing for a villain with the heart of a fox. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If there were such a goddess in a book of olden tales, she would be the villain, tormenting the innocent from her high castle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The film was horrific for its time, a villain played by a young girl, appearing as innocent as any other. Allegedly 2017-01-24T00:00:00Z

It wrecked all the good progress she’d made, making him a villain. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And the villains who manipulated the schools and the streets would be unmasked. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He beat his fist against his palm and railed against a bloody, bawdy villain—Claudius, no doubt. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

If France was the revolutionary hero in this international drama, England was the counterrevolutionary villain. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Washington newspapers call him the war’s ultimate villain and note that any “kindly feeling” toward the South or its sympathizers has disappeared, thanks to his actions. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘And it’s a good thing neither half of the old villain don’t know what master means to do,’ he thought. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Usually, the way to obtain an artifact was to defeat some godlike villain at the end of a high-level quest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was a murder to stop, a superhero to mentor, villains to vanquish, darkness to eradicate. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“The villain always has the best part,” he says. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

When last seen, she was sitting at the gate, watching the butcher’s cart, and it is feared that some villain, tempted by her charms, basely stole her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The throng of reporters, mostly Japanese, wanted a neatly scripted version of the calamity, replete with villains and heroes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, that miller’s daughter cheated him. He did all that spinning for her and she said she’d give him her baby and then she reneged on their deal. Maybe she’s the villain here.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The kid is probably giggling like a villain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I would rather face a villain with a gun than a man with Ray’s 360 back kick. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Not bad, considering that a couple of days ago he was the villain of the school—him and me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

A man can smile and smile and be a villain. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But somehow I think I have a small part to play in this drama, and I have chosen to be the villain. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This ain’t new. They love to make us the villains for telling the truth.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Even if it were true,” he said, “what you would do is folly. You must not approach the god’s altar to try to prove him a villain.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the villain pour the potion in the sleeping player king’s ear and heard the gasps around me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sitting in my mother’s car, I watched as kids streamed into the building in their heroes and villains costumes. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But there’s that moment when you realize they’re not superheroes, or villains. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The same moralistic dichotomy that Jefferson saw inside the United States between discernible heroes and villains, he also projected into the international arena. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Do you see what a villain he is? Do you see those grovelling and wandering eyes? That’s how he looked when we were tried together. He never looked at me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you going as a hero or a villain?” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He was the Snow Man, and he could be either hero or villain, Indomitable or Abominable. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Who was this Capricorn in his own story? The villain of the piece, I suppose, but can you tell me more about him?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It resolved itself into a plot about a villain who wanted a widow’s home and I called it The Voodoo of Hell’s Half-Acre. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined my brother tied to a chair at the school, a flock of grey-hooded villains tightening his beaded chains while they recited Hail Mary like synchronized swimmers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We would ride down villains who robbed stagecoaches or in other ways threatened damsels in distress, whom we could save and, of course, never kiss, but ride off at the end of our imagination. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

How fitting, I thought, that the villain had found a position as a mercenary soldier, paid to protect Claudius and fight his battles. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

‘I’m not sure of it,’ he said to himself, ‘and why should I remind them of the old villain, if they choose to forget him? I wish I could!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If the whole supernatural world thinks I’m destined to be a villain anyway, maybe Moreau will too, and say something that could help us find Quinton and Maria. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s the best we’ve had yet,” said Meg, as the dead villain sat up and rubbed his elbows. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been thinking about the 1,001 Nights and wondering what would happen if Scheherazade was sick or dizzy one night and fell asleep right in front of the villain king. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I want the Thieves Quarter emptied and every villain jailed until I am safely on my honeymoon.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She would be a perfect villain in a Disney movie. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I share an End Day with my favorite fictional villain. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Before the day is out, dozens of villains will deliver up false claims. Only my crown will convince Papa that you are the genuine villain." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Benji wondered if she would actually be happy to see them fail, like a truly evil villain. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He cleaned his antennae with his forefeet, frisking and smoothing them so that he looked like a Victorian villain twirling his moustachios. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought there was a touch of the stage villain here—the gaunt figure, the black coat, the lurid lips. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

How, exactly, was a typing squirrel going to fight villains and change the world? Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

But I was the “villain” they had come to meet. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sorry I did, you stinking devil of a villain.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“He’s just bad for the sake of being bad. That’s the scariest kind of villain, you know?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then a small faraway voice is saying, "Put your hands up, villain!" and I really am falling and the air is coming back into my lungs so fast, it hurts. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel stared out of the window and watched the houses shrink and thought of villains and snow globes and what it would be like to be trapped inside. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He looked like an evil male model, showing off what the fashionable college- age villain was wearing to Harvard this year. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Central casting couldn’t have cast a better villain,” she told the podcast “Slow Burn” in 2018. Linda Tripp wanted to make history. Instead, it nearly destroyed her. 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

Earlier this year, Nolan said he would not resurrect the Joker, the cackling villain played by Heath Ledger in "The Dark Knight." Batman sequel gets a name: 'Dark Knight Rises' 2010-10-27T22:01:00Z

The model for the show’s Galileo shuttlecraft, about 24 feet long, was used for scenes of crews and visitors in transit; assorted villains destroyed it in episode after episode. Antiques: Auction Lots, Including Frank Family Letters, to Be Shown 2012-12-27T22:11:36Z

Who would you cast as a villain or the new Columbo? A reboot of Columbo is a fantastic idea – apart from one enormous flaw 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

Tagging neither heroes nor villains, Boynton wonders instead who benefits from, and who is harmed by, the billions of dollars in play. ‘Big Men’ follows the flow of a Ghanaian oil discovery 2014-04-17T20:37:25Z

Lee's version also features Samuel L Jackson, Elizabeth Olsen and District 9's Sharlto Copley, with Copley taking the role of the main villain. Oldboy remake: first trailer for Spike Lee's gruesome reboot released online 2013-07-11T10:35:55Z

After receiving the manuscript, Ms. Reed tries to flee her agency and the unknown villains who are following her. Chris Pavone’s Thriller ‘The Accident,’ Set in Book World 2014-03-10T21:39:56Z

His super spy Lance Sterling is framed for treason by a sneering villain with a robotic claw hand. ‘Spies in Disguise’ Review: Smug Agent Meets Gadget Geek 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

The villains were slightly more realistic and the costumes considerably less ridiculous than those on “Batman,” and Mr. Lee’s action sequences were a highlight. Van Williams, TV’s Green Hornet, Dies at 82 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

For the return of “24,” the writers rejiggered the usual elements, blending one-dimensional heroes and villains with complicated cinematic stunts and sophisticated acts of violence. Television Review: Kiefer Sutherland Returns in ‘24: Live Another Day’ 2014-05-02T22:21:07Z

This leaves you with the false impression, as musicals by nature tend to, that there’s one hero and one villain. Hitting the Right Notes When Setting History to Song 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

People are also defending the mother monster, insisting she’s a sympathetic protector, not a villain. A Walk Through the ‘Barbarian’ Basement With Zach Cregger 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

For example, my character Agent Percy Odell in the "Black Lightning" television series does not think of himself as a villain. "Passion and anger without a strategy is called frustration": Bill Duke on positive systemic change 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

Have you played a villain in a movie? Here’s How Adam Driver Learned to Master the Dark Side 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z

Not a well known villain but he is the scariest bad guy from my childhood. Eoin Colfer's top ten villains 2013-05-23T11:09:56Z

Throughout, the character was a magnetic constant; the show’s problem was always finding villains worthy of him. ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ Review: Psycho Filler 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

In the best literary tradition, Palacio decided the villain needed as much nuance as the hero. A New Book From the Creator of ‘Wonder’ Tells a Holocaust Story 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Once I finished this, I was like, I want to play more villains. Kumail Nanjiani Didn’t Know He Was Playing the Bad Guy 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

But a spell goes terribly wrong, tearing a hole in the universe that releases — spoiler alert — villains and Spideys from earlier films. ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Ensnares Audiences and Refills Studio Coffers 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z

Is it because Halloween is coming up and villains are scary? Don Cruella or Hook and his crooks: which Disney villain would serve the longest sentence? 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

“We wrote to Michael Kors people, and someone like nine rungs down said, ‘Noooooo!’ ” she said, punctuating the sentence with a theatrical villain’s laugh. Encounters : In New York City Christmas Comedy Show, Jackie Hoffman Lampoons Holiday 2013-12-18T23:24:10Z

Surprisingly, however, given his ability to embody oversize villains with zest, Mr. Abraham never infuses the character with the rapaciousness that can make him an appealingly awful scoundrel. Theater Review: Atlantic Theater’s Decadent, Decorous ‘Threepenny Opera’ 2014-04-08T02:00:15Z

He also mocks DeSantis' "Don't Say Gay" bill, pointing out that Disney is all about queerness, from the middle-aged men who visit the theme park to various other Disney villains, including Jafar himself. "The gay shall stay": "SNL" mocks Ron DeSantis' failed attempt to take Disney's Florida kingdom 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

The blog Natural Fake suggested that Assange actually looked more like a James Bond villain's henchman, and offered five hypothetical quips that Bond might utter before taking him down. Assange: Bond villain -- or Bourne? 2010-12-03T16:04:00Z

Morality is relative, so at least for a moment, while there are worse villains in the world, we can have something that resembles a hero. The Antihero’s Last Gasp 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

There she was responsible for several series, including “A Wicked History,” on villains in history; “Mythlopedia,” which introduced students to Greek mythology; and “24/7: Science Behind the Scenes.” Jackie Carter, Who Pushed for Racial Diversity in Children’s Books, Dies at 62 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

It's also worth noting that in the comic books, Gargan becomes a villain called the Scorpion. Explaining Those Two Post-Credit Scenes in Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

There are heroes and villains — smart people and idiots — on every side. On the watch list: 'Ballers' and 'The Brink' 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

Sure enough, Migliaccio, currently playing an outsize villain in Signature’s new pop musical “Girlstar,” displays a certain vintage quality in her pep and slang. Donna Migliaccio hits her stride 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

Tom Felton, who plays bullying Draco Malfoy in the series, won best villain Sunday for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1." MTV Movie Awards show sneak peeks at future films 2011-06-06T11:57:10Z

We could be watching the childhood of Jigsaw, the trap-loving villain from the Saw franchise, testing the limits of human suffering on those who dare to enter his lair. My favourite Christmas film: Home Alone 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

AMY: I thought Captain Marvel was too powerful for her own movie, so I’m ready to see her face off against a comparable villain. Who should live? Who should not? ‘Avengers: Endgame’ hot takes and predictions from The Seattle Times’ Marvel geeks 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

And there’s no question that something horrible has happened, because the villain himself is present in this novel as a nameless, anonymous man whose identity is concealed from the reader as he commits his crimes. Review | Disguised as a boy, the heroine of ‘Curious Toys’ finds freedom — and answers 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

And while he is one of the most familiar villains in the “Batman” story, Mr. Taylor has made the character his own. Robin Lord Taylor on His Charismatic ‘Gotham’ Penguin 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

Or is a villain someone who knows how to be good, but chooses not to be? The horrifying lesson of "Barbarian": No good deed goes unpunished 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z

As in the television series, the Rangers' mission is to stop arch villain Rita Repulsa, played in the rebooted film version by American actor Elizabeth Banks. Rebooted Power Rangers return to big screen 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

Four hundred years later, the question needs to be reframed: ‘Who is the hero of this play, and who is the villain?’ Arts, Briefly: Two More Writers for Shakespeare Effort 2013-09-09T10:00:01Z

In “Thor: Ragnarok,” he teamed up with his brother to protect the people of Asgard, morphing from villain to antihero. How Will ‘Loki’ Handle the Multiverse? Its Writer Talks Season 2. 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z

And it’s hard not to secretly adore villain Yubaba, whose aged face and bejewelled hands and wrists hold a strange fascination. The best animated films for grownups 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

In this unsettling, labyrinthine tale, it is hard at first to tell who the villain is — or even how many villains there are in a family with a great deal to hide. They Hooked Up at Her Bachelorette Party. Now He’s Stalking Her. 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

“Freddy’s Revenge,” the second film, is a favorite of L.G.B.T.Q.+ horror fans, a population that horror has shamefully ignored stereotypes as villains. Summer Chills: A Horror Fan’s Guide to What to Watch Right Now 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

It’s a strange dynamic and here’s the problem: Shaw is painted as the unlikable villain of the episode. ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ Season 3, Episode 1: Reunion Engage 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

"No one is the villain of their own story," Philippe said of their inspiration for the scene. Making the "Only Murders in the Building" nearly silent episode 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

By defanging one villain to enhance the aura of another, the show resolves one personal, psychological mystery while retaining the threat of another large scale disaster. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 6: Walk, Talk ... Duck! 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

His stories climax in an OK Corral-type showdown against the villain. Anne Billson 2011-02-03T22:29:00Z

And, here, a splendid irony: A gangster is barely a villain on a show where, as Carrigan puts it, “all the characters are kind of awful in their own way.” The actor behind ‘Barry’s’ NoHo Hank, TV’s happiest mobster 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

"Up until then, Elsa was pretty much a straightforward villain," said Lee. Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

“In order to make Robert E. Lee a hero, Ulysses Grant had to become a villain,” said Dietz. When Truman is your grandpa: The complicated lives of presidential descendants 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

People who don’t know me from stage work don’t know I always played dark characters and villains. Colman Domingo’s Crooked Summer 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

Everything old becomes new again: a lonely hero, a villain in black, first love, magic, triumph and some nifty explosions, too. Star Trek v Star Wars: Star Trek v Star Wars: fans weigh in on the timeless debate 2013-05-17T13:50:00Z

As the Sharpe character explains in the film, the villain he aims to defeat is a piece of paper in a file cabinet. The man who saved pinball gets his Hollywood moment. Reluctantly. 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z

“Cult” doesn’t make its heroes or villains obvious adherents to a specified ideology. "American Horror Story: Cult" is FX's way of saying, "Tag, America — you're 'It'!" 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

Bond then embarks on a mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist, which puts him on the trail of a mysterious mask-wearing villain — played by Oscar-winner Malek — armed with dangerous new technology. With 'No Time to Die,' Daniel Craig's license as James Bond expires 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

In modern romance fashion — the villain turns out to be the boy, not Prince Charming. Our digital disillusionment with dating: When loneliness is both caused and fed by living online 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z

He is just a villain, served straight up. “Game of Thrones’” overstuffed finale 2012-06-04T15:26:00Z

Deadwood needs a new villain to stoke its hellfire, and Milch finds him with the return of McRaney’s George Hearst. Before the profane delights of "Deadwood," silver-tongued "Tombstone" rode in 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

Systemic racism is the real villain in this movie. ‘Boyz N the Hood’ at 30: A Vivid Examination of Racism at Work 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z

Suffice it to say that “Us” reserves empathy for its unwitting villains while gleefully deriding their comfortably normal state of obliviousness—and the ordinary absurdities of the world at large. Review: Jordan Peele’s “Us” Is a Colossal Cinematic Achievement 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

But in terms of moral dissonance, Felicity Huffman is the most surprising villain, and the one whose motives I keep trying to unpack. Perspective | Where is William H. Macy in the college admissions scandal? 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

He was, Valencia, said, “his own hero and own villain.” A Black Pianist Helped Birth Bossa Nova. His Story Is Rarely Told. 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

Mental calculations so unflattering and so familiar had rarely been made so visible in fiction before, except, from time to time, in villains. Caleb Crain: The Hectic Career of Stephen Crane 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

The lines separating heroes and villains, victims and monsters, were being redrawn in real time. Let’s Look Back on 2021, When We Couldn’t Stop Looking Back 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

Part of the challenge for Payne and McKay — as it was for Tolkien and Jackson — is to tell a story with clearly defined heroes and villains that leaves room for those heroes to be complicated. ‘The Rings of Power’ Premiere Recap: All is Not Calm in Middle-Earth 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

The scariest part of the villain known as Kreps is predatory. “Only Murders in the Building" goes shockingly dark in the making of a villain 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z

When her baby vanishes, Joanna becomes a villain in the public imagination, and the show bounces around in time, creating a more complicated portrait of the various players and suspects. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Put another way: the Sons, as constructed, are a criminal organization, and Clay—though the show’s morality is complicated—is essentially its villain. The Morning After: Sons of Anarchy Chooses Sides 2011-11-09T15:15:53Z

But before we see what new Russian villains emerge, let’s pay our respects to a smattering of the old ones. The top 17 most badass and bizarre Russian villains in pop culture 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

In each of those cases, there’s some truth in the finger-pointing, but none of them is a clear-cut villain. Why salad is so overrated 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z

Eventually, the play does too, as it latches on to a larger theme and a human, or at least a man-made, villain. Review: Covid Responders Have Their Harrowing Say in ‘The Line’ 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

Indeed, viewers who sit through the credits at the end will learn which character becomes a villain in the next episode. "Green Lantern" emerges from obscurity; critics pounce 2011-06-17T05:24:12Z

He stars as the villain Bane in Christopher Nolan's upcoming, eagerly anticipated Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises." Visceral performances bring stardom for Tom Hardy 2012-05-21T13:07:47Z

Like the villain in the final reel of a slasher movie, the urban legends that surround Halloween refuse to die – in fact, social media seems to have given them a new lease of life. Halloween myths and urban legends that just won't die 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z

Where Asians villains do appear they tend to be North Korean, as in the recent action films Olympus Has Fallen and Red Dawn. Be nice to China: Hollywood risks 'artistic surrender' in effort to please 2013-05-30T14:40:50Z

As in so many Tarantino films, the featured players, especially the villains, get the juiciest roles. Django Unchained: Tarantino Frees the Slaves 2012-12-12T16:04:56Z

I stopped writing villains, because I realised that there aren't any true villains in the world. Laura Lippman: 'He's definitely taken more from my work' 2012-07-21T23:05:59Z

Unlike the Master who was an out-an-out moustache twirling villain, the Rani was always a much more nuanced character and a great foil for the Doctor. Michael Scott's top 10 Doctor Who creatures 2013-03-19T16:23:01Z

Shorn of the philosophical musings of "Hamlet" or the comic business of "King Lear," Shakespeare's story of the Moor and the envious villain who destroys him moves as swiftly as poison through the blood. 'Iago: A Novel' ? the morning after a bloody mess 2012-01-04T22:57:03Z

Characters with disabilities are often cast as villains, superpowered by disability, victims, the butt of a joke or simpletons rather than fully realized humans. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

“Some heroes are going to be thrilled, some heroes are going to be livid, some villains are going to change their ways.” Superman Speaks His Truth 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z

In the climactic battle, Willow uses his ordinary talent to pull off an extraordinary victory over the villain, Sorsha's evil mother Queen Bavmorda. The "Willow" legend continues, only now the quest is open to all who would take it, including girls 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

The answers proposed by Mr. Bird and Damon Lindelof, his screenwriting collaborator, run the usual gamut: politics, bureaucracy, greed, bad teachers, dumb parents, a villain with a long black coat and a British accent. Review: ‘Tomorrowland,’ Brad Bird’s Lesson in Optimism 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Additional flying sequences are being considered, and the story arc of the villain Green Goblin is also expected to be clarified. ?Spider-Man?: Turn On the Changes 2011-03-10T22:33:44Z

The connection is apt, for Capra's villains are unabashedly Dickensian, his eccentrics too; even the raven that haunts his 1940s movies recalls the mysterious Grip from Barnaby Rudge. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z

In the person of Gordon Gekko, played both times with leonine bombast and reptilian cunning by Michael Douglas, Mr. Stone has conceived one of the definitive heroic villains of modern pop culture. | 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps': The Pride That Went Before the Fall 2010-09-23T16:10:00Z

What was the process of making her into a real person and not just the villain? "Flowers in the Attic" writer on "The Origin" ending, whose story needs telling and that swan bed 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z

We didn’t have to consider “Why is this villain doing this? Was she abandoned by her mother at a young age?” Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and the Joy of Playing Villainous Goddesses 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

In a flashback we see Rathore single-handedly try to clean up a town ruled by a villain with little black stubs for teeth. Movie Review: ‘Rowdy Rathore,’ With Akshay Kumar 2012-06-01T22:18:07Z

I thought maybe I should just write a movie where she is not the villain. In “Selah and the Spades,” black kids run their world and don't face consequences 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z

The worst part is, the show clearly thinks Badison is a dangerous villain, a sociopath who terrifies Cell Block C. Instead, she’s just perpetually irritating. Is Madison from Orange Is The New Black the most annoying character on TV? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

There’s something very mischievous about Murray, and he could obviously play the villain. F. Murray Abraham Would Make ‘The White Lotus’ All Over Again 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

"If there is a villain in my film," he said, "it's not a person, it's the tradition." Effective 'Difret' looks at abhorrent practice in Ethiopia 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

“It’s really a story about villains, about good conquering evil.” TIFF 2014: John Cusack and Paul Dano offer a dual-tiered Brian Wilson 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

One Direction star Harry Styles, who didn't attend the ceremony, was given the title of villain of the year for a second year. Music pictures: NME award winners 2014-02-27T10:33:45Z

Every successful superhero requires an appropriately fiendish villain to bring out the best in him and serve as a credible threat to humanity. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron': James Spader and the supervillain upgrade 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

These surprisingly political "laws" of superhero movies aren't regarding heroes or villains, but the way that labor is depicted in these films. The labor laws of the superhero universe amount to disturbing propaganda 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z

The Weinstein investigation was painstakingly tethered to documents, testimony and facts; the villain, ringed by so many accusers, was also the protagonist. Lecher Actress Victim Spy 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z

“He didn’t fall into the traps an actor could have tripped on. He is the villain for the 21st century,” Meloni said. Dylan McDermott reinvents modern gangster on ‘Law & Order’ 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

Rami Malek plays the villain, whom Bond is called out of Jamaican retirement to battle. The most exciting movies of 2020 – blockbusters 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

I loved adventure books that transported me to a time and place where heroes vanquished villains. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: By the Book 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

And "Carrie" is a dance between her and her mother for who's going to be the victim of the movie and the villain of the movie. "We all want to be the final girl": Sady Doyle on true crime, slasher films and surviving patriarchy 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z

In it, there’s a quote where the villain says, ‘Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. This is the day where I meditate all day to regain my chi.’ The RZA has made some of your favorite music. Now he wants to help you find enlightenment. 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

It might sound like I am looking for a villain; I’m not. Detroit: A city in foreclosure 2013-02-14T21:06:00Z

After Marvel decided to go in another direction, with more superpowered villains and more white people, it assigned Graham to collaborate with his friend Don McGregor on the adventures of the Black Panther. Black Panther, Luke Cage and the First Black Artist to Draw Both 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

Conjuring a scary creature who turns on his creator and others — but is more than a ghoulish villain — is one of Quicksall’s central aims. Hopelessly romantic: ‘Frankenstein’ at Book-It 2014-02-07T21:39:52Z

In Trump, Rushdie finds such a perfect villain that he finds it hard to let him go. Salman Rushdie’s Prose Joins the Circus in ‘The Golden House’ 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

The Joker, a role that enshrined Heath Ledger in myth following his untimely passing, is no mere super villain, either. The Dark Knight at 10: how Christopher Nolan reshaped superhero cinema 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

For a woman to be a werewolf, she must be the villain. Where have all the female werewolves gone? 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

“Taken 2” staged another kidnapping under the hilariously ludicrous premise that the father of the villain in “Taken” would want to avenge the unjust death of his generic sleazebag sex-trafficking son. The surprisingly durable second act of Liam Neeson 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z

"I really want to be like an Asian Robert de Niro who can do all kinds of things - comedy, drama, heavy roles," he said, adding that he would love the chance to play a villain. Jackie Chan wants to be serious but will never quit action films 2013-05-17T15:58:23Z

In my Episode 4 review, I explored the idea that Season 3 of “Orange is the New Black” was operating largely without a villain. 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, Episode 11 Recap: Angry Caputo 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

He was known for his villains, and it was the complexity of these characters, their emotional and psychological kinks, that elevated even his lesser roles. Robert Ryan?s Quiet Furies 2011-08-06T20:58:02Z

Once home to the 200-room Hotel Belvedere, the resort now resembles the lair of a James Bond villain as it collapses into the sea. Kayaking through the past in Dubrovnik, Croatia 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

But that’s all a part of the studio’s new approach to their trademarked heroes and villains. We don't need a prestige Joker movie, but "The Dark Knight" made one inevitable. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z

If you're anxious or despairing, as so many of us are, a character coded to be this season's villain might not seem so terrible. Assimilate us, "Westworld": With humanity this horrible – onscreen and off – just let the robots win 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z

But the henchman is without the main villain’s larger, strategic sense of evil and is hardly better than an animal: the gators or spiders or snakes that might menace Bond. Richard Kiel's Jaws: the Bond villain whose bark was worse than his bite 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

She said Mr. Lewis had performed a magic trick of “turning a villain into someone so human and someone we feel so deeply about.” ‘Homeland’ and ‘Modern Family’ Win Top Emmys 2012-09-24T04:27:43Z

And a few weeks ago, for good measure, the opera’s villain canceled too. Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Overcomes Months of Chaos 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z

But even this misses the point, which is that there are in fact enormous villains in the climate story, but they don’t work at environmental groups. Jonathan Franzen Despairs of a Planet Inhospitable to Birds 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

The villain here is an absurdly handsome young man named Maurice Swift who wants to be a famous novelist. Review | A ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ pursues literary fame in ‘A Ladder to the Sky’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

One trademark of the “Saul” writing team is rendering villains of epic proportions, and viewers might see a few familiar faces in Season 1. ‘Better Call Saul’ Stars Bob Odenkirk of ‘Breaking Bad’ 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

Or perhaps you’re in your “villain era,” which is less about being actually evil and more about not letting other people’s perceptions and expectations dictate your behavior. Down and out and extremely online? No problem: Just enter a new ‘era.’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z

Was Robert a villain for not picking up on Margot’s discomfort, or was Margot at fault for not telling Robert what she was feeling? What It Felt Like When “Cat Person” Went Viral 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

The playfully perverse vignettes include a skulking villain in a cape and a swooning ingenue. Edward Gorey's sensibility is growing like nightshade 2011-03-05T03:09:56Z

Prior to this moment he asks her if she chose him to be a villain and for his propensity for violence. "Westworld" chooses chaos in apocalyptic third season finale 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

It is difficult to think of most food wasters as villains. 'American Wasteland': a prescription for reducing waste in the food chain 2011-03-03T20:58:04Z

Audibly non-native, his US breakthrough came as the bad guy, Terminator, the villain of the original film. Rambo and the Terminator: the cold war warriors are back 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z

Although I'm a big believer in "Happily ever afters" - the ending seemed only fitting considering it's a retelling of fairy tales for adults - laying bare the moral complexities of heroes and villains alike. ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney’s Take on the Sondheim-Lapine Classic 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

Disney Publishing Worldwide announced Wednesday that “Isle of the Lost” will be a prequel to the planned TV movie about the children of Maleficent and other Disney villains. Book offers prequel to Disney movie ‘Descendants’ 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

He is flawed certainly, but a villain? God only knows. Mike Love's memoir 'Good Vibrations' recalls the Beach Boys harmonies and strife 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

You will like Ted, or you will be painted as the villain. Ted Lasso: great coach, bad ex-husband 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

It is less clear cut who to root for when the heroes and villains are essentially the same people. Jordan Peele on Us: ‘This is a very different movie from Get Out' 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z

Now, as of the end of this week's episode, he still has self-esteem issues, but they've twisted so that he's decisively become the show's villain as the instrument to knock Ted Lasso down. The many betrayals of "Ted Lasso" 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z

Painted as tight-fisted and almost wholly devoid of compassion, titans of industry have long provided pop culture with serviceable villains, most often contrasted with everyman protagonists. New old money: why hating the super rich remains small screen gold 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

The only significant difference between the pilot for “Jane” and the finale for “Jane” is that no one is a villain anymore, and everyone is important. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Ends Much Like It Began 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z

The crowd for "Two Women," moreover, became invested in the characters the way one might in a Broadway play, even booing the villains at their curtain call. San Francisco Opera looks backward with the World War II-set 'Two Women' 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

Superheroes-R-Us Top 10 Iron Man 2 villains, the voice of Batman, and film and gaming news. Internet picks of the week 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z

The villain of The Mummy Returns morphed into the hero of The Scorpion King because producers recognized the attractive disposition inside the stolid, elaborately tattooed frame. G.I. Joe Retaliation: Make That Redemption 2013-03-29T03:35:55Z

With an exaggerated smile and faux sinister vocals, Gene passes as one of the campy arch villains from "Austin Powers." Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z

Mr. Kirchheimer associates this idea with Daniel Burnham, the Chicago planner and architect who is in some ways the villain of “Tall.” Review: ‘Tall’ Is a Little Movie About How Buildings Got So Big 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

Previous seasons of “24” spread the nefariousness around — villains included the Chinese, the Russians, Mexican drug cartels, American politicians and more — and “24: Legacy” aims to be an equal-opportunity demonizer, too. Review: In ‘24: Legacy,’ Jack Bauer’s Gone. The Demons Are the Same. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

I understand that every show needs a villain, but after 3 chapters Negan has become a little boring. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4: Negan Takes Over 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

A few scenes involving Smiley’s protégé, Guillam, pilfering information from headquarters stoke the tension, and the final confrontation with the villain involves guns and some running around. Television: ?Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,? With Alec Guinness - Review 2011-10-22T04:00:07Z

Hiddleston's Loki proved so diabolical that he's back as the villain of "The Avengers," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday and is already playing in some overseas markets. 'Avengers' bad boy Hiddleston wreaks wicked fun 2012-05-01T14:07:08Z

This Pepperland has been overrun by the Blue Meanies, who number among the most amusing villains in all of cinema. The return of “Yellow Submarine”: Why even people who aren’t Beatles mega-fans love it 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z

What’s missing in that list is a villain, which brings up the biggest, and in some ways most uncomfortable, comparison with Season 1. Review: ‘Jessica Jones’ Returns, Well Timed for the Time’s Up Moment 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

The latest installment is set in 2054 and pits players as soldiers against a new villain played by Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey. 'Call of Duty' Earns $10Bn 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

This new Netflix documentary, released on Dec. 18, has all the makings of a good true crime series: intrigue, plot twists, a compelling villain and a story that is considerably deeper than the initial premise. From “Making a Murderer” to “Don't F**k with Cats,” the evolution of true crime this decade 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z

The guy who played the villain in “Death to Smoochy” became the thorn in the side to the president of the United States. This guy changed the world: We won’t see the likes of Jon Stewart again 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

There are no prizes for guessing where many of the current villains of the piece went to school. Advice for a new government 2010-05-07T23:07:00Z

The far far away galaxy of "Star Wars" is no stranger to disability and to disabled characters, but as is too common in fiction, most of them are villains, like Darth Vader. In "The Mandalorian," I can finally find a portrait of youthful disability and acceptance 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z

I think with any sort of fiction, you create your own heroes and villains as role play for the soul. Q&A: ‘Most Wanted’s’ Kermit, Miss Piggy and Ricky Gervais 2014-03-19T18:01:47Z

That leaves as the show’s only villain that fallback monster, the overworked single mother. ‘The Prom’ Review: Bringing Jazz Hands to the Heartland 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

In fiction, a villain is “a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot.” A Question of Theme 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

Instead, Paulson wanted to excavate the interior of a character she never saw as a villain in the first place. Sarah Paulson Has a Thing for Vulgar Performances and Good Cries 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

It is, however, a surprise when yet another villain pops up with a gun and vows to blow Reacher’s head off. Spoiler alert: Jack Reacher survives, but the 19th Lee Child novel is fascinating

Rami Malek – who won an Oscar last month for his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody – is reported to be in final negotiations to take on the role of the chief villain. James Bond to drive electric Aston Martin in new movie 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

None of this is to say that Dave is the villain, or even antihero, of his story. On ‘Dave,’ Lil Dicky Faces the Music 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z

He's played villains and countless misunderstood men who own the depths of their darkness, but rarely has he had the opportunity to take it quite this far. Beyond the Winter Soldier: Sebastian Stan has always played roles that exist outside the binaries 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z

When was the last time you read a story where the villain was celery? Perspective | The ‘uncured’ bacon illusion: It’s actually cured, and it’s not better for you. 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

The bad actors are nominally the dealers, but “The Midnight Line” doesn’t demonize its villains the way Child’s books usually do. A Gentler Jack Reacher Emerges in Lee Child’s Latest Novel 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

This was evident in the books, but also in the films as Rickman so perfectly captured the terror and mystery of a conflicted villain. Alan Rickman’s Snape Is the Professor Who Lived 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

The study also found that O’Reilly tended to depict those on the left as villains, meaning that viewers would never see anyone on the left as worthy of compassion or empathy. Bill O’Reilly ruined the news: 10 ways he and Fox News harassed us all 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z

Lots of villains have tried to take the group’s stuff. Walking Dead Recap: OMG This Show! 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z

He was an idol to those who liked to refer to waterboarding as “enhanced interrogation” and, increasingly, a villain to those who called it torture. '24': Drones On 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

The lion's share goes to Keegan Connor Tracy, who plays the palace villain representative of The Firm named Victoria to the hilt. Surprise! Lifetime's new “Harry & Meghan” movie isn't a total joke, veering from kind to just weird 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

McFly is left to cope with Thomas F Wilson’s Mad Dog Tannen, a distant relative of Biff, the usual villain, by himself. Back to the Future day: live! Enjoy 21 October 2015 around the world 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

This is the way Plummer played the villain in the Spike Lee film "Inside Man." The Race to Erase Kevin Spacey 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

Advertisement “He tends to play very high-status characters — villains, generals — and yet there is this slightly vulnerable part of him,” Mr. Goold said. Tim Pigott-Smith Plays the Man Who Would be a Monarch 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

Although the film may set up Stakar as a potential villain for the series’ inevitable next installment, Stallone’s presence so far is little more than a nod to the comic’s fans. The big gay lie of “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2” 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z

I don’t mean to make light of the pain and trauma and abuse and mental illness that plagues Batman and his villains. Was my grandfather Batman? 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

"A lot of people around me were mired in villains of the time," he told Reuters. Seeking bigfoot: TV naturalist Attenborough gets comic homage 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

As in the television series, the Rangers' mission is to stop arch villain Rita Repulsa, played in the rebooted film version by American actor Elizabeth Banks. Rebooted Power Rangers return to big screen 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

You’ve also said that you wanted to play a Bond villain? Roger Moore on Why Daniel Craig Is the Best James Bond Ever and What 007 Role He’s Dying to Play 2012-11-09T13:00:14Z

But at some point, the franchises became the auteurs just as the superheroes and villains became the stars. Plot Twist! Why 2004 Was a Surprising Year for Movies 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

Out come the guns and in come the villains, inner and outer. Movie Review: ‘The Purge,’ Starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey 2013-06-07T01:20:03Z

As far as villains go, and it is debatable whether she is in fact a villain, but there is, I think, something to be said for Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth. What the Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reads While She Works 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z

The sugarcoated first installment of the “Despicable Me” franchise about a softhearted villain voiced by Steve Carell might delight the youngest family members. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Animals Doing Things’ 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

The corrupt politician is the putative villain of his book, the idealistic wayfarer his heroine. Henry Adams’s 1880 Novel, ‘Democracy,’ Resonates Now More Than Ever 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

Is she more akin to the villain in a novel or play? All Made Up by Janice Galloway ? review 2011-08-12T09:00:01Z

It certainly feels that way in Never Rarely…, which frequently resembles a horror movie whose villain is the malign, shapeshifting spirit of the patriarchy. ‘Women's stories are seen as niche’: Eliza Hittman on her new film 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z

He is an obvious villain in waiting even as it is all too easy to see bits and pieces of oneself in him. Crop of 'New Dangerous' filmmakers take edgy to new levels 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

The more the press played up to it, the more you found yourself thrust into the role of the villain. Pop: The Rolling Stones at 50 Prepare to Tour 2012-11-08T16:00:00Z

The latter certainly applies to villain of the piece Silva, a "cyber-terrorist" who at one point mirrors WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by making sensitive information available online. Skyfall: A Bond aiming to please 2012-10-25T23:54:18Z

Our villain is a Chicago drifter who can select his victims from different eras and disappear without a trace; our heroine the girl who gets away and then plots to hunt him down. Holiday reading: The best books to pack this summer 2013-06-29T07:00:51Z

Her lack of obvious motive challenges one of the cliches of thriller fiction, the one where the villain comes conveniently equipped with an evil mother or something equally nasty in the woodshed. U Be Dead's inconvenient truths 2010-09-01T20:59:00Z

By painting Ghana with clichés — “rife with irreconcilable tensions” — Meno ends up reducing the country to a stock villain. When the Price of Freedom Is Detention, Frostbite and Amputation 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z

They lived in the town of Frostbite Falls and found themselves embroiled in all manner of absurd plots involving espionage and devious villains. Creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle dies 2010-10-25T04:24:00Z

He is closer to the misunderstood creature from “Frankenstein” than to a garden-variety slasher villain. ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ and the Lessons Few Horror Films Get Right 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

It's as if he's trying to show us that every fight is both triumph and tragedy, depending on where you see it from, and everybody is both hero and villain at the same time. George R. R. Martin's Dance with Dragons: A Masterpiece Worthy of Tolkien 2011-07-07T03:45:00Z

There are many classic comic villains Donald Trump can also be compared to. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Who’s a bigger baddie: Snidely Whiplash or President Trump? 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

For better or worse, there are no clear villains in “The Poisoned City,” by Anna Clark. Two Views of Flint’s Water Troubles: One a Close-Up and One With a Wide-Angle Lens 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

All three shows highlighted a tweet by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling for a discussion of incarceration policies, with Hannity calling her his “villain of the day.” Trump’s firewall holds solid on Fox News’ prime time 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

It was very interesting to be perceived as a villain. ‘Black Widow’ Star David Harbour Loves Being a Big-Screen Loser 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z

The only thing I had to announce ... was that the Mandarin was set to be the villain. The Hobbit: Peter Jackson's latest clip reveals more questions than clues 2011-07-21T13:41:59Z

Still, for all his faults, Forrest is less Review’s villain than its victim. Andy Daly on Review: 'There is a limit to how horrible things can get' 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

But if he were doing that job with more integrity and humanity, fewer would consider him a villain. New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells reviewed my book; now I know why so many chefs hate him 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

The trailer reveals that the main villain will be a group called the Nihil, which are described as the equivalent of "space vikings." New Star Wars series announced 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

But the real attraction of the series is the chance to see the detectives battle the rogue's gallery of villains made by famous by the Batman comics, without Batman around to fight them. 'Gotham' gets a full season order 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Some of these villains personified dread of nuclear horror. The top 17 most badass and bizarre Russian villains in pop culture 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

And it positioned a wealthy local family, the Burts, as the story’s villains when they’d done nothing wrong. 'Pretty accurate': S-Towners are proud to be podcasted – except for a few things 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z

I overheard an entertaining conversation about an action figure Spymaster, a minor Captain America villain. In New York, Every Borough Is a Comic Book Destination 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

Sam Rockwell’s character, a violent, racist policeman, turns out to have two distinct sides — hero and villain — within himself. With ‘Three Billboards,’ director Martin McDonagh shows his softer side 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

And there’s plenty to experience: a whole universe of gods and heroes and villains and giants and dwarves. How to get even more out of Seattle Opera’s ‘Ring’ cycle 2013-07-25T22:42:24Z

Kline was overwhelmed by the Oscar-winning histrionics of Meryl Streep in his first movie, "Sophie's Choice," and it's as if he's been half in the shadows, playing second bananas and pompous-comic villains, ever since. "The Extra Man": Kevin Kline's magnificent oddness 2010-07-28T00:30:00Z

Actually, he is an international spy from the Chinese intelligence services on loan to the CIA, and he has to save Gillian's kids from fiendish Russkie villains. Film review: The Spy Next Door 2010-03-18T23:45:00Z

The omnipresent, omnipotent, omni-jerkwad Q is up here in tenth place only because he’s not really a villain — he just loves messing with the crew of Picard’s Enterprise. Star Trek's 10 Most Villainous Villains 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

Good guys and villains are always promising to "stop his clock" or "punch his clock." 'Spy Kids: All the Time in the World' smells a little like desperation 2011-08-19T20:51:05Z

The suave Morales slinks through the film making his unflappable villain alluring. Both "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning" and Tom Cruise look and feel exhausted 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

Perhaps Mr. Rietti’s best-known voices were those of the villains from James Bond movies. Robert Rietti, a Familiar Voice, Dies at 92 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

He discussed with producers playing the host as a “James Bond villain,” he said, wearing tartan and a beret. ‘The Traitors’ Was a Sensation in Britain. Can It Conquer the U.S.? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

"This series doesn't really make heroes and villains in the story," Hauer-King told Salon. "Everything is changed": Star Jonah Hauer-King on the WWII drama "World on Fire" and Season 2 plans 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z

At other times, the blogger was a villain to be taken down. Game of Thrones to Gossip Girl: fan theories better than series' real plots 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

There are no real villains or heroes on this series. ‘The Americans’ Returns to FX With Season 3 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Don't fret, the web-slinger will still be keeping New York City safe from Venom and Carnage and any number of other dastardly villains he's tangled with over the years. Rough economy? Just ask unemployed Spider-Man 2010-03-02T21:55:00Z

Yet Ivanka is so much better at the Trump pitch than her brothers, who, even when they’re not hunting for animals in Africa, seem like villains from an eighties teen film. The R.N.C. on TV: Ivanka’s Weaponized Graciousness 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

Reagan was a corrupt and racist villain, not a sweet grandpa. The Reagan era and "Us": Sins of the '80s still haunt America in Jordan Peele's horror tale 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z

The archetypal detective is a figure who values truth above all else: above empathy for victim or villain, love of friends or family, even the preservation of her own life. An Overlooked Novel from 1935 by the Godmother of Feminist Detective Fiction 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

Mr. Laxe’s boldest strategy is to insert himself into his movie, and more than that, to implicate himself by playing the nominal villain: “the typical European neocolonialist artist,” as he put it. Oliver Laxe?s Morocco Film ?You All Are Captains? 2011-10-16T04:10:13Z

Then when Trump cast CNN as the "Fake News" villain early in his presidency, Zucker responded to that slander by encouraging his anchors and journalists to vociferously battle in defense of small "d" democracy. After Chris Licht, people are wondering where CNN goes from here. Here's a wild suggestion 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z

It is stranger still when the villains adopt a heroic cadence. In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

The villain describes being abused by his father, and the doctor eventually falls for her patient’s sob-story, though Batman later reveals to Quinn that The Joker tells many fabricated stories to gain sympathy. From Mad Love to Suicide Squad: The Evolution of Harley Quinn 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

The success of an animated feature can hinge on three factors: Is the villain deliciously bad? Rio: Birds of a Fabulous Feather 2011-04-14T08:45:00Z

History has generally treated Mary as a villain, and “Mary Queen of Scots” seeks both to revise this judgment and to examine its sources in misogyny, nationalism and bigotry. ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ Review: Sexy, Spirited and Almost Convincing 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

Mr. Coster spoke about playing a drunk, doing American accents and getting typecast as a villain. Ritchie Coster on Playing the Drunk Mayor on 'True Detective' 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z

He played the stoically fearsome villain in last year's gritty Tom Cruise action film "Jack Reacher," and has been a voice on the animated series "The Simpsons." Filmmaker Werner Herzog on his new box set and more 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

Having proved she could turn villain, and that she was tough enough for the most brutal or cynical of thrillers, Stanwyck’s range grew. From femme fatale to cattle rancher: how Barbara Stanwyck bucked convention 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

Lunch with the Bond villain is a delightful affair. Christoph Waltz: 'Try as you might, you can never break free from your past' 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z

Matthew McConaughey then signed on to play the villain, The Man in Black. Why It Took So Long to Make a 'Dark Tower' Movie Happen 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

As trouble is unleashed on Gotham by the villain Bane, Blake becomes a key figure in joining Batman to save the city. Actor Gordon-Levitt changes masks for "Dark Knight Rises" 2012-07-18T20:39:30Z

This is no melodramatic stage villain but a plausible leader who has given himself over to vengeance. At South Coast Rep, a stunning, gravity-defying stab at 'Moby Dick' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

They have been properly schooled and know that it’s evil, a great canyon-killing villain. “The damnation of a canyon”: The Glen Canyon dam is mind-blowing — unless you’d seen the canyon before it was destroyed 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z

“Mr. Liotta, such a menacing villain in ‘Something Wild,’ makes Gino a touchingly devoted figure, a man willing to sacrifice almost anything for his brother’s welfare.” Ray Liotta, of ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Field of Dreams,’ Dies at 67 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

The Night King and his army of white walkers were officially wiped off the map after Arya stabbed the series’ biggest villain with her Valyrian steel dagger and shattered him into a million pieces. "Game of Thrones" shocker: Maisie Williams and Kit Harington react to that Night King twist 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

In Hollywood films, “You killed my dog!” invokes a twisted worldview where the villain is completely depraved. Huckabee’s stunning ignorance: His “North Korean chef” joke mocks people who are powerless and starved 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

The relationship between two brothers is tested as one, a loose-cannon action hero, destroys not just villains, but his normal brother’s life as well. These Are All the New Adult Swim Projects 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

How deep does this instructive parallel run between a 21st-century president and the hapless villain of a pop-culture classic made 43 years ago? Disaster president: Why is Trump acting like the mayor from Jaws? 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z

And Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy will explain how the Grimm brothers' heroes and villains have appeared in many of her collections, including The World's Wife and Beast and Beauties. Authors celebrate Brothers Grimm 2012-09-02T14:25:54Z

At the same time, one of van Alstyne’s sons is a villain bent on destroying his father. Theater Review: ‘The Henrietta,’ a Comedy Set in 1887, Resonates Today 2013-06-18T17:56:55Z

He added that despite playing the key villain in the most recent Fast & Furious movie, Furious 7, he’ll only consider playing the hero in the Bond franchise. Jason Statham Wants to Play James Bond 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

So does the improbable reappearance of the villain of the first book, whose vendetta against Margot endangers the Benedicts and everyone in their orbit. Three Northwest authors tell stories with a local setting 2014-02-26T20:14:33Z

Pig Pen, a longtime friend and subject of Opie’s, the arsonist is a good Hollywood villain, plotting his targets out on a wall. Lautner fans, be warned: Catherine Opie's 'The Modernist' will play like a horror movie 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

Freeman, 71, replied, “No one wants to see a villain cry.” Jonathan Freeman, Jafar in ‘Aladdin,’ Hangs Up His Cobra Staff 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

With their stock of fanatical speeches and their propensity for odd tortures, third-world villains provided the American filmmaker with a handy receptacle for his audience's inchoate fears of the unknown and inhuman. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

In the first scene, Grigory, the villain of the tale, appears. Bolshoi Opera Brings ‘The Tsar’s Bride’ to Lincoln Center 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

When Sophie makes a desperate wish to escape her provincial surroundings, she and Agatha are transported to a school for storybook heroes and villains. ‘The School for Good and Evil’ Review: Ever Afters and Never Afters 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

It takes some nerve to play a Shakespeare villain. Review | For Patrick Page, it’s Shakespeare’s bad guys who steal the show 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

He grew up knowing Christopher Guest, the actor who played the film’s signature villain, the six-fingered man. Looking for Buddhist Wisdom in ‘The Princess Bride’ 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

It’s been nearly 60 years since a shrewd flying squirrel and a bumbling moose first appeared on television to foil the sinister plots of the stereotypical Cold War villains Boris and Natasha. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition’ and ‘Evil Genius’ 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Jigsaw doesn’t have the name recognition of villains like Jason or Freddy, but he has a devoted fan base. What to Know About ‘Spiral’ and the ‘Saw’ Franchise 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z

The villains and topical references come together at Wilton's in the character "Vanity" who tries to steal Mother Goose's goose - the one that lays the golden eggs. Panto dames come out to cheer Britain after a tumultuous 2016 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

So, could a person skilled in media manipulation take advantage of people’s pain by using simplistic language to create false villains and use it to gain power? If Donald Trump’s America is Hell, who is Satan? 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z

He happily prays with one girl but puts up a fight with the bullies, who at first seem like the cartoon villains from early Spielberg movies. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

Crouse is nicely sour as Cora, the villain of the piece until she isn’t. Review: ‘Morning’s at Seven’ Awakens Again, Only to Hit Snooze 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z

Can a villain do better than a hero? Spider-Man Turns 60 Years Old This Month. He’s as Boyish as Ever. 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z

In "Shrek Forever After," which opens on Friday, Dohrn was thrust from his day job at DreamWorks Animation to voice the trickster villain, Rumpelstiltskin -- one of the lead characters in the latest, fourth film. "Shrek" gives fairy tale break to backroom artist 2010-05-21T18:30:00Z

I know I’m the worst of all villains: a mother who drinks. My agnostic AA 2012-06-20T18:28:00Z

Rick Yune’s Johnny Tran is the second-best Fast villain—and if you retroactively think the Rock’s a good guy in Fast Five, he’s the best, full stop. Every 'Fast & Furious' Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z

At one point she flings the contents of a coffee pot at a villain, but the coffee turns out to be cold. Review: ‘The Nice Guys’ Pairs Gosling and Crowe as Slapstick Detectives 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

For all the villains listed, not a single actor who portrays them is visibly disfigured or disabled themselves. James Bond hasn't changed much, and neither have his problematic villains after 25 films 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

Momoa also teased that Ocean Master would be the film’s main villain, though he laughed that he would likely get in trouble for saying so. Ben Affleck says he will be The Batman despite report he would relinquish role 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z

Though Finn Wittrock, as the cheeky villain Dandy, is probably the only one of the cast that really deserves being mentioned alongside the word Emmy. Emmys 2015 nominations verdict – same shows, different year 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

On Nov. 1, 1850, the Liberator, the Boston anti-slavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison, a radical white abolitionist, alerted local residents to the presence of “two prowling villains.” A history of sanctuary cities: How Black Americans protected fugitive slaves 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Now, with the benefit of hindsight, many have questioned the wisdom of making Kim the film's villain. Hack attack over Sony's 'Interview' shows risks of naming bad guys 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Bond villains, when they listen to music, do so from a box at the opera. What’s in the box? Demystifying box seats and tips on finding the best seats for the opera and symphony. 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

Perhaps the first of the evil British capitalists who would become standard villains in Nazi cinema, the industrialist serves to demonstrate the science-fiction bromide that there are some things mankind was not meant to know. Alchemy Amok in ‘Gold’ and Its Offspring, ‘The Magnetic Monster’ 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z

They’re stickers and stayers, like Sarah Lancashire’s Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley, hunting the villain who took her daughter from her while bursting with warmth, humanity and dry rejoinders. Screen queens: the funny, fearless women who revolutionised TV 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

He contributed to the climactic scene on top of the Statue of Liberty, where the hero is battling the villain before the latter falls to his death. Robert Boyle obituary 2010-08-10T17:21:00Z

All the greatest villains in their own internal narrative, their own internal monologue, believe that they’re the victims. Why the Punisher is more relatable than Superman: "Anger is an easier feeling" 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

One of the coolest moments in 2008's The Dark Knight was Batman nabbing a villain in Hong Kong, and using this piece of his arsenal along the way. Batman’s Weapons: What’s in the Dark Knight’s Arsenal? 2012-07-19T12:00:11Z

And Russia has long been a popular backdrop for thrillers and spy fiction, though in those genres Russians are frequently cast as villains. ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Author Pulls New Book Set in Russia 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

If you need more convincing, Jan Brady is one of the villains. The Best Movies That Didn't Get Nominated for Any Oscars This Year 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

One of Wilentz’s villains is that new hip-hop musical star, Alexander Hamilton.  How Sean Wilentz's history 'The Politicians and the Egalitarians' resonates 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

Instead, it refers to a “heel” in a wrestling ring, which means a villain. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ and ‘Heels’ 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z

Sian, to make this work, your character must not be obviously performed as an outright villain or an innocent martyr. True or false? AMC's "Quiz" goes inside the game show coughing scandal that tests confirmation bias 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z

Then there is the matter of the tedious villain. Alex Cross: Freed from Madea, Tyler Perry Is Still No Morgan Freeman 2012-10-18T15:00:58Z

Is Lucas a fool or simply foolish, a villain or victim? ‘Godland’ Review: Another of God’s Lonely Men Goes Amok (Spiritually) 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

To shape him into a fascinatingly horrible — and familiar — villain, Horgan drew on varied references from other TV shows, the Roman Catholic church and contemporary politics. How Sharon Horgan Shaped a Monstrous Brother-in-Law 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

Heroes and villains have grappled with such quandaries since the dawn of comics, of course. In the end, "Peacemaker" is the villain-turned-hero worth crossing the TV galaxy for 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z

It was wise of Sutter to eradicate nearly all of the show’s villains and wrap up Gemma’s story before “Poppa’s Goods,” because this episode needed to, and did, focus on Jax’s internal tug of war. 'Sons of Anarchy' series finale review: I got this 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

But the rest of the script is mediocre, with underdeveloped characters and more villains than a superhero movie. ‘Watch Dogs,’ an Adventure Game From Ubisoft 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Nor are there many obvious villains intent on bringing these 21st-century hobos to heel. Roof down, music up: American Honey and the neverending search for the American dream 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

“The idea was to look at characters who are villains and try to explain them by stepping into their shoes,” she said. Actress Holly Twyford has been teaching acting to 90-year-olds during the pandemic — and learning a few things about living 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

As in It's a Wonderful Life, the villains are the bankers. The Santa supremacy: Peter Bradshaw's top Christmas movies 2010-12-15T21:30:07Z

It's not that the actors are not talented, they are, but this restless show is plodding along without any pronounced heroes or villains. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 9: Lessons to Be Learned 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

He's the film's true villain, who's seen as desecrating one of the last repositories of real memories: the old- fashioned kind that you find in books. 'Robot & Frank': A memorable friendship forms in clever dramedy 2012-08-31T00:01:05Z

Yet even as stereotypical portrayals of other marginalized groups are increasingly recognized as problematic, the disfigured villain has proved harder to rout. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

Master villains and mysterious avengers stalked the serial films that gripped audiences in cinema’s silent years. Serial Gems Are Painstakingly Restored for the Screen 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

The result is unlikable heroes, appealing villains and an emotional realism that studio tentpole films rarely achieve. IMAX Cannot Contain 'Game of Thrones' 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

One of the great maxims of comic books is that behind every good hero is a really nasty villain. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: The Face of True Evil 2011-03-04T17:45:37Z

Anyone familiar with the comics isn't going to be surprised that Mysterio, who presented himself as a hero and avuncular figure to Parker, was in fact a villain the entire time. "Spider-Man: Far From Home" is a good movie made great by its final act 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

“When the final history of coal mining in eastern Kentucky is written, McConnell will be one of its chief villains,” he writes. ‘Mitch, Please!’ Tours Kentucky and Roasts a Senator 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

Sewell, once the young dreamboat of Tom Stoppard’s superb Arcadia in its London premiere, makes a suitably menacing and weary chief villain. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: Four-score and Seven Corpses 2012-06-21T13:40:09Z

Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L Jackson play two of the film's big villains, plantation owner Calvin Candie and his right-hand man, Stephen, who keeps the slaves in line. Tarantino's Django in firing line 2013-01-17T07:34:22Z

Thus, not only is Poelzig a villain and a usurper, but he’s also the agent of Werdegast’s own agonies, and the doctor has come to the villa to take revenge. My Favorite Halloween Movie 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z

But she said her character is actually the villain on the show. After career success, Chenoweth is ready for love 2011-09-22T01:06:12Z

More than one villain is using public pay phones as a lure, which sure wouldn't work now. "AHS: NYC" has too many villains 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z

But when you’re creating a villain character, it’s about humanizing — there’s something important in the task of creating Snoke to find his vulnerability, because that makes him even more dangerous and despicable. The All-Stars of ‘Star Wars’ 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

Though nobody has been cast as Shazam yet, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has signed on to play Black Adam, who is less a villain than he is an anti-hero trying to clear his name. What's Next for DC Movies After Suicide Squad 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

And Carroll is not a villain whom viewers are likely to love à la Al Swearengen of “Deadwood” or Hannibal Lecter. Television Review: ‘The Following,’ Starring Kevin Bacon, on Fox 2013-01-20T20:35:11Z

When you hear Mozart in a James Bond film, chances are the villain is using his trusty feed-foes-to-the-sharks contraption. Opera in Film Takes On a New Note in ‘Bel Canto’ (It’s Not Evil) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

If I were a villain, it would be sweet justice. My lessons in autism 2014-02-25T00:00:00Z

The Bond movies have always managed to tap into reality by switching on a camera, a connection to the material world that lingered no matter how far out the villains, their wild lairs and intrigues. Review: In ‘Spectre,’ Daniel Craig Returns as James Bond 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

It complements Waid's print series, "Irredeemable" and "Incorruptible," about a hero who becomes evil and a villain who wants to change. In new digital comics, each tap holds a surprise 2012-06-01T23:49:47Z

Musically, it plods along with a clumsiness that’s usually reserved for the villains in animated Disney films. REVIEW: Die Antwoord's Donker Mag Fails to Maintain Momentum 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

Bonuses: sly humor and a villain that ranks among the absolute worst. Critics' Picks: 'Game of Thrones,' video art, Chocolopolis 2012-04-04T23:26:05Z

Unlike some other top movie stars, Mr. Washington is just as comfortable playing villains, antiheroes and deeply flawed men as he is portraying heroes. Denzel Washington, Man on Fire 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z

Then Simon Cowell emerged as the great television villain of the Bush years, and the dynamic tilted. Critic’s Notebook: How Christina Aguilera Changed Judging of Reality TV Music 2012-09-17T22:01:21Z

Grant, who has aged into a masterful player of villains, always begins in seriousness before veering into dumb absurdity. When Is a Comedy Special Also a Corporate Synergy Message? 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

It’s also in the nuanced commentary of “Get Out,” which acknowledges that racism is an institution, not merely a personal character flaw shared by the film’s villains. Jordan Peele made a woke horror film 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

So the horror villain of the summer is the pregnant man. Pregnant Men Were a Movie Punchline. Now They’re Horror Villains. 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

That was the fate of Lord Blackwood at the end of "Sherlock Holmes," the villain's death costing Strong a shot at reprising the role. 'Robin Hood' star Strong proves good at being bad 2010-05-13T14:16:00Z

The group is demanding that the ads — one of which warns, “sometimes movie villains are real” — be taken down. Online Poker Thriller ‘Runner’ Quickly Politicized 2013-10-03T20:10:31Z

In the film “Joker,” the actor tells the story of how Arthur Fleck — abused and mentally ill — becomes a villain through a sinewy, supple, dancing body. Best Dance of 2019 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z

Americans enjoy that, too, but usually when it’s happening to the villain, not the protagonist. With ‘Welcome to Flatch,’ Paul Feig Comes Home 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

“I should never have trusted you!” shouts Javadi, the foiled villain, who just seconds earlier, in a world that resembled “Homeland,” had been stirring his yogurt in the cleverest of ways. ‘Homeland,’ Season 6, Episode 9: Why Is Everyone Stating the Obvious? 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

For people who like superheroes, evil villains and crazy plot twists, this is the book for you. Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four Volume 1 by Stan Lee - review 2012-11-25T09:00:00Z

Seeing his family friend portray a murderous villain on the silver screen left a vivid impression on Mr. Nichtern. Looking for Buddhist Wisdom in ‘The Princess Bride’ 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

So Bond found villains in rogue warriors, not cold warriors. The James Bond Films at 50: A Golden Franchise for the Ages 2012-10-05T12:00:58Z

What about reappearances from villains who no longer serve the plot, but the actors are so great we can’t bear to fire them, so we just make them more cartoonishly evil? Perspective | ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ used to feel provocative. Now it’s just exhausting. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

She noted that many of the roles offered to actors with natural hairstyles were often derelicts or villains. In Films and on TV, a New Openness to Natural Black Hairstyles 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

Most disappointing villain: Weren't you expecting more from Jared Harris as criminal mastermind Moriarty in "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"? Seattle Times movie critic details the best and worst of cinema in 2011 2011-12-29T21:16:04Z

But just as nobody is the villain in her own story, Aduba prefers to think of Katherine as a survivor tasked with a thankless job. Uzo Aduba Adjusts Her Mood With Playlists and ‘The Real Housewives’ 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

In one town I found a strange cinematic world of biblical episodes, Buddhist masters and James Bond villains. Morocco, From Coast to Desert 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

The region most associated with Dracula — one of Gothic horror’s most famous villains — Transylvania is well worth discovering in its own right. 6 Spooky Travel Destinations for the Halloween Season 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z

In fact the police are routinely almost as bad as the villains. Gangster dramas: the cliches fly like a hail of bullets 2011-04-07T13:11:36Z

Will you be shocked if I also reveal that the villains get their comeuppance, and our heroes their reward? Trump and Clinton: The Victorian Novel 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

The Mirror suggested this week that Sherlock star Andrew Scott, who plays Moriarty in the BBC drama, is set to appear as a villain. Fans await new James Bond film title 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

The Dark World continues the story line of those earlier films and bursts into life only when the villain is swanning his way to Doomsday. Thor: The Dark World: A God-Awful Villain Steals the Thunder 2013-11-06T23:49:43Z

He can be arrogant and cruel, and he will eventually do contemptible things to Trishna, but just because he’s the villain in this story doesn’t make him inhuman. Pick of the week: “Trishna” rebukes Bollywood 2012-07-13T00:00:00Z

The villain appears to have an activist streak. Cat Girl? A Kinder, Gentler Superhero Comic 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z

This was no villain out of a fantasy. My dinner with Alger Hiss 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

Mr. Burns, a sitcom star in the 1990s, has found a second career playing villains on cable series like “Burn Unit” and “Bates Motel,” as well as “Justified.” R.V.s and Stolen Kidneys: Life on the Fringes in ‘Justified’ 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

But will these gadgets be enough to combat the villains’ poison-tipped darts and enormous stolen helicopter? Alex Rider author was a spy who never got caught 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

The end result has the villain taking over the hero's mind, body, costume and mission. ArtsBeat: The End of Spider-Man (at Least for Now) 2012-12-26T16:23:43Z

At the end of Season 1 when we jumped ahead a year, suddenly Molly was pregnant, and we had a pregnant woman and a villain in a cabin. Noah Hawley on ‘Fargo,’ Comic Haircuts and Living in the Coen Universe 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

Helen, though the villain, is a lot more entertaining, especially with that saxophone. L.A. revival of 'A Taste of Honey,' the 1958 play that dared to make a gay character its moral center 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

Now, though, and especially given the events of the past week, it’s the show’s chosen villains, not its hero, who demand attention. Review: In ‘24: Legacy,’ Jack Bauer’s Gone. The Demons Are the Same. 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Mostly, they are just vaguely sketched conceits — jaded, corrupt, yammering — who look good in suits, smack around generic villains and make nice with the ladies. Review: ‘War on Everyone’ Is Missing Some Crucial Components 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Andrew Mueller This new four-part drama comes along flashing its credentials with a croaky theme song by Tricky and a terrifying turn by the ubiquitous Stephen Graham as a local villain. TV highlights 30/08/12 2012-08-29T19:00:25Z

“Mr. Dean plays this curious villain with a stylized spookiness — a sly sort of offbeat languor and slur of language — that concentrates spite. This is a haunting capstone to the brief career of Mr. Dean.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The History of Comedy’ and ShondaLand 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

There is a little of me in each character, including the villains. Désirée Zamorano on the lives of L.A.'s Latinas and 'The Amado Women' 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

While he's shooting and shrinking the moon, they could find a villain's heart and warm it. Despicable Me Review: It's Pickable! 2010-07-09T09:05:00Z

The 25-year-old will play the lead female villain in the film, according to the . Gillan cast in Marvel Guardians film 2013-06-04T11:56:41Z

Behind the scenes, though, director Marc Webb kept up a good soundtrack, including the Velvet Underground track, which played on set while filming the scene where the movie’s villain emerges. Seven Secrets of The Amazing Spider-Man 2012-07-03T12:00:34Z

You only lied about who you were when under cover turning over a villain. Val McDermid: a life in writing 2011-08-12T21:55:20Z

For the villain, I think it’s Fred, the dachshund in E. B. White’s essay “Death of a Pig.” Please Don’t Ask Elizabeth Kolbert How She Organizes Her Books 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z

“The new villain was the woman who worked for ‘pin money’” — extra cash they didn’t need, Collins writes. Women of a Certain Age, Gail Collins Has Your Back 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

Madame Tussauds has all the appeal of a fantasy dinner party in which heroes and villains from across the ages are gathered together in one room. What makes Madame Tussauds' wax work? 2011-02-26T09:00:02Z

Our hero is proactively aggressive; the villain is reactively aggressive. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z

Liddy’s place in the Watergate Cinematic Universe was somewhere between villain and underling, jester and patsy. Perspective | Little Liddys everywhere: The legacy of a political ‘super-klutz’ 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

“He’s been accused of stealing from a dog. He’s literally a ‘Scooby-Doo’ villain at this point, and he’s in Congress.” Jimmy Kimmel: George Santos Is a ‘Scooby-Doo’ Villain 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he remains dedicated to bringing his best to his charismatic villain. "You" star Penn Badgley thinks his killer Joe has "too many sides .. and he needs to die" 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

It’s a lot easier to confront subjects like white supremacy or the Klan as evil villains. How to display a KKK painting? Very carefully 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

Called “seekers,” the figures represent, according to Mr. Niles, forces “external” to the paintings: ancestors and protectors, as well as potential villains and adversaries. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

She is exactly the villain our history needs. REVIEW: Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence Is the Album We Need Right Now 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

Next up, you're playing the villain in Men in Black III. Jemaine Clement 2010-08-28T23:05:00Z

The Pole remains cynically detached from politics throughout; the movie’s real villain is the murderous American dandy played by Jack Palance in a curly black hairpiece. ’68 Rides Again: The Return of Sergio Corbucci 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

I wasn't in it to make a villain out of him or anybody. The art of making "vagina movies" 2010-04-29T17:55:00Z

Suitably morbid given he’s due to play the villain in the new series. Emmys 2015: winners and performances – as it happened 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z

For eight exciting — if sometimes overwritten — episodes, Prime Video's new fantasy series "The Rings of Power" doled out hint after hint as to the identity of Sauron, the familiar villain of J.R.R. Everyone loves a villain, but in "The Rings of Power," maybe we shouldn’t 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

There is a clear villain and clear heroes: Like Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in “All the President’s Men,” Mulligan and Kazan play platonic ideals of tough, dogged and scrupulously fair journalists. Perspective | The #MeToo movies have finally arrived. Only one captures the truth. 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

He’s a dry-eyed sentimentalist, gentle in his mockery and disinclined to designate villains. ‘Fatherhood’ Review: He Lost His Wife. Go Easy on Him. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

Two lawyers – one black, one white – are considering whether to take his case; they are assisted by a black female pupil, the villain of the piece. Chimerica; Race – review 2013-06-01T23:06:18Z

"Secret Wars," from Marvel Comics, teamed up a legion of heroes and villains in the deepest regions of space to meet and confront the Beyonder. ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: Lego Toys in Book Form 2012-11-09T20:54:42Z

Logan Denninghoff walks onstage with as much bravado as you'd expect for the archetypal villain in the time-honored tale of "Beauty and the Beast." Q&A with Bothell-raised 'Beauty and the Beast' star 2012-02-18T00:25:44Z

Arguably, “King of Kong” portrayed Mr. Mitchell as a bit of a villain. It Could Be Game Over for a Onetime King of Donkey Kong 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

Michael Massee, a character actor who played villains on television and film and who fired the gun on the set of “The Crow” that accidentally killed Brandon Lee in 1993, died on Oct. Michael Massee, a Screen Villain Who Accidentally Killed Brandon Lee, Dies at 63 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

Far from being a music-hall villain, he is cool and enigmatic, a self-contained obsessive, focused on revenge. Sweeney Todd 2010-05-26T20:45:00Z

No Hair, though it’s confined him to villain roles according to the bizarre, immutable rules that govern the entertainment industry, has been infinitely better. The actor behind ‘Barry’s’ NoHo Hank, TV’s happiest mobster 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

What if the villains were actually the good guys? What if the villains were actually the good guys? 2011-02-19T01:01:00Z

Another villain, in his view, was Earl Warren, the future chief justice of the United States, who, as California’s attorney general, was elected governor of the state in 1942 on a wave of anti-Japanese prejudice. Richard Reeves, Columnist and Author on Presidents, Dies at 83 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

He takes a gulp of his latte and cracks his knuckles, like one of the many villains he got stuck playing after 2001's A Knight's Tale. Rufus Sewell: almost famous 2013-03-30T09:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t mind movies that featured psychologically-atypical villains if movies showed the psychologically-atypical in a larger variety of roles, not just as criminal loonies.” Shyamalan takes an ax psychological atypicality in box office smash, “Split” 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

"The Twilight Saga" commanded Sunday's ceremony with 11 wins, including choice movie fantasy, villain and chemistry. 'Twilight,' 'Vampire Diaries' dominate Teen Choice 2010-08-09T03:31:00Z

It's been refreshing to not play the villain recently. “Hopefully you love to hate me”: Anna Camp on her "wickedly fun" villain past and new horror film 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z

The bank bailout debate still rages, and arrogant banking kingpins looks less like antiheroes than out-and-out villains. "Wall Street" a powerfully told sequel 2010-05-14T21:25:00Z

And yet, there was also something soothing and escapist about reading a fictional villain’s story, especially at a time when real life feels like its own horror show. Why Can’t Women Be Serial Killers, Too? 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z

"She was a wonderful villain — beautifully animated," Gladstone said of Cruella. '101 Dalmatians' was just the hit a flagging Disney needed 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z

If they do “The Batman 2” with Joker as the villain? Barry Keoghan Doesn’t Mean to Be a Scene-Stealer 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z

The movie, about a video game villain who tries to become a hero, earned almost twice as much as the number two movie, Denzel Washington's Flight. Wreck-It Ralph tops US box office 2012-11-05T10:24:08Z

Such a theory was backed up by one-time Bond villain Jonathan Pryce, who told the Daily Mail: “They obviously couldn’t take a socialist Bond.” Release of 25th James Bond film delayed following Danny Boyle's exit 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

“You can also never underestimate the power of a really good villain, someone the reader can root against.” Meet the writers who still sell millions of books. Actually, hundreds of millions. 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

Both villains got a great visual pun in the finale: Limehouse with his "piggy bank" carcass stuffed with cash, and Quarles in his being "disarmed" by a cleaver. Justified's season finale showed why this series is criminally under-rated 2012-06-21T13:28:47Z

This is the entitled stuff of a villain from a John Hughes movie. James Corden and the Dangers of Likability 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

In his testimony, he is leaning on the same formula so often used in fiction, where there must be a perfect good guy and a very imperfect villain. With the Depp-Heard trial, courtroom television's exploitative tricks reached new misogynist heights 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

Let me complicate what I said above a bit: There are actually two villains at work within season three and both are far more unsettling and threatening than any single person could be. 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, Episode 11 Recap: Angry Caputo 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Rubbing his hands together and occasionally crouching, he declares his lines unsmilingly, like a villain in a medieval morality play. Theater Review: National Theater of China Offers ‘Richard III’ in Mandarin 2014-03-27T22:00:36Z

It also did one great move, which is, the traditional villain of a fairy tale is now going to be the hero. Film: Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz on ?Shrek? 2010-05-15T02:23:00Z

There is human complexity to this transdimensional being that likes to toy with its prey, a sense that there is a personality with issues beneath the one-liners and horror villain tropes. "It Chapter Two": Flawed but effective follow-up to 2017's horror hit 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

At worst, it’s a sneer directed at the audience, an expression of contempt for the public that the movie seems to share with its designated villain. ‘Vice’ Review: Dick Cheney and the Negative Great Man Theory of History 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z

Among many others in the ensemble case, bass-baritone Eric Owens made Alberich into a memorable villain, his face contorted into a malignant grin as he cursed Wotan and all who may possess the ring. High-tech `Rheingold' opens Met season 2010-09-28T08:16:00Z

Cast him as the villain and he exhibits pathos and humanity. Michael Shannon: ‘Actors are just models nowadays. Going to the Oscars is like going to the prom’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

When the villain appeared, there were ominous string tremolos and thumping piano themes. Music Review: Keaton?s ?Sherlock, Jr.? With Stephen Prutsman Score - Review 2011-09-25T21:53:27Z

He was known as a warm and generous colleague, well liked by the company and equally skilled at playing comic heroes and tragic villains, said Stephen Harrison, the opera’s artistic administrator. As the Opera World Mourns Plane Crash Victims, Video of Their Last Production 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

The villains in the Farrellys’ “Three Stooges” are, in keeping with tradition, strictly upper crust. The Farrelly Brothers on Their ?Three Stooges? 2012-04-06T13:00:00Z

One repeats, and the other echoes certain refrains — one being if the villain is not dead, he’s not done. "Vikings" kicks off its final season with its own "tender moment" in history 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

And he was not the villain of the piece. Q&A with Stewart Copeland: Drumming with the Police, setting Sting free and investigating his dad’s time in the CIA 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

“We just listening to things and talk more generally about sound, like the sound of Das Sound Machine, our new villain. We wanted to introduce more rock in the movie, a little more EDM.” 17 Things You Didn't Know About the Music in 'Pitch Perfect 2' 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

While director Hwang Dong-hyuk is committed to brutal honesty, he also flashes an interesting taste for eccentricity, especially in the way he captures the film's villains. 'Silenced': Haunting Korean tale of school abuse 2011-11-03T19:59:04Z

Once Elliot has adopted ET and saved him from the faceless hordes of government, he has to face the "villains" he's hidden him from. John Yorke on why the best screenwriting works 2013-03-15T16:00:03Z

Inspired by the Bob Dylan lyric “Did Judas Iscariot have God on his side?” from the 1964 song “With God on Our Side,” Rice set out to humanize the New Testament’s unambiguous villain. ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at 50: What Was the Buzz? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

There is simply nothing better than the original film, with its Trumpian propaganda broadcasts and trashy, corrupt villains. Please, Hollywood, leave Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers alone 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

Born into a family of dancers, Dmitrichenko played roles including a murderous Russian monarch in Ivan the Terrible and a villain in Swan Lake. Bolshoi ballet dancer denies guilt at acid attack trial 2013-10-22T13:16:12Z

Rice and Lloyd Webber were accused of denying the divinity of Christ and making a hero of Judas, who is the unambiguous villain in the New Testament. ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at 50: What Was the Buzz? 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z

This continuity wouldn’t loop back on itself until Han’s fatal crash is revealed at the end of Furious 6 to be the villain from Furious 7. 'Furious 7' Marks Universal's Biggest Franchise Ever 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

Glover imbued his character with such charisma, dignity and depth that Albert is neither pure villain nor a blameless victim. Can an Abuser Make Amends? ‘The Color Purple’ Points the Way 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

It’s hackneyed, actually — a dumbed-down agitprop streamlining of the novel, with cardboard villains and dialogue to match. ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ Review: A Not-So-Subtle Slide Into Autocracy 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

Smarts were never Po's strong suit — he's more the bumbling, big-hearted type — but eventually he reconnects with his father, meets more fellow pandas and battles a supernatural villain. 'Kung Fu Panda 3' trailer: A family reunion for Jack Black, Bryan Cranston 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Of all screen villains, the American Film Institute rated Bligh an ignominious 19th, one step less malevolent than the shark from “Jaws” but worse than the hunter who killed Bambi’s mom. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: When Trump goes to the movies 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

Wonder Woman, a DC Comics Inc. heroine, first appeared in 1942, fighting villains, rescuing victims and unearthing diabolical plots. U.N. appoints Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador amid outcry 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

Being Nixon is not wistful, but it’s a picture of a human, rather than a cartoon villain. Top 10 Nonfiction Books 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

I'm not trying to make anybody out to be the villain per se. Justin Chon on his heartbreaking "Blue Bayou": "I wanted to do justice to the adoptee community" 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

This novel, his 18th, is a broad entertainment, so broad that when the novel’s villain appears in the form of a tabloid newspaper editor you know him not merely because of his “ratlike little smile.” A Pulpy New Novel and Juiceless Old Essays From Mario Vargas Llosa 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z

The more successful a woman is, the more pleasure we take in demolishing her and turning her into a two-dimensional villain. Why do we love a trainwreck? 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

Entertainment Weekly also revealed that Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen will play the film’s main villain, described as a sorcerer who breaks off into his own sect. First look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel's Doctor Strange 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

The Australian director Craig Gillespie is back in theaters with Disney’s “Cruella,” the “101 Dalmatians” villain origin story that hit theaters last week. What’s on TV This Week: Kennedy Center Honors and Remembering the Tulsa Massacre 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

So Regina really was a villain, and that’s the difference between her and Ani. Rachel McAdams Has Always Wanted to Play Unlikable Women 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Telling the story of Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the villain, it took £6.6m in the UK - and also topped the US box office this weekend. Maleficent casts spell on film chart 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z

He would be the villain and I would tell it from the viewpoint of the Native Americans. Spike Lee: 'Race relations today are the direct result of having a black president' 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z

As for villains, I have always been guiltily taken — Catholic girlhood residue — with Satan in “Paradise Lost,” complicated, tortured, verbally dazzling. By the Book: Julia Alvarez 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

My personal favourite among action film cliches is when the villain, asked what to do with the thronged hostages/peasants/rebels, sneers: "Kill them all." Joe Queenan's Guide to Movie Cliches: Action 2010-10-19T11:00:00Z

Friends described him as loyal and big-hearted, curmudgeonly and complex, forever on the lookout for the “villains” in the world. The Curious, Astounding Collection of the Magician Ricky Jay 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

“He combines the inner intensity of a Brando with the outer expressiveness of a Charles Laughton — just the right tools to craft an indelible modern villain,” Mr. Nolan wrote in an email. Tom Hardy on Life as the New Mad Max 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

But she's a villain with a soul, and as Echo is getting her own spin-off, I hope that Besaw joins that cast and plays a major role. From ghosts to cannibals, here are the 10 breakout TV performances of the year 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z

But Sarandon here is unfairly saddled with unsympathetic actions; indeed, she's turned into what amounts to the villain of the piece. The Greatest: Susan Sarandon as Another Mad, Sad Mom 2010-04-02T09:20:00Z

Lesh’s wife, Jill, is portrayed as the toughest negotiator in the bunch, but she never becomes a villain — just another member of the Dead family trying to figure things out. Review | How the Grateful Dead survived Jerry Garcia’s death 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

“The villain is the darkness inside of you,” Ms. DuVernay said. Ava DuVernay’s Fiercely Feminine Vision for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

She would become the NYCB’s first Asian American female soloist but writes that as a biracial dancer, she was habitually typecast as caricatures — the villain, the maid or the nurse, say, in “Romeo and Juliet.” Review | ‘Swan Dive’ gives voice to every suspicion you may harbor about professional ballet 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z

Admittedly, it was all a bit obvious, a bit we're-not-so-different-after-all, but it was still worth doing to show Woodbury isn't full of villains, just sheep. The Walking Dead: season three, episode 13 2013-03-15T23:00:00Z

Here, too, Nick and Lien turn up to fight the cyber villain—but where are the soldiers to guard these indispensable treasures? The Odd Shadow Over Michael Mann’s “Blackhat” 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

They are not, though, always dissimilar onscreen, and in far too many movies, they tend to fall into reliably distinct camps of gaudy buffoons, heroic saviors or unrepentant villains. ‘The Forgiven’ Review: When the Haves Dispose of a Have-Not 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

As for villains, Sherwin makes it clear that if the Joint Chiefs of Staff had had their way, the Cuban confrontation would have escalated into infinity. Coming Close to Nuclear Holocaust 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

Ms. Irving creates a comic villain as entertaining as Cruella de Vil or Snow White’s vain stepmother in the Disney animated films. | Long Island: A Review of ‘Phantom’ in Bellport, N.Y. 2012-09-01T04:29:56Z

The character was the villain in the low-budget 1990 "Captain America" movie. "Matrix" bad guy eyes "Captain America" villain 2010-03-12T05:07:00Z

The comic book superheroes of "The Avengers" won the best fight category, with popular, tongue-in-cheek awards like best shirtless performance and best villain to be presented later. Emma Watson, Bradley Cooper honored at zany MTV Movie Awards 2013-04-15T02:40:54Z

As those models might suggest, it features lots of naked flesh, dangerous and/or unctuous villains galore and several hilariously unhinged supporting characters. "Middle Men": Heroes of the Internet-porn revolution 2010-08-05T15:01:00Z

“Why is Dr. Jill not the villain in this story? What is her problem?” Perspective | How Gisele Fetterman became the right wing’s favorite super villain 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resurrected an irresistible narrative: Russia as villain. When Russia was the villain: How this moment echoes the era of Cold War spy novels and ‘Rocky IV’ 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

In Mr. Spacey’s characterization Mr. Abramoff is less a villain than an exemplar of the corrupt Washington lobbying system. The Carpetbagger: For Kevin Spacey, a Reviled Lobbyist Is No Mere Villain 2010-12-16T20:44:04Z

As ethical boundaries between self-interested hero and unexpectedly selfless villain blur, the show takes on a subdued strain of tragedy beneath the fun. Review: There's a lot to love in Balagan Theatre's poignant, fun 'Dr. Horrible' 2010-08-27T21:11:00Z

The medical world, represented here by Baltimore’s august Johns Hopkins University, where Henrietta was treated and her tumor was removed, is not excused from criticism, although the movie doesn’t look for villains. In ‘Henrietta Lacks,’ Oprah Winfrey reveals one woman’s remarkable legacy 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

But things are moving forward for a guy named Rami, who played James Bond villain and some old people go, "Oh he's been a good bad guy." Utkarsh Ambudkar on his "revolutionary" love interest role in "Brittany Runs a Marathon" 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

Through this whole film I found myself grappling with the concept of villains, and what makes a true villain. The horrifying lesson of "Barbarian": No good deed goes unpunished 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z

“That’s a lesson that sticks with you, the lesson that you are, essentially the villain in someone else’s story,” he wrote. Integration, Gentrification, Conversation 2011-08-06T20:00:48Z

Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, lived nearby and disliked it so much that he named a particularly nasty villain after its architect. Design: Commercial but Ambitious Designs 2011-05-29T16:30:06Z

The villain, Tom Hardy’s Bane, bankrupts Wayne, exposes his political lies and provokes a popular uprising in Gotham City. What if superheroes aren’t really the good guys? 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

In addition to villains, many of this year’s films feature heroes who stand up to power and injustice. Critic’s Notebook: Human Rights Watch Film Festival at Lincoln Center 2012-06-14T21:54:07Z

Despite iffy reviews at the time, this has one of the very best villains, wonderfully played by Christopher Lee: Scaramanga, he of the creepy third nipple. James Bond on film – ranked! 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

The biggest single ovation of the night went to the villain, the tenor Michael Spyres, who brought his bright, penetrating voice and brilliant technique to the role of Baldassare. Music Review: ‘Ciro in Babilonia’ by Rossini, in Bel Canto at Caramoor 2012-07-08T21:08:06Z

As Joaquin Phoenix shows in the new “Joker” film, vocally portraying the DC Comics villain with the full-throated laugh is physically and emotionally demanding. Getting the Joker’s Laugh Just Right 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

Sam Rockwell attended the Oscar luncheon with no hair and a beard, which leads me to believe that Avengers: Endgame will contain a subplot about the botched genetic splicing of former MCU villains. Oscars 2019 nominees photo: grins, chins and dicey headwear 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

The villain sets out to kill M. The film finishes with the villain killing M. So why have I watched it? Author of latest 007 novel lambasts recent Bond films 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

The show doubled down on its premise that the existence of the Iron Throne and the fights, intrigues and wars over it, is the true villain of the show. 'Jon will murder Dany then reign': you predict who will win Game of Thrones 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

“A lot of people come to these things and they don’t even understand the language,” says Harry, a filmmaker who passes for the villain in the noisy yet skimpy new musical “KPOP.” Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z

The four villains will be sung by James Morris. Lyric Opera plays it safe upcoming season 2011-02-01T19:28:52Z

“If the artists are the heroes, the auctioneers, collectors and dealers aren’t exactly the villains,” A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Price of Everything’ and ‘Mars’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

In another story he’d be the hero and Theseus, fighting on Zeus’ side, would be the counterrevolutionary villain, with the Epirus bow, the movie’s mythological MacGuffin, going to the rebel winner. Immortals: Crash, Bash and Flash of the Titans 2011-11-11T10:00:47Z

The villains in this piece are the smug, cynical Republican Party bigwigs who would like to see the pushy, sweaty Nixon erased from the presidential ticket. Theater Review: ‘Checkers,’ With Anthony LaPaglia, at the Vineyard Theater 2012-11-09T03:00:08Z

The categories of hero and villain — and, yes, antihero — don’t do the job in “The Boys,” which is why the series is so arresting. The Antihero’s Last Gasp 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z

The last time he portrayed a villain was in dark drama "No Country for Old Men," and the role of a maniacal killer earned him an Oscar for best supporting actor. Javier Bardem takes villain role in new Bond movie 2011-10-11T22:12:56Z

You're not going to believe this but Ben Affleck has chosen Mark to play the evil villain in the film within the film. My cameo as 'Ming the Merciless' in Argo 2013-02-22T07:00:12Z

There are a few times when the biggest villain in this book is not the Riddler but the Straw Man, a rhetorical device of which Mr. Weldon can be overly fond. Review: ‘The Caped Crusade’ and Batman’s Reach Beyond — Gasp! — Comic Book Lore 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

Dudley Smith, one of the great villains of contemporary fiction, also is back, hatching byzantine schemes and imposing his implacable will on the chaos that surrounds him. ‘Perfidia,’ the new James Ellroy novel, starts the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor

Even the villains, I think, there's just a humanity to them as diabolical as they may be, there's something recognizably human, which I think is one of the keys to creating villains that are interesting. Best-selling author Patterson reflects on success 2013-10-24T09:03:04Z

Among other things, it grants them the right to revive the serial villain who appeared in three Bond novels and five of the Connery adaptations. Spectre: just who is Christoph Waltz? 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

“He is adept at constructing overarching plotlines with heroes and villains, their conflicts supported by flurries of carefully chosen adjectives, quotations and leaks from named and unnamed senior officials,” Samuels wrote. Obama official says he pushed a ‘narrative’ to media to sell the Iran nuclear deal 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

The first promises the arrival of Thanos as a major villain directly involved in aggressions against Earth, and the second shows the battle-worn Avengers making good on a throwaway joke about eating shawarma. 20 super facts about the MCU’s "Avengers" movies 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z

“Joker” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the famous Batman villain, imagined in this story as an aspiring stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck who takes the wrong turn into madness. Robert De Niro got sent pipe bomb on his first day of filming "Joker" 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

The new villain, Cumberbatch, 36, who shot to fame playing the detective Sherlock Holmes in the BBC television drama "Sherlock", received glowing reviews. New 'Star Trek' movie shows franchise could still live long 2013-05-03T12:27:44Z

Each villain does get bigger, in a sense. Robert Kirkman on ‘The Walking Dead,’ Glenn’s Story and the Arrival of Negan 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

Snyder also hinted - but coyly refused to confirm - that General Zod might be the villain in the film, due in theaters next summer. `Man of Steel' flies into Comic-Con with footage 2012-07-14T23:55:08Z

The real villain, of course, is ManBearPig, the grotesque human/ursine/porcine hybrid that mauls hapless townsfolk who continue to deny its existence because doing so is so darn inconvenient. “South Park” blames climate change on Grandpa’s selfishness and it’s barely a metaphor at... 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

The beauty is that many horror movies and many thrillers do deal with society in some way, but in the social thriller, it’s society that is the villain.” Review: The Giant Leap Forward of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z

The film’s villain, Howard implies, is climate change. ‘Thirteen Lives’ Review: Dramatizing the Near Impossible 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

“It’s always more fun to be a bit of a villain,” Ryan said. A Sitcom for Families With ‘Funny Shapes’ 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

In its tremendous, almost apocalyptic action sequences, “The Dark Knight Rises” suggests a reverse-engineered version of a Soviet-era revolutionary epic, in which the masses are the villains and their onetime overlords the heroes. “The Dark Knight Rises”: Christopher Nolan’s evil masterpiece 2012-07-18T20:50:00Z

In “Breaking Bad” the villain is not sociology, but a human being; what destroys the mortals is not a system, but a fellow mortal. “Breaking Bad’s” hell on earth 2012-07-15T14:30:00Z

But there is hope: one minion, Kevin, decides that he will lead an expedition to find the “biggest, baddest villain to serve.” Watch the Trailer for 'Minions' 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Signs for debt relief are everywhere, and within 20 seconds, it’s the bank that’s identified as the film’s villain. How Trailers for Oscar Nominees Make Their Cases 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

In the strangely similar animated kiddie comedies “Despicable Me” and “Megamind” the heroes and villains are self-conscious role players, and the villains are actually nice as well as more interesting than their occasional square-jawed nemeses. Film: The Cinematic State of Things 2010-12-16T19:28:34Z

Bond embarks on a mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist, which puts him on the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology, they added. James Bond movie gets a title - 'No Time to Die' 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z

Vee, season two’s arch villain, seemed dead after being run over by Rosa’s getaway car. 7 Questions For Season 3 of 'Orange Is the New Black' 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z

The film cannot afford to depict Kelly in all her contemptibility, because a villain of Roger Ailes’ caliber requires an equal and opposite hero. How Fox News drama Bombshell lets Megyn Kelly off the hook 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

The suspicion is that producers realised they had no idea what to do with Snoke, and instead decided to fall back on an older and more impressive villain. Kylo who? Mysteries that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker must solve 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

There, she says, “The villain in Greene’s film is Greene himself,” as a director who attempts sympathetically but inadequately to make a film of Chubbuck’s life—and whose efforts arouse Sheil’s onscreen resistance. Why Dramatize an On-Air Suicide? 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

It's good to see Chemo back after all these years, most readers' favourite of your villains, fairly unforgettable for having replaced his lost hand with a weed-strimmer. 'My humour has always come from anger' 2011-03-06T00:02:01Z

Even the book's heroes and villains, defined with romantic simplicity at first glance, blur together more interestingly as you get to know them properly. Rereading: Vineland by Thomas Pynchon 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z

Aiming for the full crossover – very rare for Indian actors – this year, with a villain slot in The Amazing Spider-Man and as the older castaway in Ang Lee's Life of Pi adaptation. A brave new world of non-US film stars 2012-06-05T15:44:49Z

They need to find the person responsible for writing all of the happy endings in the "Once Upon a Time" book -- and make him/her/it change the fate of the villains. 'Once Upon a Time': Season 4's 'Frozen' saga begins with 'Sisters' 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

Iago still pulls the strings, but has none of the dark charisma of Verdi’s villain. Review: The Desdemona in This ‘Otello’ Spits Fire 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

But in some ways the villain of Broomfield's documentary is as much the institutions that allowed the killings to take place. 'Tales of the Grim Sleeper' documentary looks at L.A. slaying suspect 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

To the reader, he is more a psychopath with dreams of glory — and also one of the most frightening villains in recent crime fiction. Book review: ‘Irene’ by Pierre Lemaitre 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z

He was a low-key, drawly and arch villain–depending whether that worked for you, he was either laid-back or tired. Review: Peter Pan Live! and the Case for Snark 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z

Certainly, there are villains that enchant people to do their bidding, have disgruntled and/or underpaid staff, or even use slavery. The labor laws of the superhero universe amount to disturbing propaganda 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z

Gregor, who turns out to be considerably older than he appears, is no ordinary architect villain. And you thought your contractor was bad. Meet 'The Monster Builder' at South Coast Rep 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z

We are instructed from childhood in this hierarchy of handsomeness — taught to believe that the best-looking people are the heroes and heroines, and the actors with merely "interesting" faces are the villains and losers. Movie review for new Pedro Almodóvar film "Skin I Live In" 2011-10-13T17:10:00Z

The logline is being kept under wraps, but it's known that the show will feature numerous villains. "Batman Live" stage show taking wing 2010-04-26T05:20:00Z

With its desolate vistas, freaky villains, spike-adorned cars, massive sandstorms and extensive explosions, it's a bit boggling to think this is from the same guy who directed "Babe: Pig in the City" and "Happy Feet." 'Mad Max: Fury Road' trailer is an eye-popping peek at the apocalypse 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z

As the villain from "Mission: Impossible II" memorably put it, "he'll no doubt engage in some acrobatic insanity before he'll risk harming a hair on a security guard's head." “Mission: Impossible — Fallout”: Tom Cruise action spectacle delivers high-level summer fun 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

Mr. Weaver was often cast as an aristocratic villain. Fritz Weaver, Tony-Winning Character Actor, Dies at 90 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

We tend to turn people who we don't interact with every day into heroes and villains, right? "It's like being black in America": "Snowpiercer" star Daveed Diggs on the Tailies with no agency 2020-05-24T04:00:00Z

The "Better Call Saul" villain, played by Tony Dalton, doesn't raise his voice, and when he does speak, he infuses his word with melodic cheer. The chameleonic importance of Lalo Salamanca on "Better Call Saul" is that his evil travels 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z

Laurie took graduating from young upstart spy to older conniving villain in stride. Why 'The Night Manager' Is Even Better Than Bond 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Though even I will admit that the scene where a villain gets flattened by a bathroom fixture was pretty cool. ‘The Tax Collector’ Review: Street Gangs and Family Values 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

The Lord of the Rings, Mr. Lee breathed life into nightmarish villains. Notable Names React to the Death of Christopher Lee 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

After an opening section heavy with a sense of wonder, the trio heads to realms both familiar and fantastical, with "Matrix"-like villains in keen pursuit. 'Tomorrowland' director Brad Bird's mantra: 'We have to bring in new ideas' 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

His villains, including Sonny’s fiercely devoted son, Junior, have a philosophical streak; they tend to justify brutality as an honorable and necessary response to perceived betrayals. Novels by Kathleen Alcott, Vu Tran and Alaa Al Aswany; a Memoir by David Payne 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

After that level of heft, audiences can be forgiven for wanting to watch Hardy do not one, but two funny voices and bite the heads off villains’ shoulders as if they’re jelly babies. Is Tom Hardy's Venom the new Greatest Showman? 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

“There’s a dark void inside of him,” a villain explains. Review: ‘Phantom Detective,’ a Dawdling South Korean Noir 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

“To me, designing the villains’ bases was a combination of tongue-in-cheek and showing the power of these megalomaniacs,” he told The Guardian. Ken Adam, Who Dreamed Up the Lairs of Movie Villains, Dies at 95 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z

And what we receive is, in fact, an elaborate narrative, full of explicit heroes and villains, written, she tells us, at the behest of the girls’ father, Sadiq. ‘Two Sisters,’ About Teenage Girls Who Left Norway to Fight With ISIS 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

Aiding in this is Hardwick’s costume; Mr. _____ wears a bowler hat and an eyepatch, like some Bond villain’s right-hand man, making him easy to find in a sea of white party goers. "Sorry to Bother You" speaks the hidden truths of "white voice" out loud 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

A convenient villain whose father taught him to be wary and who grew into his arrogance, he is first seen as a lean and marvelous Pittsburgh Pirate destined for a first-ballot induction. Baseball Continued: Between Rebirth and Calamity 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z

As with a Bond villain, preciously deployed theatrics give the good guys time to catch up. “Game of Thrones” Season 8, Episode 3 Recap: The Stab Heard Round the World 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

With “Let It Go,” they were supposed to be crafting a song for a villain but wrote a sweeping ballad about courage and self-acceptance instead. How to Follow Your Dreams and Burst Into Song 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

Kiel iconic turn as Jaws in the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me secured his place in the pantheon of movies' most memorable villains. In pictures: Richard Kiel 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Stephen King has created an impressive roster of terrifying villains over his decades-long writing career. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Mr. Robot’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

She is also part of something else: Penhall touches on that strange hothousing experience that makes everyone in a hospital the villains in a patient's tragedy and the angels in their romances. Birthday; Kiss Me Kate; Get Stuff Break Free – review 2012-06-30T23:05:59Z

Frank Booth was a revelation because he was horrifyingly, recognizably real, in a way movie villains hardly ever are. Dennis Hopper's strange, brilliant career 2010-05-29T18:04:00Z

But like the X-Men, they must battle not only the villains, but a hateful and distrustful populace as well. Fantasies for Young Readers, With an Eye on Today’s Fears and Divisions 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

Oliver Stone cast Hopkins as disgraced president Richard Nixon in his 1995 biopic after seeing him as Lewis; he wanted the actor to bring some of that same human warmth to the great American villain. Anthony Hopkins is welcoming old age by embracing his inner child 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

From here, the story veers into a generic caper, stacked with evil villains, kindly allies and mischief. ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ Review: Fetch Me if You Can 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

Mr Perry’s ability to capture the complexities of stories in which there are no clear heroes nor outright villains echoes again and again through his latest book, “The Rift”. Clear-sighted 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

It’s a comic-pathetic scene, and while it would be easy to turn Gala into the villain of this story, Harron never does. ‘Dalíland’ Review: Landscape With Vipers 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

It's also why the primary villains are the KGB rather than al-Qaida or China. Life of spy: the return of Archer 2013-07-12T13:00:00Z

He started in small roles as a villain in Tamil cinema and worked his way up, landing roles in Bollywood, the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z

There was a time when villains tied their victims to railroad tracks. Very, Very Bad Things, Very, Very Tiny Packages 2011-03-13T22:52:19Z

Although Smith treads lightly on providing strategy advice, he also avoids the tendency to tally up heroes, villains and victims and call it a day. 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now' an unflinching account of Afghanistan 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Of the North American types, Stanley Tucci plays the main villain in distinctly plummy home counties tones. Jack the Giant Slayer: big news or the height of nonsense? 2012-11-23T15:16:42Z

The neighbors — Hussein Sam, his wife and their seven children — aren’t exactly villains; they’re doing their best while saddled with debts and many mouths to feed. Making Oscar history, ‘Honeyland’ shatters borders 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

Given the prominence of races like the Klingons and the Borg, it might seem as if Star Trek’s aliens are almost always villains. Why Aliens Are So Important to 'Star Trek' 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

Though he has played his share of villains onstage and on screen, Mr. Lithgow exudes an innate decency that can never quite be disguised in live performance. ‘King Lear’ in the Park, Starring John Lithgow 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z

While she appears to be the model froufrou princess, Princess Magnolia has a secret life as the superhero Princess in Black, stealthily saving her kingdom from monsters and other villains. These books can help build strong girls — and boys — for today’s world 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

Sandoval's wasted wingman, his vault of toxic secrets, is at last aging out of the threadbare boyish charm years and emerging, finally, as the stealth villain of the show's entire run. The heart of Schwartzness: The roots of the "Vanderpump Rules" Scandoval implosion run deep 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z

And the fact that Iago doesn't die at the end — unusual among Shakespeare's villains — gives the play an added touch of menace. 'Iago: A Novel' ? the morning after a bloody mess 2012-01-04T22:57:03Z

It juts to and fro as the Batmobile races to intercept villains. Does watching Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 4DX make it bearable? 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

The actor’s unique physicality is part of what made him so chilling as Pennywise, perhaps the greatest King villain. ‘Castle Rock’ Is a Stephen King Story That Isn’t Really a Stephen King Story 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The way Warden saw things, the bear wasn’t the villain — it was the victim. In the Wild Tale of ‘Cocaine Bear,’ an Apex Predator Is the True Star 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

I couldn’t see him, but I could sense him licking his lips in anticipation of my answer, like some old-time villain in a film noir. The sex-talking therapist I went to as a teen: “Do you want to learn how to be a woman, not a scared little girl?” 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z

She's the designated villain of the program, a skeletal divorcee with a dark past and money problems. "Real Housewives'" child exploitation 2010-05-31T18:01:00Z

Isaiah, the house slave, is no fool—and perhaps no villain. The Cinematic Merits and Flaws of Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

Her accessibility keeps the story from nose-diving into self-seriousness, a necessity in a film that tries to explain its villain’s own impossible powers by name-dropping the Central Intelligence Agency’s MK-Ultra experiments. ‘Hypnotic’ Review: The Doctor Is Dangerous 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

And it would help if the show had a better villain. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Marvel’s the Defenders’ and White Supremacists 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

A couple from New Zealand on the X-Factor who completely crushed a contestant and became the super villains of the world. The year in viral videos: John Oliver, Larry David, mac-and-cheese douche and the very best the Internet had to offer 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

His perilous journey back to power is threatened by the machinations of the piece's two villains – rival duke Grimoaldo, and the latter's accomplice, Garibaldo – while his wife remains loyal to his memory. Rodelinda ? review 2011-03-15T18:23:42Z

Indeed, had the big reveal been "I am your fader" it would have made a nice play on the heavy-breathing villain's name with a nod to an old Dutch term for "father." From "dada" to Darth Vader – why the way we name fathers reminds us we spring from the same well 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

With his shaven head, beetle brows and cigarette permanently on the go, he’s like a villain from a 1950s Tintin book. Gaspar Noé: 'Six people walked out of Climax? No! I usually have 25%' 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

A genre exercise, the detective movie “Small Town Crime” relies on the usual time-tested ingredients: the boozy loner lawman, the beautiful female victim and the reliably mysterious, invariably competent villains. Review: In ‘Small Town Crime,’ Trouble Is His Business (Natch) 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z

The first is the foreboding Catalan, now the story’s ultimate villain. ‘Designated Survivor’ Season 1, Episode 7: Whac-a-Mole 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

People all over the world think they know something about Appalachia because they’ve seen “Deliverance,” which is a well-made but terribly stereotypical thriller portraying hillbillies as soulless, illiterate and mean-hearted villains. Deliver me from “Deliverance”: Finally, a Hollywood movie gets Appalachian people right 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

The first, best and eternal antihero is Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’s mortal enemy, from which every Bond villain, master criminal and unseen malefactor is descended. By the Book: Ben Macintyre 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

With the shoot over and his moral compass reoriented, Nanjiani — in half-rimmed glasses and a hopeful T-shirt that read “Certified Fresh” — discussed heroes, villains and just how fully he committed to the role. Kumail Nanjiani Didn’t Know He Was Playing the Bad Guy 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

He wanted the superhero, for once, to be more interesting than the villains. Christian Bale: 'I was asked to do a romantic comedy. I thought they’d lost their minds' 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

The Avengers also won best fight and best villain for actor Tom Hiddleston. The Avengers becomes triple hero at MTV Movie awards 2013-04-15T06:47:51Z

There are times when you watch it with your eyes half-covered, like a horror movie, because the specter of failure pursues Pied Piper as relentlessly as a slasher villain in a hockey mask. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3 Finale: An Empire Built on Quicksand 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z

His mother, in fact, will prove to be in cahoots with the novel’s No. 1 ­villain. Michael Koryta’s ‘Rise the Dark’ introduces a villain bent on taking over the U.S. 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z

The most remarkable aspect of Wall Street was that the villain of the piece, Gordon Gekko, became a hero to a new generation of moneymen. Oliver Stone 2010-07-17T23:00:00Z

He spoke to TIME—in a voice, it’s worth mentioning, that was clear and confident—about those complicated feelings, the surprising origins of the pressure to be masculine and the mysterious effeminacy of Disney villains. This Guy Just Wants to Know If He Sounds Gay 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Apparently inspired by Tom Berenger’s accent in Platoon, Hardy’s redneck villain talks in a series of impenetrable mumbles, yells and slightly unnecessary open-mouthed chewing noises. Ranking the accents of Tom Hardy: cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible? 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

And he believes it is a good thing Hollywood is moving away from the "hackneyed cliche of the sneering British villain". Super-Brits invasion 2011-02-01T14:37:48Z

Then came Negan, perhaps the most iconic villain of the comics. “The Walking Dead” and “Game of Thrones”: When is it time to abandon the source? 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

It also means that it’s time to start fantasizing about the villains we’d like — no, kill — to see give Stewart a good roasting. 10 “Daily Show” villains we’d love to see roast Jon Stewart on his final episode 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Those scenes showcase Hamill’s facility for tapping into hedonism, a part of him we’re accustomed to hearing within his portrayals of cartoon villains but not seeing in the flesh. Use your voice, Luke: How Mark Hamill's anti-Jedi mind tricks gave him career longevity 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z

Spider-Man is the only Marvel character who has loads of great villains in the comics. Who should live? Who should not? ‘Avengers: Endgame’ hot takes and predictions from The Seattle Times’ Marvel geeks 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

But, if one asks, ‘Who are the villains? Who is threatening us?,’ the answer remains the same.” How “Homeland” Helps Justify the War on Terror 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

He joins Colin Hanks -- who will appear in all 12 episodes -- as one of the upcoming season's villains. Mos Def joins "Dexter" as hardened crook 2011-05-12T21:10:01Z

Too bad that the three heroes-by-default are pretty vapid compared with the villains. Oliver Stone's Savages: It's the Dope 2012-07-05T12:00:32Z

The problem with Maia is that she still sees the world split neatly into heroes and villains. ‘The Good Fight’ Season 1, Episode 3: Who Voted for Trump? 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

In that sense “The Following” doesn’t offer an original villain, merely a variation on a familiar model. Television Review: ‘The Following,’ Starring Kevin Bacon, on Fox 2013-01-20T20:35:11Z

But when she contemplates Gilliam, “it doesn’t help me particularly to think of him as a villain.” Sarah Polley Is OK With Oversharing 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Baritone: midrange male voice, often a villain in classic opera; less so in the U.S. Think opera is just for hoity-toity rich people? Not so! Here’s a beginner’s guide to this grand art form. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

Period villains sprang up in derby hats – a shady photographer, a sneering newspaper editor, a crooked impresario of bare-knuckled fighting – and our heroes were soon in pursuit of a toff in a carriage. Rewind TV: Borgen; Ripper Street; Africa: Kalahari; Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon; Hotel – review 2013-01-06T00:08:08Z

There wouldn’t be a story of the Band, or a villain to give it drama, without him. Robbie Robertson Offers His Story of the Band 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

But I do know one thing, that it doesn’t look like the dead bodies of a villain and his henchmen at the end of a great saga. ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Review: Supersized, Super Hopeless 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z

There’s also the fact that Braun, the main villain worth sticking it to, if you’re interested in such things, doesn’t even own the masters anymore. Taylor Swift Remade ‘Fearless’ as ‘Taylor’s Version.’ Let’s Discuss. 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

Neil Gaiman has suggested that in early drafts of The Doctor's Wife, the villain House was intended to be the Great Intelligence. Doctor Who: The Snowmen – Christmas special 2012 2012-12-25T18:15:00Z

So if any viewers were thrown off by the moral ambiguity of  and the lack of lustrous locks therein, we’ve got the solution: a rundown of the top ten baddest, baldest villains in moviedom. Bald to the Bone: Top 10 Hairless Movie Villains 2012-10-01T12:00:41Z

To complain that there isn't a clear-cut villain is to miss the innovation that makes Frozen so fresh and resonant. Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

Now that's real progress: When North Americans who happen to look Asian are not confined to ethnic roles or the villain in action films, but play real people. Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored. 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

While all the heroes are great, the most exciting aspect of the series is its villain, played by the legendary Sigourney Weaver. These Are the Movies and TV Shows We Want to See at Comic-Con 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

The star, who was set to play villain Green Goblin in Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, has withdrawn from the production because of a "scheduling conflict". Cumming pulls out of Spider-Man 2010-04-21T12:11:00Z

Game of Thrones fans love to hate the show's villains. Game of Thrones' Actor: You’ll See a ‘Very Different’ Euron Later in the Season 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

Wrestling is a populist, blue-collar sport if there ever were one, and wrestling’s heroes and villains — “faces” and “heels,” in wrestling-speak — sometimes reflect the political zeitgeist. A Trump-like wrestling villain by night, a Berniecrat politician by day: Meet “Volatile” Curtis Wylde 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z

A series of thematically interconnected standalone movies about Disney villains languishing behind bars. Don Cruella or Hook and his crooks: which Disney villain would serve the longest sentence? 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

Snowbird reporter season begins In a letter to be auctioned All the Nazis are villains. Poetweet: A website that turns your tweets into poetry 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Though she continued to produce films like the “Austin Powers” series, she acted only occasionally, in roles like the villain of “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.” Demi Moore Lets Her Guard Down 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z

But most of the time, discounting damsels in distress or villains, there’s just the one lady. This Is the Disturbing Movie Poster 'Smurfette Principle' 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

Because there is no villain, Tony Stark plays a darker, Machiavellian sort of role. 'Captain America: Civil War' Writers on How to Write a Believable Fight Scene 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

It was more important to honor the film, so that's why we've got a villain on our hands in this film. Lucy Boynton on playing the misunderstood Marie Antoinette: "She had this rebellious streak to her" 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

Maybe she won’t quite be Mary Poppins, but let’s hope the glint in her eye doesn’t remind you of the unassuming villain in a psychological thriller. ‘Lucy’ Review: There’s Something About the Babysitter 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

But it's still culturally sensitive enough to avoid identifying any real-life faction as the villains: Yune's terrorist isn't affiliated to the North Korean government, but to a splinter group. US presidents on film: after the fall 2013-04-10T08:44:51Z

Now he’s essentially gaslighting her, making her seem, in her sister’s eyes, unstable and the villain in this situation, unable even to celebrate the birthday of the decent husband she nearly lost to cancer. Breaking Bad Watch: Do You Want To Know a Secret? 2012-07-30T12:00:59Z

Its villain Kilgrave, played by David Tennant, has the power of mind control and is as legally blameless as he is morally monstrous. Jessica Jones: shattering exploration of rape, addiction and control 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

But the crime story it tells is appalling, and stocked with authentic heroes and villains. The Osage Indians Struck It Rich, Then Paid the Price 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

"I want to do crazy villains in comic book movies with accents and scars!" she continues, shining with childlike enthusiasm. Jessica Chastain: 'I want to do it all' 2012-12-18T23:31:05Z

I felt I was perceived as the villain. Brigitte Lefèvre, Ballet’s Disciplined Rebel, Takes Her Next Steps 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z

It’s a great writing rule to say that the villain is the hero of their own story. Why the Punisher is more relatable than Superman: "Anger is an easier feeling" 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z

In a nod to the growing feminist movement, Marvel transformed Danvers into Ms. Marvel, giving her a solo series in which she battled intergalactic villains and wore a navel-baring costume. Can ‘Captain Marvel’ Fix Marvel’s Woman Problem? 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

Above all, there are very few villains and a whole lot of victims. "We're putting people in prison whose only crime is mental illness" 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z

They also do so because authors know villains provide easy entertainment, including when they’re object lessons. ‘The Forgiven’ Review: When the Haves Dispose of a Have-Not 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z

Count Zhi if you like, but he only appeared in parts of four seasons and wasn’t a particularly memorable villain. The 5 Most Ridiculous Moments and Subplots From 24: Live Another Day 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

In the two-part story The Hungry Earth we get the annual return of a classic villain. Doctor Who: Amy's Choice ? series 31, episode seven 2010-05-15T18:10:00Z

There are rainbow-colored flying unicorns and villains with giant red claws for hands, not to mention cool spaceships and battles royale. Warrior Princesses. Spaceships. Cool Boots. ‘She-Ra’ Is Back. 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

But an editor, sensing the possibilities in this new villain, made a quick change to show the Joker surviving a knife wound. The Joker in the Deck: Birth of a Supervillain 2010-10-04T21:05:00Z

When Adbul-Mateen makes his big re-entry, he has to announce his new villain name, but through a giant helmet that makes him look like an electronic music D.J. at the BET Awards. ‘Aquaman’ Review: Our Hero Swims. His Movie Sinks. 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

Knowing that the poor filled more theater seats than the rich, the makers of The Wizard of Oz made its chief villain a wealthy landowner. Oz Revisited – Part 3: A Parable of Empowerment 2013-09-18T15:30:10Z

Verdi allots one memorable aria each to Banquo, Macbeth's one-time friend and later victim, and to Macduff, who eventually vanquishes the villain. Vocal toil and trouble beset Lyric's 'Macbeth' 2010-10-02T18:53:00Z

The Batman adventure was moody, filled with eerie, stark shadows that heightened the creepiness of villains like Calendar Man, Joker and Scarecrow. Tim Sale, Comic Book Artist Who Reimagined Batman, Dies at 66 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z

Deans, for example, could easily have been a stock villain, a user who feeds her pills to get her back onstage after she breaks down midway through one performance. Newsboys Striking, Garland Freaking: Broadway's Newsies and End of the Rainbow 2012-04-03T10:45:13Z

A villain must always be searching for some kind of redemption, and a hero must always be searching to hang up the good name and get a bit of street cred. Jonathan Rhys Meyers on being a bold boy playing amoral men: "Nobility can be a little bit tedious" 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

But as they proceed, Tamino discovers that the real villain is the Queen. A priest, a prince and a bird-catcher walk into an opera: ‘Magic Flute’ returns to Seattle 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

Iger also said Disney is developing a new series based around Marvel comic book villain Loki, starring British actor Tom Hiddleston. Disney plans new 'Star Wars' prequel series for streaming service 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Many of Game of Thrones nominal villains, including Cersei, Jaime and even the Hound, have had sympathetic moments on the show. 10 Actually Happy Things That Happened on 'Game of Thrones' 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

It’s comprised of images of Muslims as either victims or villains, and really nothing in between. “All Muslim life in America is seen through the lens of terrorism” 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z

In fact, the trope of a villain tying a damsel in distress to a railway line and a masculine hero racing to her rescue was old hat by the time the movies began. Five silent movie myths: from damsels in distress to Benny Hill chases 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

And, of course, the villain in this “false alarm,” the boogeyman for all of society’s ills, is the hyperventilating media. Are We Overreacting on Climate Change? 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

Brushing aside the mostly wan intervening attempts to resurrect Carpenter’s minimalist masterpiece, he has made a straight-up sequel, a rematch between heroine and villain. ‘Halloween’ Review: Babysitters (and Jamie Lee Curtis) Beware! 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

Chinese links were expunged from the "Mandarin", a comic villain played by Ben Kingsley. Be nice to China: Hollywood risks 'artistic surrender' in effort to please 2013-05-30T14:40:50Z

And of course, “The Penguin” was a villain in the “Batman” series. “Drew! Barry! More Power!”: The 10 best penguin movies ever made 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z

“Teenager vs. Superpower,” which won an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival, ends the way most action movies don’t — with hero and villain still battling. Review: ‘Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower,’ a War That Isn’t Fiction 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

"I do think villains are more interesting," he says, in faintly accented English. Vincent Cassel: 'You don't have to be your character in real life' 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z

I say “lout,” not “villain” because — well, I like him. “The Verificationist”: Donald Antrim’s unsung masterpiece 2012-06-17T16:00:00Z

The city is also filled with villain boss battles, and successfully defeating a boss gives the player the opportunity to buy them as a playable character. Lego Batman 2: DC Heroes – review 2012-06-19T07:25:00Z

I’m drawn to villains — they’re so often the most interesting characters in fiction. Paula Hawkins: By the Book 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

TV shows like the American version of “The Bridge” and the 2013 film “The Counselor” also hinge on the violence of cartel villains and their ubiquitous lackeys. The Missing Story of the Drug War 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

For those of us old enough to have watched the portrayal of Indians shift from bloodcurdling villains to romanticized victims, “The Son” arrives like a flaming arrow in the bleeding liberal heart of political correctness. ‘The Son’: the brutal march of time on the plains of Texas 2013-06-06T20:37:35Z

According to Variety, Tom Hanks has been offered a role as the villain. Will Smith set to star in live-action Dumbo movie 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Kobal Still, as the villain in this one, he was very happy to lose the fight, and it was his own suggestion that he and Stallone slug it out with no weapons, just mano-a-mano. Jean-Claude Van Damme: 'I tried to play the system; I was blacklisted' 2012-08-10T22:44:55Z

He was acclaimed as a hero in England and knighted, but the Spanish – the main victims of his exploits – considered him a villain. The Sea Hawk battles in vain to disguise its attack on Hitler 2012-06-01T08:50:58Z

The characters in the unit remain the same each season, but the case and perceived villain are new each time. Police drama ‘Line of Duty’ is unlike your usual cop show 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

Cumberbatch, 36, said it was daunting to be a newcomer on the Star Trek cast, but he bulked up and threw himself into the role of the villain. Star Trek director boldly goes to conquer non sci-fi fans 2013-05-07T15:50:20Z

Another villain is high-fructose corn syrup, which not only leaves a long carbon footprint but is also linked to obesity, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. Ultra-processed foods are not only bad for our bodies, their production damages our environment 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z

There is no hero without a villain, there is no ying without yang, and there is no Doctor Who without the monsters. The first true monsters to challenge The Doctor arrived on December 28th 1963. 'Doctor Who' Series 8 Episode 2 Review: Into The Dalek 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z

Lock it up, says the Essex Corporation, the villain of “The New Mutants,” an “X-Men”-adjacent thriller about a detention hall for ultra-destructive kids — and 20th Century Studios, the manufacturer of this ramshackle flick, agrees. ‘The New Mutants’ Review: Maybe All the Cool Super Powers Were Taken 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

Once Harry joined the chat he trained the focus on the British media's racist coverage of their relationship, which he considers to be the primary villain in a drama still playing out. Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

Then the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union collapsed, and the heroes and villains were redefined. When Russia was the villain: How this moment echoes the era of Cold War spy novels and ‘Rocky IV’ 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

In China, the Church of Seed rises from sacred Mount Luofu like a Bond villain’s lair. Book review: ‘Sacred Spaces,’ a report on Modernism in religious buildinghs 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

And Disney adds some new villain kids to the fairy-tale mix in “Descendants 2.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Ozark’ and ‘Descendants 2’ 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

I am thinking here of the Robert Prescott characters in “Real Genius” and “Bachelor Party,” or the golf-club villains in “Caddyshack.” Cheap chic ruined us 2012-06-13T11:45:00Z

In one memorable “Goldfinger” scene, Bond is captured by the title villain and is forcibly held spread-eagle on a table as a laser beam inches toward his crotch. Ken Adam, who made Bond villain lairs and ‘Dr. Strangelove’ War Room, dies at 95 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

Daniel Dumile, the reclusive musician who performed as the masked villain MF Doom, died on Oct. MF Doom Influenced Scores of Musicians. Hear 11 of Them. 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

In "Station Eleven," the villain — a cult leader prophet — continually denies his fundamental connection to those around him. Apocalyptic fiction helps us deal with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

It’s tempting to see Alix and Kelley in opposition to each other, but neither really ends up being the hero or the villain. Kiley Reid’s Novel Is About Race and Class and Other People’s Children 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z

A psycho-in-the-woods tale whose villain is more funny-looking than alarming, this debut effort from the director Sam Patton is notable mainly for the beautifully organic performances of its two female leads. Review: Emotional ‘Desolation’ and Woodland Horror 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Etc. In Pagford everybody believes they’re the hero of the story, but as the novel’s point of view restlessly shifts we see each character recast again and again as villain, victim, fool, lover, ally, traitor. J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy: We've Read It, Here's What We Thought 2012-09-27T05:01:21Z

The Magicians” presents itself, at first, as a story about a magical university and an evil villain. “Harry Potter” and the quarter-life crisis: “The Magicians” conjures the dark side of a enchanted education 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

Proceeds will benefit Ubuntu Africa, which helps HIV-positive children in South Africa, though organizers say they cannot promise whether the winner will appear as a hero, a villain or an afterthought. ArtsBeat: 'Little Dorito' and More: Suggestions for Literary Product Placement 2012-06-11T20:00:59Z

What are your thoughts on playing this kind of villain? "That was an epic moment":"John Wick 4" martial artist on that traffic battle and honoring Bruce Lee 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z

In fact, he is the most textured and sympathetic villain in the entire series. Javier Bardem: is he the best ever Bond baddie? 2012-10-27T23:21:00Z

He was the villain opposite Daniel Craig in “Quantum of Solace.” 'Tournee': Burlesque on Tour and Broken Dreams 2010-05-12T12:30:00Z

There are villains we run into all the time, but they don’t think they are doing anything wrong. “As a Jew, there’s a need to keep that atrocity alive”: Martin Landau on his new Holocaust drama, “Remember,” about guilt & forgiveness, history & revenge 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

The tyrannical villain in the ballet, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Kissinger, is portrayed in this scene by the singer performing Kissinger, and the stentorian bass-baritone Richard Paul Fink threw himself into the assignment. Music Review: President and Opera, on Unexpected Stages 2011-02-03T17:34:09Z

"It's incredibly gratifying and free to be using characters that are considered villains because you just have so much more leeway," he said. Catwoman's oral sex scene erasure is just one more way media denies women sexual pleasure 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z

It's so much fun to play a villain. "Emily In Paris" star Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu: "It's so much fun to play a villain" 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

In an era when a strong villain was essential, “Voyage Home” flouted all that and got away with it. Leonard Nimoy dies: Ranking his 'Star Trek' films 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

In recent weeks they've been designated number one national villains, particularly by that most sensitive and feminist cadre of men: newspaper sports writers. Rewind TV: OK! TV; The British Academy Film Awards; Champions League Football; Dispatches: Lessons in Hate and Violence 2011-02-20T00:05:41Z

He may not be the most iconic of Spidey villains, but Keaton’s first comic book movie turn since 1992’s Batman Returns could change all that in a whisk of those matte-black wings. Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer: eight things we learned 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

O'Toole played the disgraced English seaman of the title, and Wallach once again portrayed a villain, the warlord known as the General. Eli Wallach dies: 10 memorable movie roles from his long career 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

Following a string of weekends dominated by rampaging monsters, mutant superheroes and a Disney fairy tale villain, love-struck teens are likely to supply one of the summer's breakout hits.  'Fault in Our Stars' likely to break Tom Cruise's heart at box office 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Thomas Jefferson, a villain among board members for coining the phrase “separation of church and state,” would be entirely wiped from grade-school curricula. Viral rewind: Stephen Colbert called out Texas Board of Education for refusing to turn the page on textbook mayhem 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

To those who watch and listen to “Selma” carefully, they’ll realize that Johnson isn’t presented as the story’s villain. Film fact-checking is here to stay. So let’s agree on some new rules. 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Was a villain like Rufus Buck still in your head when you were figuring out Knuckles? Idris Elba, Gamer (That’s Why He Was So Keen on ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’) 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

The real villain of the piece is Jones, who died in 1969, but the language still startles. Rock's fake rebels 2010-10-17T20:00:00Z

“There are no heroes, and there are no villains.” ‘They just told my story’: What happens when a play about union busting tours Rust Belt cities 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z

The Sheik drew loosely on his Iranian heritage to build a caricature of a Middle Eastern villain. The Iron Sheik, Villainous Hall of Fame Wrestler, Is Dead 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

Such pure representations of heroes and villains are not new on television, prestige or otherwise — let alone in other forms of storytelling. Prestige television post anti-hero is a world of pure good and evil 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

Stewart celebrated the girls, who are the “real badasses” for having the courage to attend school despite the dangers of a “stick-chewing cartoon villain.” Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart launches hashtag against Rush Limbaugh 2014-05-13T13:09:00Z

Although not strictly speaking lycanthropes, the wolves of the Brothers Grimm are often a child's first introduction to the wolf as villain. Fangtastic reads: werewolf books 2011-07-19T10:38:23Z

By villains, we have a few slated to return, but we will concentrate more on new criminals for Tracy to battle. And even the returning ones will get upgrades. New creative team lays out vision for Dick Tracy comic strip 2011-03-13T15:24:00Z

Addressing the persistent lack of girls and women on screen, the USC study's author, Stacy L. Smith, identified the same villain menacing everyone except straight, white, able-bodied men. It takes more than one superhero 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z

The problem here is Rhys Ifans, cast as the villain Dr. Curt Connors; a white-lab-coated fellow with a disconcerting ability — aided by various mysterious chemicals — to turn himself into his hideous alter ego, The Lizard. 'The Amazing Spider-Man' — been there, done that 2012-06-29T00:00:05Z

“More!” shouts Max Zorin as Bond hangs from the mooring rope under the villain’s corporate blimp, atop the Golden Gate Bridge. 'Keeping the British end up': Roger Moore's career in clips 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

Personally, I prefer a gun and a borderline psychotic villain to a tale of two flimflams. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: Don't Worry Saul, It's All Good, Man 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

After Mr Yanukovych flees Kiev, however, and Russia’s insidious but deadly invasion begins, the main villain is Vladimir Putin. I witness 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Every great kids’ movie needs a memorable villain, and Emma Thompson’s character in “Matilda,” with her yellow teeth and exaggerated physicality, is tough to forget. Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

As it turned out, the practice was exceedingly common and casually deployed to create villains in order to sell papers and, when it was useful, to persecute enemies of the Murdoch empire. ‘Hack Attack,’ About a Rupert Murdoch Paper’s Trials, by Nick Davies 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

We did not set out to write villains and heroes in this. Ryan Condal Was Surprised People Liked ‘House of the Dragon’ So Quickly 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z

And how broad a brush could be used to characterize the villains? Exhibition Review: ‘Some Were Neighbors,’ at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 2013-04-25T22:05:38Z

A learned villain, she quotes from an 1899 poem by Yeats, “The Wind Among the Reeds,” which describes a lover’s embrace as a way to fend off impending doom. 'The Leftovers' Recap: The Show Can Feel Like 'The Twilight Zone,' With Pretensions 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

And a lot of sympathy for these kids who are the offspring of the most evil villains in the world—what’s that like? Melissa de La Cruz loves fairy tales so much she'll turn them inside out 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

Although he has no illusions about Hollywood and the people who run it, there are no real villains in Thomson's book. The Big Screen by David Thomson – review 2012-10-12T21:55:01Z

Consider the fact that the main villain of the season changed three times in six episodes. You can’t rush perfection. ‘Game of Thrones’ tried and came out like an undercooked Hot Pocket. 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

We spoke recently with the 51-year old filmmaker by phone from Los Angeles about his “contrarian” way of working, and the surprisingly similarities between heroes and villains. Producer of ‘Bourne’ series turns his hand to a low-budget, psychological thriller. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

In stories, such villains, grand viziers and the like, get punished. Why shouldn't a teacher earn more than Dave? After all, he's a class act 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z

And while Cassio and Emilia appear in cameos, Iago, arguably Shakespeare’s most compelling villain, is noticeably absent. | 'Desdemona': ?Desdemona? at Lincoln Center White Light Festival - Review 2011-11-03T22:47:19Z

The villains stir up some mild narrative tension simply by virtue of their weapons and enigmatic violence. ‘Get Duked!’ Review: The Kids Are All Fight (and Jokes) 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

When The Riddler was announced as the main villain in Matt Reeves' "The Batman," there were Bat fans who were skeptical. Rating the Batman’s Riddler: Did Paul Dano surpass what’s been done? 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

He's rather like -- scratch that, exactly like -- a James Bond villain. Assange: Bond villain -- or Bourne? 2010-12-03T16:04:00Z

In these chastened, indie-budget times, why bother to invent new villains and storylines when old ones are essentially interchangeable? Bad Business = Good Entertainment 2010-04-22T18:09:00Z

You can easily imagine this work sitting in a slick 1950s apartment, or perhaps villain James Mason's modernist retreat in Hitchcock's North by Northwest. The best of Louise Bourgeois 2010-06-01T14:06:00Z

Benjamin P. Wenzelberg, a boy treble, sang with intensity and focus, keenly enacting Miles’s knife-edge balance as victim and villain. Music Review: ‘The Turn of the Screw,’ by Opera Moderne, at Symphony Space 2012-05-28T22:04:32Z

Her villain, Ravana, was recognizable even while he impersonated a mendicant. Dance Review: Odissi Dancer Sujata Mohapatra at Erasing Borders Festival 2012-04-10T21:49:08Z

"Even though Theo appears to be a villain, in some ways, the episode for me was really an unmasking of a vulnerable character," said director Cherien Dabis in an interview with Salon. Making the "Only Murders in the Building" nearly silent episode 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

Before they realize that this would probably not make them very compatible on e-harmony, they drive into Eric and Russell, who apparently wish they could be villains from the original Superman movie. "True Blood" recap: Warning signs 2010-08-30T12:30:00Z

There they will read about our turning point moments – and about us: the activists, the officials, the media, the mothers and fathers, the sons and daughters, the heroes and villains of these perilous times. Ferguson, History and What We Must Do Now 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

His latest book of incisive, funny essays is aimed at a predictably unpredictable target: villains. ‘I Wear the Black Hat’: the essential anatomy of a villain 2013-08-28T22:25:51Z

Featuring Art the Clown as the main villain, Damien Leone's new film "Terrifier 2" is so gruesome that there are reports of viewers vomiting and passing out in the theater. The creepy clown emerged from the crass and bawdy circuses of the 19th century 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z

The career that followed saw him cast often as a villain. Pink Panther Actor Herbert Lom Dead at 95 2012-09-27T16:17:21Z

“I don’t mind it at all. If the alternative is that I don’t play anything over there, I’ll just play the villain.” Mads Mikkelsen: ‘One word wrong and you're a dead person’ 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

It’s not a spoiler to reveal that the proof exists, because there is never any doubt who the villains are in “Page Eight” — it’s there in black and white on Page 8. Television Review: David Hare?s ?Page Eight? on PBS - Review 2011-11-04T22:36:42Z

The movie's cunning strategy — that financiers can bring down their own villains from the inside — should please the mass movie audience. Oliver Stone's New Wall Street: Greed Is God 2010-09-23T08:25:00Z

Count Fosco in “The Woman in White,” by Wilkie Collins, is a clever villain; evil but likable. Ayaan Hirsi Ali: By the Book 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

And while Pilatus may be the villain, he’s also the only character who manages to break out of the cardboard symbolism and do anything, well, human. | 'The Magdalene': A Married, Reimagined Jesus 2011-07-12T21:00:57Z

Such is the case with Pran Sikand, the most celebrated of Bollywood villains, who died last week at the age of 93. In praise of … Pran Sikand 2013-07-17T22:00:34Z

It’s worth noting that few people in these stories are cackling villains in the fairy tale sense. Review: ‘A Wild Swan,’ Michael Cunningham’s Scabrous Antidote to Happily Ever After 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

But unlike Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy and their shipmates, who traveled to new worlds every week, Americans remain, like Khan, the show’s recurrent fictional villain, marooned on a somewhat hostile planet. “Star Trek” in the age of Trump: Why we need to embrace its 50-year mission now more than ever 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

Charles never did because he couldn't – he'd already been cast in a supporting role to Diana while they were married, and as the villain once their union crumbled. A matter of character: How "The Crown" squares Charles with our longstanding villain edit 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

The studio confirmed Ifans' casting on Monday, but it's still playing coy as to which villain from the Spider-man canon he will play. Rhys Ifans joins "Spider-Man" as villain 2010-10-11T23:39:00Z

Related: Game of Thrones premiere: forget Jon Snow – we need to talk about Melisandre Recently, the director of Iron Man 3 said he wanted a female villain but his studio bosses shut down the idea. Carice van Houten: ‘I feel like my back is straightening when I become Melisandre’ 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

The playfully perverse vignettes include a skulking villain in a cape and a swooning ingénue. Nightshade Is Growing Like Weeds 2011-03-06T00:26:18Z

A side effect of Mr. Sorkin’s incurable romanticism is that he can’t resist finding virtue in even the most obvious villains. Television Review: ‘The Newsroom,’ an HBO Series From Aaron Sorkin 2012-06-21T21:29:12Z

At every turn this is a villain, also the embodiment of the same character, who prevails. The opera villain was forced to lip-sync and a new star couple emerged at L.A. Opera's 'Tales of Hoffmann' 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

Bowie often played villains, or semi-villains, but even then, his portrayals were always intensely seductive, and usually at least a tad sympathetic. David Bowie: A Starman Not Just in Music, But in the Movies Too 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

Learning to fly: Cavill made flying look effortless during Friday's stunt, but according to former Chicago resident Michael Shannon, who played villain General Zod in “Man of Steel,” the stunt is anything but. Superman soars over Loop 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

“The villain here is the decay to which we are all heirs,” Corliss writes. And the Best Movie of 2012 Is… 2012-12-26T14:00:35Z

By situating their story in the Midwest, the writers can detach their narrative from histories of lynching and mob violence, which would only complicate the simple motivations they’ve assigned to their villain. Octavia Spencer’s Horror Movie, “Ma,” Is a Misfire Fit for the Moment 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

“What was needed was a villain so heinous that a court would rule against him,” Bolick likes to tell audiences. The time Donald Trump’s empire took on a stubborn widow — and lost 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

The witch, unnamed in the Rapunzel story, proves to be the greatest villain of all. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom’ 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

In the comics, Whitman is a scientist who discovers that his uncle Nathan is secretly a medieval-themed villain known as the Black Knight. What to Know About ‘Eternals’ 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

In the midsection, the Green Goblin villain revs up some nastiness and battles Spidey. 'Spider-Man' stuck in a tangled web 2011-02-07T23:36:14Z

Mr. Burnett said all the business people being portrayed on reality shows might help counter the persistent image on fictional television of the executive as a villain, though Mr. Cuban didn’t entirely agree. Enough Wallowing, Reality TV Is Ready for Entrepreneurship 2011-03-28T01:29:28Z

What do you say about a financial crisis where the villains are obscure and the solutions are obscure. Occupy Wall Street Protest Lacks an Anthem 2011-10-18T22:24:02Z

Like the Broad City girls before her, Jillian Bell—a regular on Workaholics and the villain in 22 Jump Street—has turned her web series into a show for Comedy Central. These Are TIME’s Most Anticipated New TV Shows of 2016 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

As a "wobbly" person – she thinks cerebral palsy sounds "like a villain" – Martinez has always been obsessed with normality. Comedian Francesca Martinez: "Surely I can't be more unfunny than Patsy Palmer" 2011-08-06T23:05:45Z

“I think he was portrayed as a villain and did some bad things,” Mr. Spacey said. The Carpetbagger: For Kevin Spacey, a Reviled Lobbyist Is No Mere Villain 2010-12-16T20:44:04Z

Make your protagonist vulnerable and your villain impervious. The Script Secrets of Gillian Flynn, John Krasinski, Barry Jenkins and Christopher McQuarrie 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z

The story has a few twists up its sleeve, as heroes turn out to be treacherous and villains are more complex than first appearances suggest. Review: ‘Hercules’ is schlocky but entertaining 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

I'm interested in this trope of the human beings in the story essentially being the villains, which is something that "District 9," another successful science-fiction film, did recently. 2009-12-17T01:16:00Z

Think of any James Bond film, with the hero and villain fighting over some semi-anonymous Bond girl. Carrie at 40: why the horror genre remains important for women 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

The show really rejects archetypes of heroes and villains that are really a bit tired. Game of Thrones Creators: ‘We Know What Happens in Each Scene’ of Season 8 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z

Feld Entertainment’s shows ignore Aristotelian dramatic rules; they jump from happy event to happy event, the villains muted, the conflicts less overcome than ignored. Ring Leaders: Meet the Women Behind Disney's Ice Empire 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Contributing to its appeal are that the story is based on actual, though little-known, events; that its heroes and villains are clear-cut; and that its tone is resolutely upbeat but not pie-in-the-sky feel-good. ‘Pride’ Shows the Alliance of a Gay Group and Mineworkers 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Penning doesn’t serve us a stock zealous villain; her Cohn is a joyful, cocky quick thinker. Review | Langston Hughes vs. McCarthyism in ‘Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been . . . ’ 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z

And her ability to depict a killer with a detached personality once led the horror writer Stephen King to describe her as “perhaps the most terrifying female villain to ever appear in a television series.” How Michael K. Williams Made Omar Little His Own on ‘The Wire’ 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

What is it in the zeitgeist that makes the pharmaceutical industry a good villain? Lit Life: Author Mike Lawson on his latest Joe DeMarco thriller 2012-06-29T21:09:08Z

Biggs became a folk legend to some Britons but remained an unrepentant villain to others. 'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs dies aged 84 2013-12-18T12:40:29Z

Overseeing all the machinations is the Duchess Tremontaine, a villain so laughably scheming that you can’t help but root for her. Best science fiction and fantasy to read in May 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

Allen’s sensitive depiction of an anguished community includes no villains, only victims. Michael Dirda on the evolution of science fiction 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

According to the Dunning School, the Radical Republicans who impeached Johnson are the villains of the piece, and the story of Johnson’s impeachment is a cautionary tale about the overreach of ideologues. The First Presidential Impeachment 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

Dudley Smith, a rakish Irishman who becomes the villain of the First Quartet. James Ellroy talks up his new L.A. Quartet 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

In the quaint spelling bee environs, Bateman is a cruel but hilarious villain. Jason Bateman: First Time Director, Toronto Hit 2013-09-09T18:00:59Z

And so it seems this season's main villain is Hep V which, as we learned on Sunday night, even Eric has contracted. How vampires die: clues to how True Blood will finally end 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

For we viewers of this series, however, the imaging is worse for Dr. Oziel, who has swiftly become the ascendant villain among a cast of lawyers, brats and killers. ‘Law & Order True Crime’ Season 1, Episode 3: Court TV 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

In “Arcane,” the disfigured Silco is the kind of tortured soul whose distorted dreams become lifelong obsessions — not unlike the Batman villain Two-Face, for example. ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Beats and the Universe of ‘Dune’: What ‘Arcane’ Is Made of 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

It's uncharacteristically simplistic for this show, and he's such a one-dimensional villain. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4: Negan Takes Over 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Some of “The Bachelor”/“The Bachelorette’s” biggest stars and villains are back, isolated in a luxurious location and on the prowl. Summer TV: Post critic Hank Stuever’s guide to what’s on

As Burr, you played one of America’s great villains. 'Hamilton' star Leslie Odom Jr. finds the music in life 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

This is where the writing becomes really great, because it’s so easy to make people villains. How Brian Cox Felt About That Big Episode 3 Twist in ‘Succession’ 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

They are punching up the lyrics to “Diamond Eyes,” a James Bond-spoofing theme song about a movie villain with a few too many quirks. ‘Sherman’s Showcase’ Is Back, Silly Smarts Intact 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

And that guy’s not a villain in this story, by any means! Inside the secret world of Dominican baseball 2012-07-10T22:15:00Z

Looking back upon his CV, Nolan summed up The Dark Knight trilogy as a series of genre exercises defined by their villains. Christopher Nolan at Cannes: 'I want the young to sit in awe at 2001: A Space Odyssey' 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z

It is what arguably made him a compelling villain and a good foil for Raylan, a man who was, for better or worse, firmly stuck in his ways. A "Justified: City Primeval" ending breakdown: The good, the bad and the conflicted 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z

The film's impact also hinges on Goth as she conjures a transcendent performance as the villain, which comes to a crescendo with a show-stopping nine-minute monologue. Disney-esque and demented: Ti West on how his slasher flick "Pearl" compares to "Rocky Horror" 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z

His solo run spawned an entire universe of villains, supporting characters, and alternate universe Spideys. From zero to hero: how the Spider-Man franchise was saved 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

Dolores has gone from damsel to either hero or villain, depending on whom you ask. Women Now Rule Westworld. But Was It Worth It? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

Rather than people with disabilities always being depicted as the person who can do no wrong — the goody-two-shoes — I want to see some disabled villains and jerks! After #OscarsSoWhite, Disability Waits for Its Moment 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z

And so Mike Myers’ secret agent/super villain characters were born. Scream of laughter: how today's best-loved pop culture grew from parody 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

But since this "Loki" variant is fortifying its identity as a serialized story, it may not matter whether the latest incarnation of the villain meets up with his big-screen self. It's impossible to tell where in the multiverse "Loki" is going. Thank the gods 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z

As they continue to aimlessly sail on the sea, the pair struggles to defeat the villain and save their fellow passengers and themselves. Sandra Bullock says she's still "embarrassed" by "Speed 2," but is that really her worst film? 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z

The story is filled with splendid world-building, dastardly villains and superior love scenes. Review | Here’s one way to celebrate Valentine’s Day: Read five of the most romantic romance novels 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Not unexpectedly the villain turns out to be a CEO who betrays his employees in the interests of raising the company's nominal value in preparation for a profitable merger. The Company Men ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:27Z

Kelly's questions seemed conceived under the notion that Putin might admit to being some sort of global super villain. Megyn Kelly Needs to Bring More Fox to NBC 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z

But the main event is a deliriously sharp rendering of "Dr. Horrible's" story and songbook, based on characters whose chiaroscuro inner lives undercut easy stereotyping as hero or villain. Review: There's a lot to love in Balagan Theatre's poignant, fun 'Dr. Horrible' 2010-08-27T21:11:00Z

In that role as an actor you should not think of yourself as playing the villain. "Passion and anger without a strategy is called frustration": Bill Duke on positive systemic change 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z

And the villain with a love for controlling little girls? ‘Black Widow’ Review: Spies, Lies and Family Ties 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

Kirsch is familiar with what it takes to make a villain. A wrestler called “The Progressive Liberal” is infuriating Appalachian crowds, but the sport is a mirror for politics throughout America 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

Having established Cersei as a master villain, Benioff and Weiss appeared to have no idea what to do with her, largely deserting the intrigue in King’s Landing to concentrate on the epic fights. Game of Thrones: how it dominated the decade – then lost its way 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

But he can’t play a villain who wants to destroy for no reason because he can’t bring himself to understand what that motivation might be. This Tom Hanks Story Will Help You Feel Less Bad 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

But this is related to one aspect of these villains that the show could have explored more: their shared character over half a century. Exhibition Review: ‘Exquisitely Evil,’ Bond Villains at International Spy Museum 2012-11-15T23:35:07Z

Bryan Singer, director Chris McQuarrie rang me up after he’d written about 50 pages of the script and said: “What if the villain pulls the whole story off a bulletin board?” How we made The Usual Suspects 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

But we also didn’t want to do the usual cardboard villain, 'Oh, my God! Showing dignity and depth in Syria 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

The guests can become heroes or villains or toggle between the two, since the ethics of the place are always reset. Hold on, cowpokes: HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is a big, fat homework assignment 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

You are a popular villain on Fox — called a divider and things like that. Maxine Waters: ‘If I want to fight, I want to fight with the lions’ 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

In George of the Jungle he plays a rich villain who is duped by his fiancée into marrying a gorilla. How did Thomas Haden Church land his role on Divorce? 'I was age-appropriate' 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

Oscar Isaac’s talents are underutilized as the villain Apocalypse, whose reasons for wanting to cleanse the world are vague and who’s rarely particularly frightening. The 10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2016 So Far 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

If his new film has a hero – and such is its boundless compassion that there are no villains – it might just be Reagan’s predecessor, Jimmy Carter. ‘People just want a bully’ - director Mike Mills on how the US picks its president 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

And its lead singer, Alex Turner, won a hero of the year prize; villain of the year was awarded to Harry Styles, of One Direction, and the related worst wand award went to The 1975. ArtsBeat: Arctic Monkeys Win 5 NME Awards 2014-02-27T17:01:18Z

In those movies there were always winners and losers, heroes and villains. U.S. soldier finds his identity as a gay man while serving in silence 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

From what I’ve gathered, the “Red Wedding” and “someone’s head on a stick” were both key signs that this show is ruthless about killing its darlings, its villains, and everyone else. Ed Sheeran? Incest? Ice dragons? How Game of Thrones might end 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z

For the sake of context, Sauron — the villain in the “The Lord of the Rings” — is one of his henchmen. Review | J.R.R. Tolkien’s latest posthumous book may actually be the last 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

Yet its sketch of these ideas often falls victim to the same issues that plague other MCU entries: thinly written villains, forced jokes, endless and mind-numbing action sequences that mistake CGI excess for entertainment. How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

And the person was Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive who loves to play the villain, and who can’t decide whether to be amused or outraged when he is treated accordingly. Everyone Hates Martin Shkreli. Everyone Is Missing the Point 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

But it’s Christoph Waltz’s villain, an Austrian officer nicknamed the Jew Hunter, who steals the show. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and ‘Who Killed Garrett Phillips?’ 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z

He himself said this week that he recognizes that these criticisms of his work are valid, so I don’t want to make him out to be a villain — I do admire him as a creator! Debating ‘Hamilton’ as It Shifts From Stage to Screen 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

This time some of the sensates are coming together in more than just mind, and villain Whispers is still hot on Will’s tail. The TV binger's guide to surviving the 2016 holidays 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

But watching as a Noob, you have the advantage of seeing Gotham night as Batman Jr. but as what it mostly is: less a superhero and -villain saga than a surprisingly fresh, dystopian cop show. Review: Gotham: No Batman? No Bat-Problem! 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

Essentially, non-white children fulfill the same function and have the same effect as non-white villains. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

Big Bad Wolf Windmill Theatre reopens the case of the classic fairytale villain in this show for ages five and up. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 28-March 6: 'Blood,' 'Summer and Smoke' and more 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

Bathed in green light, Patrick Page took center stage at the Foxwoods Theater on Broadway and hissed his lines with the sinister glee of a villain back from the dead. A More Familiar ?Spider-Man? Is Back, Hoping to Bury the Dark 2011-05-10T02:30:29Z

He's helped by the scale of the hubris on display: the toadying and the arrogance, the cheek of the villains and the charm of their victims. You've Been Trumped – review 2012-07-05T21:18:01Z

It felt like the lair of a Bond villain, in the least evil way possible. Daniel Radcliffe on Why He Loves When People Make Fun of Him 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z

Funny, talented Cumberbatch, gorgeous Mads, who has become the one to call on when a villain is required, but who has made some of the best films I've ever seen from Denmark. Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ and His Most Excellent Adventure 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

But fat women were sexless mothers, pathetic punch lines or gruesome villains. The ‘perfect body’ is a lie. I believed it for a long time and let it shrink my life 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Characters are drawn with warmth and personality — even villains contain multitudes. Water Dance 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z

I think the villain in it is an especially good character because he is Oksa's teacher, which makes it realistic and makes you wonder if your teachers could be anything like that... Reader reviews roundup 2013-06-21T08:01:00Z

He and his bumbling sidekick Arthur fight incompetently against strange villains like Ramses IV, Ms. Lint, The Terror and Overkill, while encountering respected superheroes. Amazon's 'The Tick' pokes fun at world of comic book superheroes 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

He and his bumbling sidekick Arthur fight incompetently against strange villains like Ramses IV, Ms. Lint, The Terror and Overkill, while encountering respected superheroes. Amazon's 'The Tick' pokes fun at world of comic book superheroes 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

Smiling too broadly made the tip almost touch the top of my lip, so that I looked simultaneously happy and disgusted, like Gargamel, the cartoon villain. The Mirror: Nose Jobs Aren?t for Everyone - The Mirror 2011-10-14T22:26:02Z

In Horowitz’s new book, “Never Say Die,” Alex gets caught several times by ruthless villains, but his cool spyware helps him to escape. Alex Rider author was a spy who never got caught 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Using the Japanese as villains – a familiar assignation for them in many mainland-Asian films – is a clever feint. Shock of the new: cinema's fascination with indigenous peoples 2012-06-27T08:57:10Z

His next movie role, in 1945, was as the supporting villain Finley in The Southerner, co-written by William Faulkner and directed by Jean Renoir, the French auteur revered by critics and filmmakers alike. Norman Lloyd: Hitchcock's Saboteur Is a World-Class Raconteur 2012-05-26T23:41:42Z

The key to the modern form of tragicomedy is the way it destroys the notion of the hero and the villain. An American tragicomedy: The Trump spectacle as a new brand of theater 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z

There were no heroes or villains, just people who wanted to to break down the barriers that kept them from understanding one another. The Kardashians' Reactions to Bruce Jenner Show How Complicated Coming Out Can Be 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

Then, like a true villain, Paul stomped on many’s hopes and dreams by interjecting with a cheap “juuuuuust kidding, boredom got the best of me.” “Breaking Bad” star Aaron Paul breaks hearts with truly bad “Jesse-centered” spin-off hoax 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

It stirs in characters a bit less distinctive than the average game avatar — a blue-eyed hero, a dark-haired villain, a few funny sidekicks, a girl — and sets them off in pursuit of something vaguely archetypal. Movie Review: ‘Need for Speed’ Puts Video Gamers in the Passenger Seat 2014-03-13T21:41:59Z

Melodramatic in the old-fashioned sense, a hero or villain from an operetta or Ayn Rand, he crows his lines like a rooster, albeit in an accent suspended somewhere between East Anglia and Texas. ‘Straight Line Crazy’ Review: The Road Rage of Robert Moses 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

To make her fictional penal system even creepier, she created greedy villains who victimize poor people by offering them jobs. Margaret Atwood, Digital Deep-Diver, Writes ‘The Heart Goes Last’ 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

He not only establishes himself as the group’s expert on things that were popular on Tumblr three months ago, but also the most likely villain. The Bachelorette Watch: Santa Claus Came to Town to Meet Jo Jo 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z

Coconut oil may be no superfood, but equally, it is no villain. Coconut oil: are the health benefits a big fat lie? 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z

To that end, the U.S. is a useful villain, according to Oliver. John Oliver Gets Weird Al Yankovic to Serenade North Korea 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z

Like Leonard, Sutton writes great dialogue and lavishes almost as much care and attention on his villains as he does his heroes. Phoef Sutton's thriller, 'Crush,' takes a criminally entertaining cruise around L.A. 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

It is unsettling in a story when characters we like and feel sympathy for start to echo the story’s villains. In Elvia Wilk’s “Oval,” Earth, Capitalism, and the Human Species Sink Toward Doom 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

One crucial difference being that in the 1970s it was the government that played the villain while this time it’s on the side of right. | Contagion': ?Contagion,? Steven Soderbergh?s Plague Paranoia - Review 2011-09-08T22:00:14Z

He was even a villain in his lone cartoon role, as Mandrake in “Epic.” Don’t make Christoph Waltz a Bond villain: How Hollywood mis-typecast one of the best actors out there 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

He asked Carter what he wanted and was told his one wish was to meet the legendary villain and serial slasher Jason Voorhees. Boy's birthday wish comes true when Jason from 'Friday the 13th' gets him from school 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

Then again, this is the actor who presumably thought playing the main villain in GI Joe was a splendid idea. Why Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robin in The Dark Knight Rises just won't fly 2011-02-03T18:04:51Z

In episode after episode, monochromatic moral thinking – an "us or them" mentality –is shown to be the true villain, rather than one particular nationality or ethnic group. Homeland is not Islamophobic despite what some critics claim 2012-12-24T00:05:34Z

Adding to her villain status is that Ben actually liked her and gave her the coveted group date rose. The Bachelor Watch: And The Blondes Played On 2012-01-10T14:30:01Z

That she is a cartoon villain — her main objective seems to be to steal the play itself back from Karma — wastes an opportunity. Review: In ‘The Revolving Cycles,’ What Happened to Terrell? 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

I shared the wickedness of their historical heroes and humanized their villains. I was a drunk, angry teacher 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z

How else would a reasonable person see someone like that except as a villain? What "Loki," "Lucifer" and "Cruella" tell us about our love affair with rewriting ugly stories 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

He later took on equally formidable human villains each week on "Mission: Impossible." 'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA 2010-03-15T19:32:00Z

Before he won an Oscar for his sensitive paternal character in Moonlight, Ali flexed his thespian muscles playing a villain in another superhero series: Luke Cage. 10 Actors Who Could Star in the Upcoming Joker Movie 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

But like any slasher villain worth his or her salt, Scream is back from the dead and this time so is Ghostface. Scream is back! But does the horror genre need Ghostface any more? 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

As the villain who repents, Kevin Short displayed an imposing bass voice. Tenor Fabiano shines in Verdi's `I Lombardi' 2013-04-09T19:46:08Z

Scary villains are a dime a dozen, but a funny hero? ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Review: Mommy Issues 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z

Sour Grapes: Tierra hasn’t come to the acceptance stage of the process of realizing that the producers are forcing Sean to keep her around because the show needs a villain. The Bachelor Watch: Fight! Fight! Fight! 2013-02-12T15:14:08Z

Dark glasses with a dark mask is tricky to pull off without looking like a cartoon villain. ‘Remember to smile with your eyes’: how to stay safe and look great in a face mask 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z

Teachers, Legal Aid Society lawyers, judges, Children’s Services administrators — all are doing tough jobs, and none are villains. Review: In ‘Know How,’ Teenagers Portray Their Plight in Foster Care 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

This tortured zealot, illuminated by Henderson’s sympathy, becomes both victim and villain, an endlessly fascinating character caught in the confluence of personal tragedy and American paranoia. The ten best books of 2014

But he didn’t sing much and never very well, and, over the years, many fans have deemed him the villain of the group. Robbie Robertson Offers His Story of the Band 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Just the place, they figure, to find the villain of their dreams. 'Minions' has irresistible, wonky golden touch 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

The Dr. Seuss classic gets an animated freshening up with Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice of the fuzzy green villain. Familiar faces swing into theaters for the holidays 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

When Becky aced her first challenge at the staff meeting, a couple of people in my audience applauded her achievement, as if she'd just flattened the villain or won the big game. Morning Glory's Rachel McAdams: When Perky Makes Perfect 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

But one factor elevates him, perhaps, above the rest: He’s a villain. Why Villains Triumph in the Best Supporting Actor Category 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

There never was an Officer Andy Landers, but, as conceived by Spike Lee, he’s crudely functional, a villain with a destiny as awful as it is seductive. The Unreality of Racial Justice Cinema 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

There are many small things you can do to make yourself an accomplice in preserving the children’s memories of their father, rather than appearing to be the villain, battling against their inevitable interest in him. My husband died. Now my daughter hates me | Mariella Frostrup 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

And it nicely sets up the Hulk as a potential antagonist – we won't say villain – for The Avengers 3. The Hulk in space – is this the next move for The Avengers' jade giant? 2013-02-07T16:46:46Z

For instance, the show was a pioneer in seeding a dense mythology, complete with flash forwards, dream sequences, extra-dimensional spirits and otherworldly villains. How “Twin Peaks” shaped the entire golden age of TV 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Glenn Beck delivers a conspiracy thriller with a P.R. executive as its villain. Novles by Glenn Beck, Stephen McCauley and Others 2010-06-16T22:42:00Z

Bond is, of course, on the road a good deal, and he needs places for his romantic assignations and for fighting villains. | Q&A: At the Barbican Centre, James Bond’s Stylish Progress – Q and A 2012-07-18T23:13:39Z

Almost all the blacks in his book are victims, almost all the whites villains. Blood cotton 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

If the film’s mercenary politicians and racist villains reflect the headlines, its dystopian premise warns of what’s to come if tyranny goes unchecked. Here’s What We Would Nominate for Best Picture 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

Once a person starts weighing the value of another person's life over their own the already fuzzy line between villain and hero blurs even more. The horrifying lesson of "Barbarian": No good deed goes unpunished 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z

Featuring one villain in leopard pants and another in a bathrobe, “BuyBust” is surprisingly funny for a movie that’s basically a massacre in progress. Review: ‘BuyBust’ Delivers a Thriller in Manila 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

He’s a cartoonish villain, but a serious threat as well as a figure of sneaky pathos. ‘Inherent Vice,’ Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

Well, that is one of the central conceits of "Sponge Out of Water," putting the real world, real people and real villains in the mix, albeit as reimagined through the SpongeBob prism. 'SpongeBob' ventures ashore with mixed results 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

Perhaps seeking to escape her villain roles, she turned down the role of Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Angela Lansbury was the world’s big sister 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z

A flying segment lets you glide with a sidekick through a cavernous facility, trying to track down some villains and bring them to justice. Review: 'Star Wars,' Pixar characters boost Kinect 2012-05-03T13:27:08Z

There’s more than a little corn and wishful thinking in the high-minded moments in “The Post”; movies like either to glorify or demonize journalists, relying on heroes and villains. Review: In ‘The Post,’ Democracy Survives the Darkness 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

This time the gang faces a brand-new villain, Victoria Vance, a.k.a. ‘Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ Review: Sit, Roll Over, Save the World 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z

The villain of the piece is a mysterious entity known as the Screenslaver, who hypnotises people and controls their minds through TV screens. The Incredibles 2’s Screenslaver: the most controversial film villain ever? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z

As the film begins, the U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam, Graham Martin, emerges as a kind of villain. Rory Kennedy releases documentary ‘Last Days in Vietnam’

For God so loved his villains that He raised them all to positions of murderous power, while promising the suffering masses He’d send the bullies to Hell when they were dead. This Week in Fiction: Robert Coover on How Real Events Can Color Fiction 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

This could have made him into a complex villain, particularly in an early scene when he attempts to commiserate with Aladdin — but, again, that is quickly dropped and only referred to briefly later on. Disney's live-action "Aladdin": Wish for it to be over 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

Any actor will tell you that an interesting villain is much more interesting to play. Charles Dance on Tywin Lannister's death and Benedict Cumberbatch 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

It also has a villain fresh from the Royal Shakespeare Company, a thug from the Bolshoi Ballet and a hero who carries with him the smirks and wisecracks that helped make ‘Moonlighting’ a television hit. 10 Classic Christmas Movies That Our Critics Didn’t See Coming 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

BJJ dons whiteface, the better to portray both the hero and the villain of “An Octoroon.” Theater Review: ‘An Octoroon,’ a Slave-Era Tale at Soho Rep 2014-05-05T02:00:01Z

Others are visual production numbers, as when two guys, hero and villain, rapidly rappel the sides of adjacent skyscrapers. A B-Plus for The A-Team 2010-06-12T19:55:00Z

In the 1940s, for publications like Time, Esquire and The New York Post, he caricatured villains, including Axis leaders and Ku Klux Klan members. Antiques: Arthur Szyk?s Haggadah and Singapore?s Sunken Arab Treasure 2011-03-10T21:28:27Z

Ten years ago, no Hollywood movie was complete without a British villain and today the same applies to reality shows. Jamie Oliver, like me, is finding out what Americans think of pushy Brits 2010-03-28T00:07:00Z

His gifts were put in service of a plot — there were psychic powers, creepy villains, an epic showdown between good and evil — that felt soft and formulaic. Review: David Mitchell’s ‘Slade House’ Plunges Into a Battle of Immortals 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

He’s the great villain, but he’s mesmerizing because he has these wonderful speeches — he’s an orator — and he tries to change the meaning of words: “make a heav’n of hell, and a hell of heav’n.” From Selina to Stalin: The man behind ‘Veep’ talks satire and cynicism 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

If there is a villain in this memoir, written a few years after its author was ejected from the church, it is not Phelps but this petty patriarch. Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church by Lauren Drain – review 2013-04-10T07:01:01Z

They’re presented as everyday villains who groom and then prey on victims. Teaching Jane Austen to sex offenders 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z

In effect, this dastardly illusionist is a maker of persuasive computer-graphic action scenes akin to those that Marvel movies are based on, and these effects serve two purposes for their master villain. Review: “Spider-Man: Far from Home” Presents the Illusion of a Good Movie 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z

Ralph is a villain who lacks the villainous gene, a heavy who dreams of lightness. Wreck-It Ralph: why are all the film baddies turning into goodies? 2013-02-11T14:51:00Z

In the play within a play, B. J. J. puts on whiteface and acts both the hero George and the villain M’Closkey himself. Reading Racist Literature 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

“The crime story it tells is appalling, and stocked with authentic heroes and villains,” our critic Dwight Garner wrote of the book. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

But I pull on some Disney villains too. Elizabeth Hurley: I'm 'A Big Fan' of the British Monarchy 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

These are not grand comic villains; they are too third-rate. Out of The Thick of It: has the humour left British politics? 2011-02-18T17:08:42Z

Picture a classic James Bond villain and what comes to mind? Christopher Lee dies: Six of his sinister villain roles 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

He poured so much of himself into the villain that the end of production was reportedly followed by a stint in therapy. How Michael B Jordan fought his way to the top of Hollywood 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z

But now the Vienna museum dedicated to Mozart's legacy has launched a campaign to burnish Salieri's reputation as a supporter of the younger Austrian genius - and not a jealous villain. Mozart museum seeks to debunk evil Salieri poison myth 2014-01-30T15:48:12Z

But in my lexicon, villains are just heroes of their own story. Producer of ‘Bourne’ series turns his hand to a low-budget, psychological thriller. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

The show could also sub in Flash comics villain Elongated Man to basically the same effect. CW Is Getting Brave And Bold With A Brandon Routh And Wentworth Miller Super Spinoff 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

Mr. Clinton applauded after every song and laughed heartily during a scene in which the villain Green Goblin becomes irked by an elaborate voice mail system. As ?Spider-Man? Opens, Its Former Director Shows Up. And a Former President. 2011-06-15T04:59:22Z

The humor is hit and miss, and Danny Trejo, while shining in something different from his usual villain mode, is overused as silly comic relief. 'Preggoland' delivers biting satire on modern pregnancy 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

And the scope, morally, is more broad for the villain than the hero.” Mahershala Ali? You’ve Surely Seen His Face 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

In Season 1, Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett is a villain whose intense racism, homophobia and illusions of grandeur culminate in her attempt to murder Piper. Pennsatucky’s redemption: How “Orange Is the New Black” pulled a reverse “Breaking Bad” 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

There’s a brilliant conceit at the core of Watch Dogs, a vision of a game you might call Grand Theft Anonymous, in which the heroes and villains wield smartphones instead of sniper rifles. ‘Watch Dogs,’ an Adventure Game From Ubisoft 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

The Joker is easily the most recognisable and popular villain in the game, and the most complex. ‘He is a psychopath’: has the 2019 Joker gone too far? 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

Two episodes of ABC’s hit drama “The Blacklist” that portrayed authorities in China as villains were pulled offline this year. China goes from copying 'Conan' to paying for TV show's rights 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

In his way, this British villain is as coldblooded as Richard III or Macbeth. A Comedy of Manners, and Multiple Homicide 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z

Who gets to tell the stories, which frames people like her as a villain and erases people like Joseph Bologne entirely. Lucy Boynton on playing the misunderstood Marie Antoinette: "She had this rebellious streak to her" 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

Exhibition Recalls Slam-Bang World of Pulp Magazines Before comic books, the cheaply printed pulp magazines fed young readers’ appetites for tough guys, femmes fatales and outlandish villains. Museums: Special Section: 2012-03-15T00:19:58Z

One of Breaking Bad’s greatest strengths was the way it introduced its motley crew of villains, laying the ground work for their eventual confrontation with Walt/Jesse. El Camino: is the Breaking Bad movie worth the wait? Discuss with spoilers 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

A new villain will also be introduced, forcing members of the Umbrella Academy and the swanky Sparrow Academy from an alternate timeline to set aside their differences and team up. First look: See Elliot Page’s “Umbrella Academy” transition for the third season 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

One of TV’s most compelling villains is thoughtful like that. The Walking Dead: season seven, episode four – Service 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

The character could easily be a straight-up villain — the most recent season ended with her blowing up a church, killing everyone inside. Lena Headey on Playing Cersei on 'Game of Thrones:' 'I Admire Her' 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

Rami Malek seems to confirm he is playing the new James Bond villain. James Bond: 25th film launched in Jamaica – but still no title 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

The award may be for a “supporting” actor, but villains steal the show. Why Villains Triumph in the Best Supporting Actor Category 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

He’s neither a fun villain or a secret good guy; the movie feels like a senseless venture because, even with his pants down on top of Clotilde or manhandling Virginie, he’s the dullest scoundrel around. Bel Ami: The Ladies and the Scamp 2012-06-07T10:45:49Z

Now compare that performance to Rickman’s 1988 breakout role in the action thriller “Die Hard,” a role that, for many, redefined the modern movie villain as a calculatingly pathological control freak. Alan Rickman never disappeared into a role. But that’s what made him great. 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

“On this show, the heroes aren’t necessarily standard heroes, so I guess your villains need to be even worse.” Ramsay Bolton of ‘Game of Thrones’ Is the Most Hated Man on TV 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

Mr. Procaccino’s Gerry is a magnificent villain — belligerent, dangerous and so habitually, casually vicious that he chews on a nail as he gives Irene a devastating, off-the-cuff list of reasons he married her. Review: Tim and Tyne Daly Are Dysfunctional Siblings in ‘Downstairs’ 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

I love Trollope for many reasons, one of which is his heroes are flawed and his villains are human. Cathleen Schine Writes Fiction. But She Prefers Not to Read It at Work. 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

The villain’s death, depicted in jagged, fractured bursts, leads to a passage of shimmering, shifting chords. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Classical Music 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Still, the question for many remains why clearly human or human-esque villains need to have visual signifiers connoting evil at all. Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

Whether it's threatening a villain or reading "Five Monkeys Jumping on the Bed." Liam Neeson can terrify you with a children's story 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

The third installment of the supernatural saga is leading the pack of wannabe winners at Sunday's fan-favorite ceremony in Los Angeles, with 12 nominations in such categories as choice movie liplock and villain. 'Twilight' poised to eclipse Teen Choice Awards 2011-08-07T16:09:08Z

Given the chance to be both villain and hero in the space of 90 minutes and to leave an audience gulping on its own humanity, most actors will slay every grandmother they ever had. 2009-12-25T01:45:00Z

Charles Keating, an actor known onstage for Shakespearean roles and on television for playing a villain on the NBC soap opera “Another World,” died on Friday at his home in Weston, Conn. He was 72. Charles Keating, Soap Opera Villain and Shakespearean, Dies at 72 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

The 17-piece ensemble includes the villain’s black mask, boots, a pair of capes and a cod piece, said the auctioneers, who estimated it could sell for between $1 million and $2 million. 'Star Wars' Darth Vader costume could go for $2 million at auction 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z

There are two sides to every story — or more than two — and it’s easy to focus on the heroes, or the villains, when we look back at our history. Coming of Age Amid a Limbo of Prejudice and Restriction 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

Even her execution is a bizarre form of theater: the headsman skulking around the platform like a mustachioed villain, the audience gasping like groundlings at each ripple of stagecraft. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: In Finale, King Henry's Masque and Anne's Little Neck 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z

Life rarely provides us with clearly drawn heroes and villains. Asia Argento, sexual assault accuser and accused: One #MeToo story doesn’t cancel out the other 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

There’s a historical quirkiness to this — Burr, of course, was the nominal victor of the 1804 duel in which he killed Hamilton, but, as the musical proclaims, that victory made him a villain. Hamilton’s New First Name? Tony 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

But “Joker” is much more than a character study of one of the greatest villains in American and popular culture. "Joker": A harsh indictment of neoliberalism and gangster capitalism 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

Bleak wisecracks aside, having seen everything "The Continental" has to offer I now understand why they tapped Gibson; his villain Cormac is a fume-huffing berserker as sloppy as the den in which he's holed up. Don't check into Peacock's John Wick spinoff "The Continental," not even to check out Mel Gibson 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z

Iron Man’s nemesis in the film, The Mandarin, was changed from a Chinese-born villain to a man of mysterious origin played by British actor Ben Kingsley. Wang Jianlin: does China's richest man have a plan to take over Hollywood? 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

A feminist critique of horror has long been a staple of horror studies, thanks to the genre’s fixation on male villains and female victims. At This Film Institute, the Course Material Is Killer 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z

Americans like their villains on the soft side, and Tony famously suffered from inner turmoil, manifested in panic attacks, to go with the blood on his hands. ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ Review: The Best Really Is Over 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

The title nods to "Star Wars" and there, too, is a sense of villains turning heroes. Atypical sequels abound at Tribeca Film Festival 2011-04-27T17:57:08Z

His heroes and villains are invariably more ordinary — and human — than extraordinary, which raises the stakes and amplifies the tension. ‘Glass’ Movie Review: A Nutty Ride With M. Night Shyamalan 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

He’s the movie’s designated alcoholic and also its villain. ‘The Tender Bar’: A Tale of Drinking That Ducks Alcoholism 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

"The heroes grow only more heroic, the villains more villainous." Inside the cancellation of "American Dirt" (and its book tour) 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

The villain, PT Westmorland, with his faux-Victorian style, is as literal an embodiment of the patriarchy as it is possible to get. Goodbye to Orphan Black, the feminist utopia 2017 needs 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

Dante, the resistance leader, is written parallel to the rich white villains: his goal on Purge night is to save the country by killing the bad people in power. Watching “The Purge” in Our Year of Nightmare Politics 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

Still, what prevents Ellen Rapoport's funky period piece from tripping over its good intentions is the crisp humor and the writers' refusal to make anyone the easy hero or predictable villain. Saved from extinction, "Minx" is back with an even richer and more complicated second season 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z

For Apatow, "The Interview" episode portends a dark future for Hollywood's creative community: "There's so much political correctness that there's almost no villains left." Hack attack over Sony's 'Interview' shows risks of naming bad guys 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Mike Love is acutely aware that he is perceived as a villain. Mike Love's memoir 'Good Vibrations' recalls the Beach Boys harmonies and strife 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Cid is a daring plot device, one that makes the story less about Joe’s future than about a future villain’s past. Looper Debrief: Come for the Time Travel, Stay for the Creepy (Brilliant) Devil Boy 2012-10-01T12:00:36Z

No one will be allowed to remain good or bad, hero, villain or victim. 'Game of Thrones' enters Season 5 at war with it all 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z

"Dateline" revolves around classic cautionary tales of crime, but what makes Hupp such a great villain is her basic brand of a**hole behavior. "The Thing About Pam," "Super Pumped" and "The Dropout" make it official: It's A--hole Season! 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z

Men, too, are villains: Reynard’s fox-ification feels like a metaphor for the industry’s toxic male culture. 'Bottle Grove,' by Daniel Handler book review - The Washington Post 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

The show also includes an unbuilt house on Victoria Peak whose thrusting volumes of staggered boxes are less Brutalist than Bond villain. Paul Rudolph at 100: The Mischief Maker in a New Light 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

If the context of what you’ve known about her up till now supports it, then there might be grounds to see your mother-in-law as more an object of pity, even sympathy, than as a villain. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Mother-in-law is throwing stones, and woman fears she’ll be the next target 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

The antagonist looks a lot like Negan, the greatest, most fearsome villain in the comic book. The Walking Dead Watch: 'No Sanctuary' 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z

The new film presents Bane as the ultimate villain: a faceless killing machine. 'The Dark Knight Rises' — breathtaking Batman finale 2012-07-18T18:13:03Z

But Norman turns out to be the villain—and a taxidermist. Taxidermy Is a Metaphor for Our Time 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Carrie’s final boyfriend, The Russian, played by Mikhail Baryshnikov, felt like a villain the writers created simply to make Big look like a halfway-decent person by comparison. Chris Noth (Sort of Jokingly) Calls Carrie Bradshaw a Whore 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Their respective partners, Smith and Dunlow, are more one dimensional, the latter being the racist villain whose thoughts and words appear like ominous theme music. A novel about police brutality in 1948 Atlanta that sounds eerily relevant today 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

It is natural material for reality television, with the medium’s inherent tabloid quality and hunger for clear villains and heroes. Critic’s Notebook: ‘True Tori’ and ‘Mary Mary’ Deal With Affairs 2014-04-30T21:50:36Z

Oddly, though, the flashiest roles belong to men: the showboating worm Weber and, especially, the toxic Stu — hardly the only villain here, but the one with the most power, and he relishes abusing it. Review: ‘What We’re Up Against,’ a Sexism Story More Timely Than Ever 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

On Saturday's episode, Yang takes it upon himself to speak for Disney through one of its villains. "The gay shall stay": "SNL" mocks Ron DeSantis' failed attempt to take Disney's Florida kingdom 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

Opening just after Labor Day is Mr. Gleeson’s show, “Bears in Space,” a quirky adventure featuring music and puppets, about two bears on a spaceship being chased across the universe by villains. 59E59 Announces Season 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

Cheeky animation of anthropomorphized rats — and the dash and swagger of a team of Louisiana lawyers — burn through the factual fog, while familiar video clips remind us of the saga’s heroes and villains. Movie Review: Victor J. DeNoble Guides ?Addiction Incorporated? - Review 2011-12-13T23:08:22Z

He was, as usual, a hilarious villain: a purple Hercules with the single intention to bring the house down. Dance Review: ‘Swan Lake’ Returns to American Ballet Theater 2013-06-18T19:59:17Z

Ms. Graham isn’t done playing the villain either, now that she’s had a taste. Susan Graham, Opera’s Sweetheart, Tries Something New: Being Nasty 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

But that story makes no sense because Ariel is clearly the villain of that story. What would today's fairy tale look like if you could "un-Disney-fy people's brains"? 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

That gothic villain rages around the background of this story, setting the tone for a nation in peril. Salman Rushdie launches a novelistic attack on Trump 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

Still, Russell’s earnestly clenched, intrinsically decent performance – pulsing and perspiring in such ideal contrast to the late, great Walsh’s unflappable, silver-eyed villain – keeps you in his tight corner to the ludicrous end. My streaming gem: why you should watch Breakdown 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

It’s no biggie for horror movie villains to be rabid grannies or killer Santas. In ‘The Innocents,’ Kids Behaving Deadly 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z

Vampires, on the other hand, are perennially popular as attractive villains. Warm Bodies: what our love affair with zombies says about us 2013-02-08T15:00:05Z

Right away, the novel’s main villain, the local developer Tom Rowes, offers to buy the land for double what they paid, maybe to build a small shopping center or a gated community. What if Peter Rabbit and Mr. McGregor Had Joined Forces? 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z

An animated movie about an orphan who is raised by mischievous underground creatures and must protect them from the town villain. The Fall Movie Preview list of films 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

It made House of Cards, a drama about a villain roughly, if superficially, in the HBO mold. NBC Wants to Be Netflix. Netflix Wants to Be NBC. 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

Faced with a sneering villain who has been behaving very badly indeed, Schwarzenegger's grizzled small-town sheriff tells his enemy: "You make us immigrants look bad." Is Schwarzenegger ready to make a Last Stand as Conan the Barbarian? 2013-01-18T16:31:18Z

Even when he’s playing rogues and villains, he’s irresistibly charming. From House Of Cards to Moonlight, why Mahershala Ali is having a moment 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

You don’t get all the attention like the villains do, but there’s such a beauty to doing that honestly and truthfully. Peter Dinklage Is Still Punk Rock 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z

I am pretty sure physicists would be more likely to say something about untestable hypotheses, but Dr. Alexander is determined to cast mainstream scientists as villains. Dr. Eben Alexander’s so-called after-life 2012-11-26T16:00:00Z

One would devote the next few months to playing a villain in a panto, an exaggerated, live form of a fairy tale that has been popular in Britain since the 1700s. A theater-lover’s introduction to London’s multiplicity of stages 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

The figure of the modeling agent must be up there with the personal injury lawyer and the tobacco lobbyist as far as stock villain professions go. In a World That Exploits Women, Emily Ratajkowski Exploits Herself. Is That Progress? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

So clearly, you would think, this is the villain. Nikolaj Colder-Waldau Hints at a ‘Very Significant Shift’ in Game of Thrones Season 7 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

She mothered iconic unhinged villains, like the green-horned succubus in “Curse of the Crimson Altar.” Hoping for a Spooky Halloween? We Have Some Suggestions 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z

His recent leading man status is the result of a body of work that made him the poster boy for twisted, multi-layered, morally ambiguous heroic villains. At last action hero 2012-08-10T23:05:00Z

The expansive world of Marvel Comics is as fun as it is confusing with new characters on every page and twice as many villains waiting to pounce in the next inked cell. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 5 Things You Need to Know 2013-09-24T09:45:09Z

With his imposing 6-foot-4 frame and sonorous voice, Lee brought some of cinema's most memorable villains to life, imbuing them with a unique combination of menace and charm. Christopher Lee dies: Six of his sinister villain roles 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Ian Buruma, whose new book is the memoir “A Tokyo Romance,” prefers villains to heroes: “It is hard to write about a good person without making him or her look like a bore.” Ian Buruma: By the Book 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

The film takes a more dynamic turn with the appearance of a villain of sorts. My streaming gem: why you should watch Happy as Lazzaro 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

The people hunting Jason Bourne are not the villains. Producer of ‘Bourne’ series turns his hand to a low-budget, psychological thriller. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

Watching Chinese Zodiac it is noticeable how inoffensive the humour and the villains are. Jackie Chan: ‘I hate violence’ 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

The villain in “Rubber” is no different, and after taking care of a bottle and a can, the tire next takes out a scorpion and a rabbit, before moving onto bigger, bloodier, more recalcitrant prey. | 'Rubber': The Tread Life on This Tire Is Something Else 2011-03-31T22:24:37Z

It created a "masterful job of creating a villain in Kony and an unlikely hero in everyone who got involved". Jason Russell: Kony2012 and the fight for truth 2013-03-03T00:05:34Z

There are villains to be fought, some Central Citians may view the Flash as a freak, and dad is still in the slam, but Barry Allen is not alone; he's just really, really fast. In a 'Flash,' there's more fun in TV's comic-book land 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

One of our intentions going into this project was we don't want there to be any villains. “We can't stop”: Dave Franco and Alison Brie make working with your spouse look easy 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z

His revenge is petty and instant, using the man's name for his sad-sack villain. My Criminal World by Henry Sutton – review 2013-05-18T10:01:01Z

"It's not a simple world of heroes and villains," said Allen. 'Game of Thrones' additions rouse Comic-Con fans 2012-07-14T23:45:09Z

She is credulous and vulnerable and dependent on a protective paternal figure and lives in constant peril of being exploited or corrupted by some lurking cad or villain. Riff: Thelma, Louise and All the Pretty Women 2011-04-24T01:43:01Z

She also notes, “It’s a painful period of British history to look at. There are no easy answers and no black and white villains.” End of empire: why Bollywood needs to grasp India's story 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

And yet, given all the outrage, you might think Tanden had been comparing her political opponents to Hitler, not the villain from Harry Potter. Neera Tanden’s confirmation fight is the first morality play of post-Trump Washington 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z

There is more leeway, and less potential to offend, when villains are clearly fantastical creatures, unreal figments of imagination, like the Shadow Monster in “Stranger Things.” Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

And the way Rickman plays the character only contributes to that—no subsequent Die Hard villain has even come close to measuring up. 12 Hours Watching John McClane: The Diary of a Die Hard Marathoner 2013-02-14T20:44:04Z

She seemed cast in the same role in the White House that she had on “The Apprentice,” where she was the show’s elegant and icy villain competing for Trump’s favor against 15 other contestants. ‘Dumbest story ever’: How Omarosa’s reality-star exit from the White House hijacked the news. 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

PASADENA, Calif. — Now that Simon Cowell is gone, nobody is ready to claim a role as the villain on "American Idol." No one claiming Cowell's villain role on `Idol' 2011-01-11T19:12:07Z

He appeared in repertory at the Barter Theater in Virginia, toured as a hospital attendant in “Harvey” and played a villain on TV’s “Captain Video.” Oscar-Winning Star Ernest Borgnine Dies at 95 2012-07-08T22:12:07Z

And, of course, there were the "Bond girls," characters who are victims or villains but always fatefully - and often fatally - attracted to 007. No mid-life crisis for 007 as Bond films turn 50 2012-10-02T15:43:12Z

After the war, television killed movies all over again, and even when a technological villain wasn’t apparent — the VCR, the internet — things were always bad. And Now Let’s Review … 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

Every nuance, every detail is shiningly precise, whether the dancers are massed into abstract ensembles, or temporarily deep in character, such as the brilliant Dana Caspersen, swaggering and growling as the B-movie villain. The Forsythe Company: I Don't Believe in?Outer Space ? review 2011-02-24T18:19:15Z

Ms. Mantel made familiar material fresh by seeing it through the eyes of Cromwell, often portrayed as the villain to another adviser of Henry VIII, the sainted Thomas More. Theater Review: Royal Shakespeare Company Adapts 2 Hilary Mantel Novels 2014-01-22T22:33:43Z

The darker eras — like the “villain era” — are a way to “give yourself permission to experiment with, ‘What if I were a villain?’ Down and out and extremely online? No problem: Just enter a new ‘era.’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Nixon still hovers in the dark shadows of American history, the jowly-faced villain tattooed on Roger Stone’s back, and his signature scandal has provided shorthand for every other -gate scandal that’s followed. Watergate: The Scandal That Never Goes Away 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

I'm talking, of course, about the assorted villains and hapless timeservers in Armando Iannucci's satirical TV show The Thick of It. Out of The Thick of It: has the humour left British politics? 2011-02-18T17:08:42Z

“This confusion is all part of the process,” one villain tells Renee, comfortingly. Review: ‘Rupture’ Justifies a Fear of Spiders 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

This character typifies the play's refusal to break down antagonists into villains and heroes, but rather to show that everyone is a victim in war. London hit "War Horse" makes thrilling Broadway bow 2011-04-18T03:57:08Z

Yet for any interpretation of this tightly drawn work to fulfill the play’s deepest intentions, it must be above all a double portrait of its incandescently noble leading man and its equally extraordinary villain. Review: A Cool-Tempered ‘Othello’ for Warm Central Park Nights 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

"Ultron is one of the big villains of the Marvel universe, up there with Dr. Doom and Magneto," he said this week. Marvel goes dystopian with 'Age of Ultron' title 2013-03-06T07:15:09Z

The point of the Orlando anecdote, for those readers churning through the book for helpful nuggets, is that children with autism may relate more easily to the emotions rendered so broadly by villains. ‘To Siri With Love’: The tale of a mother, a son and a phone 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Barrett, a handsome Broadway leading man seen in the revivals of “Chicago” and “Annie Get Your Gun,” is clearly having a grand time playing one of the most charismatically repellent villains in recent moviedom. | 'Silence! The Musical': The Knives, and Forks, Are Out 2011-07-12T02:01:43Z

The poor signage gives the building the vibe of a villain’s secret lair. In New York, Every Borough Is a Comic Book Destination 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

Lately sugar has also become the villain of choice in the campaign to fight obesity. Sour sweet 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Her father is the villain of the piece, both for attacking her and making her testify against Tom. To Kill a Mockingbird: a book that still raises questions about 'good' justice 2013-07-18T08:33:11Z

Celia might have been framed as a villain last week, but she showed Daniel some compassion, keeping him captive to try to help him reconcile with his past. Fear the Walking Dead: season two, episode eight recap – Shiva 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z

Do you think that your memories of Bond villains affected your performance? Javier Bardem on Becoming a Bond Villain and Why He’d Make a Terrible Spy 2012-11-09T13:00:57Z

He's as nasty as he is nattily dressed, and Pearce once again seems to relish playing this type of precise villain. Review: `Lawless' a visceral, fitful fever dream 2012-08-28T22:50:58Z

The spec script has Pan recast as a villain abducting London's children, while Hook, the hero, must stop him. Peter Pan projects infiltrating Hollywood 2011-03-18T17:44:47Z

In terms of villains, blaxploitation films often featured resolutely evil racist white caricatures, along with comically duplicitous black sycophants eager to sell out the race for their own personal gain. The return of blaxploitation: why the time is right to bring back Shaft and Foxy Brown 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

In the post-9/11 age, Americans wanted villains to defeat but the actual villainy quickly became too complicated for the epic tales required for real catharsis. Forget Halloween. TV shows have thrills and chills all year-round 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

I’m afraid I almost did, too; it’s a rare miscalculation that she is made the villain of a piece that doesn’t need one. Review: ‘Caroline, or Change’ Makes History’s Heartbreak Sing 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

You’ll be almost entirely among locals, and when the film reaches a dramatic moment – like the satisfying death of a villain – be ready for the chorus of car horns beeping their approval. Barbados holiday guide: the best beaches, restaurants, bars and places to stay 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

And his hard-core supporters, whom he described recently as “vicious, violent, screaming,” see the mainstream media as villains. As Trump era nears, is the media ready for the challenge? 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

She was often cast as the femme fatale or villain, including the mastermind in 1946’s Dressed to Kill, sparring with Sherlock Holmes, played by Basil Rathbone. Patricia Morison, star of Broadway and Hollywood, dies aged 103 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

In the spirit of the man who turned down the Beatles, the New York Daily News critic complained: "What's crucially missing, however, is a hissable villain. Nor are there any memorable tunes." Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

But the distributor in the Serb part of Bosnia said he won't show it there because it portrays Serbs as the villains and they wouldn't put up with that. Jolie to attend showing of her film in Bosnia 2012-02-14T07:46:08Z

Mostly it turns on villains fighting and killing and fighting some more as a loosey-goosey Pitt moves from car to car punching, joking, mugging, scheming and sprinting. ‘Bullet Train’ Review: Ride and Die 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

The opera’s four villains, collectively a role for a true bass-baritone, dragged the veteran baritone Thomas Hampson well below his comfort zone, into a low part of his voice that lacked fullness and power. Vittorio Grigolo Shows Restraint in ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

Cruella De Vil is one of Disney's most iconic villains, but she doesn't always get the same love that the studio's other notorious baddies get. Review: "Cruella" is a dazzling Disney film full of fun and flair 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

The humanist perspective extended to the film’s villain as well. Jon Stewart, now a feature film director with ‘Rosewater,’ contemplates what’s next

There's almost no suspense, since anyone who has the dimmest acquaintance with thriller plots knows that the ultimate villain is always played by the performer billed just below the two stars. Killers: My Husband Is an Assassin (in a Very Bad Movie) 2010-06-05T02:35:00Z

He also comes across as more sympathetic and honest than the police chief, making him far less of a villain than is the conventional reading of the Ramayana in Hindi-speaking North India. Film: India?s Epic Poems, Resonating in Modern Lives 2010-07-04T05:11:00Z

And so that's why it's more fun to play the villain. A Minute With: James Franco on villains and being James Franco 2013-11-27T16:16:24Z

In the story that patriarchy told about itself, we were always going to be the villains. Monsters, men and magic: how Trump awoke a powerful, angry new wave of feminist witches 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

Britain’s attempt to define itself as a nation, to characterize its history and to choose its villains and heroes was a project that touched on politics, literature, science, warfare, the arts and social relations. Critic?s Notebook: ?Making History? and ?Remembering Shakespeare? at Yale 2012-03-22T22:50:43Z

In it, superpowered teenagers train to become professional heroes, then find themselves tested by the emergence of real villains. ‘My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising’ Review: Superpowers Served Sweetly 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

Dr. Terrace, speaking with precision and detachment in present-day interviews, is either resigned to being the film’s designated villain or oblivious to being set up for that role. | 'Project Nim': Some Humans and the Chimp They Loved and Tormented 2011-07-07T22:30:06Z

Fring went down as one of television’s indelible villains, a soft-spoken killer who never broke character as a pillar of the business community. Giancarlo Esposito Plays Other People So He Can Know Himself 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z

Like its cable-dwelling sister American Horror Story, Scream Queens will be presented as an anthology, with each season taking on a new plot, villain, hero, and narrative trajectory. Scream Queens: a look at campus horrors at pop culture's deadliest schools 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

“They obviously wanted to create a villain, and really miss who Lyndon Johnson was,” he said. Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in 'Selma’ Raises Hackles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Steinhorn thinks “OK boomer” identifies the wrong villains in the matter of the warming planet and worsening economic prospects. He wrote the book on boomers, and he thinks the Gen Z rap against them isn’t quite OK 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

Whereas a British accent used to be the hallmark of a movie villain, these days it is seen as more redolent of class and wit. How adventurer Bear Grylls took American TV, and Barack Obama, by storm 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z

The brand’s upcoming Air Max 95 release is believed to be inspired by the “Nightmare on Elm Street” film series — and specifically the look of iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger. Nike to debut Freddy Krueger-inspired Air Max 95 sneakers this October: report 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

And Mr. Paglino, who was the hero in “Deliverance,” enjoys his stint as a villain in mirror shades. Review: In ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ the Ultimate Escape 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

And suddenly Sam’s show has both a hero and a villain. What’s on TV Friday: ‘GLOW’ and Earth, Wind & Fire on ‘CMT Crossroads’ 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

Traffic glows from border highways, villains loom from the shadows. ‘Identifying Features’ Review: Lost in Migration 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

When the threatening Austrians appear, it’s melodramatic and obvious to costume these villains in black. Review: A New, Abstract ‘Guillaume Tell’ at the Met Opera 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

The previous villain, The Joker, was more psychological threat and he obviously couldn’t match Batman in terms of strength. Commissioner Gordon: Gary Oldman on the Secrets and Surprises of Dark Knight 2012-07-20T12:00:22Z

Who inspired you as you were creating this lovable villain persona? Janelle James Loves Being a Bad Boss in ‘Abbott Elementary’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

The final ten minutes of the play are magnificent, as Skilling asserts that he's not really a villain and characterises human progress as the jagged, upward ascending line of a financial graph. Why doesn't Broadway love Enron? 2010-04-29T11:33:00Z

What was exciting about Sunday’s highlights was getting a glimpse of the villains within. BET Awards 2014: Nicki Minaj provides a refreshingly vicious jolt 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

Widely considered the greatest “Otello” of his generation, Mr. Domingo said he would never sing Iago, the villain who brings about Otello’s downfall. Plácido Domingo Defies the Gravity of Age 2014-03-07T15:00:03Z

"I find it interesting that he picked Bane as a villain, and he was not tempted to use the Riddler or the Penguin, the more obvious choices," Oldman said. Avengers, Spidey, Batman lead huge summer lineup 2012-04-17T16:08:19Z

In short, he's a movie villain dropped into an episodic story. Unless "Cobra Kai" learns new moves, it may be time for Netflix to sweep the leg 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z

Americans are both heroes and villains in "The Expendables," which avoids political specifics while embracing brute force as righteous retribution - and shows the bad guys resorting to waterboarding. "Expendables" revels in excess 2010-08-05T01:30:00Z

How did slaughtering these villains, whose slain bodies fell into vast lava pits, advance the mission? The VOID Is Where Virtual Reality Enters the Dying Meatspace of the Mall 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

We don’t root for villains in the real world, but we should be allowed to root for them on television. ‘Breaking Bad’: I Want Walter White to Survive the Finale 2013-09-27T20:59:52Z

The film cements Mr. Brolin’s unlikely rise from character actor to an anchor of three franchises, following his villain turns in “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Deadpool 2.” ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ Earns $19 Million, Beating Expectations 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

Dragon is both sensuous and thoughtful, a treat for the spirit as well as for any moviegoer longing for an intelligent film involving brave heroes and dreadful villains. Dragon: The One-Armed Swordsman With a Heart 2012-11-29T15:00:15Z

A contestant called George plays pantomime villain today. TV review: The X Factor; Epic Win 2011-08-21T20:29:01Z

“American Pie” singer-songwriter Don McLean, who was arrested Monday on domestic abuse charges, released a statement today saying his marriage is experiencing a “very painful breakdown” and that he is “not a villain.” “I am not a villain”: Don McLean, out on bail, responds to domestic abuse charge 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

The villains can seem too insistently villainous for such a nuanced world. ‘The Merman’ review: A magical fish story that’s this big 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

As Steve tries to warn the town, the gelatinous villain goes on to gobble up the local mechanic and invade the movie theater. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Tell Me Who I Am’ and ‘Patsy & Loretta’ 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z

His role as a wild druggie in "Blue Velvet," also in 1986, won him more acclaim, and years later the character wound up No. 36 on the AFI's list of top 50 movie villains. Dennis Hopper of 'Easy Rider' dead at 74 2010-05-29T18:20:00Z

“All the aspects of the series that once startled viewers have become accepted: serialization; narrative and moral ambiguity; antiheroes or villains as main characters; beauty for its own sake.” Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Deep Dive Back Into ‘The Sopranos’ 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

Gwendoline Christie, who plays villain Phasma, barely had an hour between the Game of Thrones panel and her appearance for Star Wars, where her character is also tall, armored and menacing. Star Wars force awakens with standing ovation for Harrison Ford at Comic-Con 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

The production features a stage that doubles as a massive projection screen, transporting audiences from Manhattan's skyscrapers to the far-flung desert while heroes and villains fight battle after battle. Marvel unleashes superheroes for stunt-filled live shows 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

The best action scene takes place on a rickety foot-bridge with the purported hero dangling over a ravine, his life literally in the hand of the purported villain. Raavan: Scandal over a Bollywood King Kong 2010-06-24T04:35:00Z

Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin has spoken out against the trend for comic-book movie villains to boast similar powers to the superheroes who are trying to take them down. George RR Martin lambasts 'tiresome' Hollywood supervillains 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

It’s easy to argue that Homeland is just a TV show, a thriller that naturally demands diabolical villains and high stakes. “Homeland” accidentally aired subversive Arabic graffiti saying “Homeland is racist” 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

The puppet figures and mask-dominated costumes worn by the supporting villains still seem to have wandered in from a theme park. | 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': 1 Radioactive Bite, 8 Legs and 183 Previews 2011-06-15T02:30:06Z

"There are no obvious villains here," the director insists. 'Beyond the Hills has no obvious villains': Cristian Mungiu 2013-03-07T17:35:43Z

He's an unusual villain for Luther, in that he's both highly visible and especially chatty. Luther recap: season three, episode three 2013-07-16T21:00:02Z

It's not like one person's a superhero and the other person's a villain. How John Turturro got his moves, from "Do the Right Thing" to "Gloria Bell" 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

Its villain is a rogue cop, not defective procedures. Do you have the courage of Conviction to fight miscarriages of justice? 2011-01-17T15:49:38Z

In the finale season, he's a petulant villain intent on erasing all of creation and starting over. How "Supernatural" reflects the American spirit and the monstrous darkness lurking underneath 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z

But he's usually portrayed as a purveyor of whimsy, a kind of maniacal trickster who plays second fiddle to the more prominent villains of Gotham City. Rating the Batman’s Riddler: Did Paul Dano surpass what’s been done? 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z

It’s the kind of spectacular entrance usually reserved for Batman villains. Soccer as Spectacle in the Pacific Northwest 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z

This prejudice helped Jeffrey Lendrum, the title villain of Joshua Hammer’s entertaining and illuminating new book, “The Falcon Thief,” to maintain a dual identity for decades: heroic birder and merciless thief. Review | For years, Jeffrey Lendrum was at once an avid outdoorsman and merciless thief. Then he got caught. 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

Both, after all, revolve around ultimately tragic villains wielding huge amounts of power through their control of other people's personal information, Hunsecker with his column and Zuckerberg with his website. There's a Sweet Smell of Success about The Social Network 2011-02-18T14:52:38Z

If there was a villain in Smith’s story, it was the system that was built to beat them down. Jeff Smith was supposed to be in Congress by now. Instead he’s an ex-con — with a story to tell. 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

Phil is both the hero and the villain of the piece. Benedict Cumberbatch is intimidating in Jane Campion's exquisite and potent "Power of the Dog" 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Monster is no villain, though, and no malevolent force to be defeated. Video Game Review: Papo & Yo 2012-09-25T12:45:11Z

But this is turned to advantage when Ariel's arraignment of the play's villains is turned into a Soviet show trial. The Tempest ? review 2011-04-10T20:31:00Z

And more villains for us to add to the list. Every Doctor Who villain since 1963 - as a spreadsheet and visualised 2012-10-02T22:20:00Z

“It also did one great move, which is, the traditional villain of a fairy tale is now going to be the hero.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Lovecraft Country’ and the Billboard Music Awards 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

It “didn’t add much to the story and also somewhat detracted from that imposing nature of the villain Maleficent,” Fox Carney, the research manager from Disney’s library, told USA Today. A Disney Discovery in Forgotten Sketches 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

“They are all their own red herrings. The first impression is sort of a mislead, including the villains.” ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival: A Thriller Director Who’s Afraid of Blood 2014-04-24T17:00:49Z

In some cases, the users “wipe” away reality to reveal that they are, indeed, a comic-book villain, a beauty pageant winner or a human Waluigi, among other fun surprises. What is TikTok's 'Wipe It Down' challenge? 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

Other writers are exposing the way that Westerns frequently feature Native and immigrant characters as generic villains or victims, if they appear at all. With a Chinese American Gunslinger, He’s Challenging the Whiteness of Westerns 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z

There is only one category in which a non-white is likely to come out top dog — villain. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z

Richard Harris plays an implacable Texas sheriff who pursues Rod Taylor’s murderous villain into Mexico. Are You Over 35? ‘Wild in the Streets’ Should Scare You 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

In a film in which most of the villains—and most of the victims—are Latinx, there isn’t a word about the politics of immigration. “Peppermint,” Reviewed: Jennifer Garner Stars in an Ignorant, Racist Drug-Trade Revenge Film 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z

Raised on comic books and the 1990s “Batman” and “X-Men” animated series, Ortiz has been recreating characters from his youth — and for him, it’s the villains that hold the most appeal. Designing Doesn’t Stop, Even When Stage Shows Do 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

The book’s true villains are the seemingly endless supply of local and regional players willing and eager to do unspeakable things to all their enemies, foreign and domestic. Books of The Times: ‘Endgame’ and Iraq, by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor 2012-10-01T21:50:41Z

Cruising back to Great Cruz Bay late one afternoon we detoured west to inspect Little Saint James island, the former home of a modern villain, financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, returning to a changed but resilient St. John 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z

They, and we, get to say a final goodbye on March 11 when the great soap villain's funeral airs. Girls, games and golden boys: what to watch on US TV in 2013 2013-01-04T16:14:02Z

These days, she might well pine for a villain or two. Wreck-It Ralph: why are all the film baddies turning into goodies? 2013-02-11T14:51:00Z

“It’s a lot easier to confront subjects like white supremacy or the Klan as evil villains,” Valdez said. How to display a KKK painting? Very carefully 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

On the heels of collections inspired by Disney villains and the musical “Moulin Rouge”, The Blonds’ presented another spectacle, this one centered on the idea of fashion as religion. The Blonds find religion at New York Fashion Week 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

“Spellbound” led to another suspense film, “The Spiral Staircase,” in which she was strangled by the villain, George Brent. Rhonda Fleming, film star of ‘40s and ‘50s, dies at 97 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z

That Matt Lauer's alleged "Bond villain" secret door locking button is simultaneously horrifying and insane. The cathartic laughs of "Bombshell": Why dark comedy speaks to us in the #MeToo era 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

The delirious party cut “Run It,” a collaboration between DJ Snake, Rich Brian and Rick Ross, is synced with the hero’s first fight scene, as he battles a group of villains on a city bus. How 88rising Crafted an Evocative Soundtrack for Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

The stunt made global headlines and turned the YouTube prankster into a social media villain. Is Jake Paul a Social Media Genius or a Jerk? 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

Gone will be the Act I death of another villain, the Green Goblin, who will become an even bigger character when performances resume — reflecting the wishes of focus groups that “Spider-Man” producers convened this winter. A Final Bow for Julie?s Taymor?s ?Spider-Man? Vision 2011-04-15T10:33:35Z

But that’s par for the course for a man who rivals Bond villains in his knack for pointlessly complex schemes with nearly zero chance of success. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 13: Morgan Takes a Turn 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

The villains almost inevitably turn out to be government officials in league with business tycoons, and their schemes are often the least imaginative part of these kinds of stories. Review: ‘American Odyssey,’ a New NBC Series, Stars Anna Friel 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

So we had novels about Soviet conspiracies as well as ones where the real villains exploited Cold War anxiety to seize power themselves. The Trump era is posing some major challenges for thriller novelists 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

But as the story evolved, he became smarter and more of a villain, I think. "House in the Pines" thriller author on the "dark side of nostalgia" with a narrator no one believes 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z

But as I read, I didn’t see a villain in Nidetch; I saw myself. I’ve been on a diet since I was four. Can I finally make peace with my body? 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z

As an action hero, Ma packs a major punch: He can send a villain flying through a wall with one left hook and battle an entire army of mercenaries without ripping his suit. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Heller objected to the portrayal and believed he was shown as a villain who withheld money from the group. Jerry Heller, Music Manager Who Promoted N.W.A. and Gangsta Rap, Dies at 75 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z

Larson paints him as less villain than aggressive and essentially amoral predator in full mastery of his vessel, a decent leader of men who did his job relentlessly well while working under nearly impossible circumstances. Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake,’ About the Lusitania 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The former Sudanese child soldier turned rap star Emmanuel Jal, who plays a villain, is the only name audiences may recognise, and for him it was an acting first. Africa United reveals the other side of a continent 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z

Or it could be someone else entirely, a yet-to-be-revealed villain who realized he stupidly left the camera behind, amid all the eye-burning and pelvis shooting, and went back to find Ray snooping around. 'True Detective' Recap: Some Bounce Back, Others Descend 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

If Daniel Tiger were mauled by a crocodile, or if villains poached his sister for her pelt, the result might be something like “Kidding.” “Kidding,” Reviewed: Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry Reunite to Conjure Whimsy, Dread, and Puppets 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

Other guidelines include forbidding online games being adapted into television series and demanding that dramas on China's Communist revolution - a staple of the Chinese airwaves - clearly distinguish between heroes and villains. China TV cop says no to family conflict, historical hijinks 2012-08-03T05:09:36Z

On stage, he will play the undisputed villain of the Annie story. Revel Horwood to play Miss Hannigan 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

“For so long, disability has been underrepresented, so if we only see disfigurement in a villain or character with no redeeming qualities, that’s an issue.” Scary Is How You Act, Not Look, Disability Advocates Tell Filmmakers 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z

You write in the book that you’re the villain of your own story. Chuck Klosterman’s shocking secret! Being the Ethicist doesn’t make me ethical 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

Their efforts to outwit a series of coldblooded villains provides readers the chance to walk in the footprints of those typically relegated to the margins of history, overshadowed by cowboys, generals and tycoons. 'Deep Creek': a murderous mystery in Hells Canyon 2010-03-31T21:17:00Z

The rude dentist wasn’t a cartoon villain; heck, most of the time he was probably a pretty nice guy. “Hi, I’m right here”: An open letter to Paul Ryan about poverty and empathy 2014-03-10T23:00:00Z

“As a black woman, she was a ripe target. Her critics often have villains who are women and people of color.” Susan Rice has spent her career fighting off detractors: ‘I inadvertently intimidate some people, especially certain men’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

His Greenberg is a gothic villain attempting to push a woman out of this dimension into flatland. Clement Greenberg: the art critic who refuses to flatline 2011-03-11T15:12:34Z

The Goblin, the chief villain in the first “Spider-Man” movie, will become an even bigger character in the stage version — reflecting the wishes of focus groups that “Spider-Man” producers convened this winter. ArtsBeat: For One Last Weekend, a Chance to See 'Spider-Man' 1.0 2011-04-14T22:15:02Z

It helps people feel like we can say how we feel without being looked at as villains. Sam Jay says just let comedy be "dangerous" – like one particular slur that's "mean" but not racist 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

You need self-serving human villains, constantly putting their own needs above the greater good, to keep things interesting and mess things up for everyone else. Game of Thrones: where have all the baddies gone? 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

He'd be among the creepiest villains ever — if it weren't for the kids' parents. A Nightmare on Elm Street Review: Freddy's Not Dead Yet 2010-04-29T23:55:00Z

Your favorite Christmas villain is returning to the big screen, just in time for 2017’s holiday season. The Grinch Returns in 2017 2014-01-16T01:13:16Z

After an exciting and uncharacteristically amusing bank robbery opening, the film unspooled into a ragged, undisciplined mess with far too many characters – including a completely unnecessary second villain, Two-Face. Batman: The Dark Knight Rises poster suggests apocalypse as usual 2011-07-13T10:35:00Z

Kevin Spacey’s diabolical turn as the president in “House of Cards” puts a viewer in mind of no villain less pathologically evil than “Othello’s” Iago. In Washington, the drama never ends

A recent trailer, showing glimpses of everyone from spirited heroine Lyra to glamorous villain Mrs Coulter, all but broke the internet. What's the next Game of Thrones? All the contenders for fantasy TV's crown 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

The sinister and mysterious "them" and "they" are again the villains in the electro-pop classic Living By Numbers. Readers recommend: songs about modernity ? the results 2011-01-13T16:36:31Z

In On Tour, that master of neurotic smoking, French actor and Bond villain Mathieu Amalric, directs and plays a downtrodden impresario leading American burlesque dancers around French port towns such as Nantes and La Rochelle. Cannes: tales of misery, money markets and Maid Marian 2010-05-15T23:08:00Z

Fans voted online for awards in 30 categories, including best villain and most memorable mutilation. Scream 2010 delivers big stars and horror galore 2010-10-17T17:01:00Z

The ancient Egyptian pharaoh who enslaved the Jews was indisputably a villain, but you wouldn’t call him a shlemiel, the Yiddish term for an awkward bungler. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z

Now I’m on all the best villain ever lists, alongside Anthony Hopkins for Hannibal Lecter. Michael Douglas: how we made One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

There isn’t always a villain, and looking for one can be a distraction. My mum is having an affair and has left. Now she won’t talk to us | Dear Mariella 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z

If there is a villain, it is war itself, along with the damage it wreaks on survivors. The Carpetbagger: Fighting on Many Fronts in Foreign-Language Entries 2012-01-04T15:00:57Z

I can’t say too much, but she plays Maleficent, the villain in the Sleeping Beauty story and I am doing her makeup. Legendary Creature Creator Rick Baker Talks Aliens and Men in Black 3 2012-05-24T10:45:45Z

And then a man in silhouette – presumably Javier Bardem's villain – doing his best Joker impression as he strolls away from a fire. Skyfall trailer lands: James Bond channels Timmy Mallett 2012-05-21T10:10:30Z

In the story of candy corn, it was never really the villain. How candy corn became the villain in our modern Halloween lore 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z

This applies not only to the dead ballerina that the main villain is attempting to revive, but also to Olivia's old life, which has been irrevocably tainted by Alt-livia's actions on Earth-1. "Fringe" recap: Peter screws up 2010-12-10T13:30:00Z

The villain is so far removed from the soft-spoken Mr. Skarsgard’s own personality that he’s not concerned about getting typecast. Bill Skarsgard Talks About ‘It’ and Giving His Family a Scare 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

“It was like the lair of a Bollywood villain. It was very showy and elaborate, not quite what I was expecting from a yoga guru.” 'He said he could do what he wanted': the scandal that rocked Bikram yoga 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

Tobias offers her the part of the invisible girl, telling her she no longer has to be the villain. Arrested Development recap: season four, episodes 6-10 2013-05-27T13:36:17Z

Putin is clearly the villain in this story. Does Vladimir Putin Speak for the Russian People? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

You know, the number-crunching villain of countless show business stories, forever nervous about novelty and forever stymying creativity in pursuit of a ratings point or two. How ‘Horace and Pete’ Made the Network Suits Look Good 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

Renamed Secret Agent Corrigan, the strip had echoes of James Bond, and Corrigan found himself working in exotic locations and battling larger-than-life villains. Al Williamson obituary 2010-07-14T17:21:00Z

He often played villains, and was frequently in supporting roles, which made his casting in “King Charles III,” particularly poignant. Tim Pigott-Smith, Actor Who Put Prince Charles on the Throne, Dies at 70 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z

Here’s TIME’s ranking of the 10 best Star Trek villains ever. Star Trek's 10 Most Villainous Villains 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

In this story, the main villain is Harvey Weinstein, no dispute. Ronan Farrow's high-wire act: Why it matters that "Catch and Kill" is such a page-turner 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

Spacey has lost none of his smarmy magnetism as the cartoonish villain of David Fincher’s fun house version of present-day Washington, D.C. ‘House of Cards’ Season 2: More delicious ruthlessness 2014-02-11T21:21:09Z

In the way that that story was depicted in "The Crown," you get to have two villains. What the fraught "Elizabeth & Margaret" relationship can tell us about Prince William and Harry 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

“There are two sides to every story,” Feeney’s mysterious villain soliloquizes. Does ‘His & Hers’ Mean Cozy Domestic Bliss? Not in This Book 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

The DC Comics super villain Harley Quinn will return in the flesh early next year in the live action movie “Birds of Prey.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Atlantics’ and ‘The Report’ 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z

Hell, even when watching "Blown Away," a show about competitive glass-blowing, I remember texting my boyfriend, "I've already found the show's villain." How the real-life "Cheer" team became fodder for an "SNL" spoof and memes 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

“The Longest Ride” is a bit of an anomaly in that it is almost entirely free of villains, apart from a fearsome bull named Rango. Review: In ‘The Longest Ride,’ the Nicholas Sparks Brand Endures 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

The majestically feline, feminine aura of James Earl Jones, as the villain Thulsa Doom, is as intoxicating as ever. My favourite film aged 12 ... Conan the Barbarian 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

“Just as the Ugly was a misunderstood character, when Goldi and the Bears come onscreen, you think they’re going to be villains, but then you find out there’s this deeper side to them.” What ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ Owes to Samurai and Sergio Leone 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

Had Rupert Murdoch, the villain from every dystopian novel ever, succeeded in his bid for Time Warner, CNN would be up for sale. Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart launches #NewCNNShows 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

It is also of a piece with Scorsese’s independence, including his lack of interest in dividing the world between heroes and villains, and his very non-Hollywood way with endings. Will the Oscars Get as Nostalgic as Hollywood Did in 2019? 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z

"Taken" is another recent movie with sex traffickers as the villains. Scarecrow suggests 'Trade' and 'Taken,' both about kidnappings 2010-07-08T21:36:00Z

With hairy palms, arched nostrils and sharp teeth, he was more animalistic than the smooth villain he would later become onscreen, in Hollywood adaptations. Why the Vampire Myth Won’t Die 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z

It's no surprise he would become a Bond villain not long after. City of Death: Doctor Who classic episode #10 2013-07-11T13:16:11Z

With a warm and open-hearted way about it, even the villains in "Spy" are adorable. 'Spy' is an agent of fun for Melissa McCarthy

Soon the crew are off in pursuit of a villain - played with muscular menace by "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch - who may be an ally, or the enemy within. JJ Abrams boldly going from 'Trek' to 'Star Wars' 2013-05-13T17:30:17Z

The piñata is, among other things, a reminder of our own susceptibility to farce. When faced with a cartoonish villain, we can’t look away, however disgusted we profess ourselves to be. The Man Behind the Trump Piñata 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

Now that’s real progress: When North Americans who happen to look Asian are not confined to ethnic roles or the villain in action films, but play real people.” Asian-American Actors Take a Stand and Readers Respond 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z

In a recent interview with TIME, Gwendoline Christie, who plays villain Captain Phasma, said she thought even her costume in The Force Awakens was progressive. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Reportedly Passes the Bechdel Test 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

Unlike the boo and hiss baddies of its panto, it's not always clear who are the villains of the real-life saga. Jack and the Beanstalk ? review 2010-12-03T21:00:00Z

Everyone knows that the most interesting character in any movie is the villain—and no more so than when the bad guy is a lady. Maleficent and 16 Other Famous Queens of Mean 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z

According to tradition, the latest Asterix features a new villain, Coronavirus, a mysterious, masked chariot racer who will stop at nothing to win. With the crazy 'Italics', Asterix returns for 37th adventure 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

But playing the villain in a highly anticipated holiday blockbuster is his biggest role yet. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Who Plays Aquaman’s Nemesis, Gets Schooled in Chess 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Elizabeth is the villain who thwarts her sister; Margaret is the villain who selfishly can't walk away from all of the glamour and all of the prestige. What the fraught "Elizabeth & Margaret" relationship can tell us about Prince William and Harry 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z

As in most “Batman” iterations, the villains were what shined most. ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Predicted the Bat-Future 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z

In a mostly black and Latino ensemble the villains are played by Latinos. Theater Review: ‘Dreamgirls’ at Harlem Repertory Theater 2012-09-03T20:27:30Z

He has played heroes, villains, straight romantic leads, unrepentant libertines and, in the Broadway debut of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” a slip of a girlie boy from Communist East Berlin. In ‘Uncoupled,’ Neil Patrick Harris Plays the Game 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

After Amelia and Samuel read a bizarre pop-up book together, they find themselves tormented by the book's villain: a shadow creature named the Babadook that the book warns "you can't get rid of." 'The Babadook' is an emotional ride, 'What If' is thoroughly winning 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z

The nonswimmer holds on to the names of these villains forever — along with the secret belief that the real culprit was his or her own fear. Eat. Sleep. Swim. Repeat. 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z

Has someone ever tried to add you to a villain list for not checking the boxes? Sam Jay says just let comedy be "dangerous" – like one particular slur that's "mean" but not racist 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

He turned down the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who after the departure of Jon Pertwee but later appeared in an episode of the longrunning science fiction series as a villain opposite Tom Baker. Actor Graham Crowden dies at 87 2010-10-21T17:11:00Z

There are no hissable villains here, no operatic speeches condemning or celebrating greed. | 'Margin Call': ?Margin Call,? With Zachary Quinto - Review 2011-10-20T16:15:02Z

It’s hard to pick just one favorite Fox News villain, but back in 2011, Stewart made it pretty clear that Hannity was “probably the most loathsome dude over there.” 10 “Daily Show” villains we’d love to see roast Jon Stewart on his final episode 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Photograph: BBC Back in last July, inspired by the work of xxnapoleonsolo on Many Eyes, we tried to put together the definitive list of every Doctor Who villain and monsters - ever. Every Doctor Who villain since 1963 - as a spreadsheet and visualised 2012-10-02T22:20:00Z

The Joker is the representation of that outcome — and also the story of Arthur Fleck's "liberation" as a villain. "Joker": A harsh indictment of neoliberalism and gangster capitalism 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

But the more interesting characters are often the villain, or the second-tier characters. Ryan Reynolds on Self/less, Parenthood, and Why He's Trying Comic-Book Movies Again 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

“In these stories, there’s no doubt who the villains are,” he said. With ‘The Good Nurse,’ a Director Takes on a Serial Killer and a System 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z

For decades, Sofiya was cast as the Tolstoy-family villain, a jealous, greedy woman who denied her husband his destiny as an ascetic and a prophet. Sofiya Tolstoy’s Defense 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Menken’s favorite addition is a song for the villain, a staple in other Disney musicals from the time period. How Do You Stage Disney’s ‘Hercules’? Invite Everyone 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

“It’s a lot easier to confront subjects like white supremacy or the Klan as evil villains,” Mr. Valdez said. When the Painting Is Provocative but the Museum Is Cautious 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

You can be a villain in a wheelchair — that would be terrific, and make it another nomination. The Carpetbagger: A Word With ... Gary Oldman 2012-02-17T17:14:51Z

In his latest, a math professor becomes entangled with an “aspiring villain” who wants to break into Fort Knox in order to steal an empty shoe box. 33 Works of Fiction and Poetry Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

But if movies and TV have taught us anything, if you want to hold people's attention you must show them a villain worth defeating. Look to the Logan Roys to understand who's causing the Hollywood "double strike" 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z

She’s such a great character and such a great villain, and such a terrific actress. ArtsBeat Blog: Terence Winter Looks Back on the Mother of All 'Boardwalk Empire' Seasons 2011-12-12T06:28:56Z

Their capture proves anticlimactic, as does the follow-up, which largely involves the sad-sack villains flailing about and looking quizzically at one another. Review: ‘Kidnapping Mr. Heineken’ Revisits a 1983 Dutch Crime 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

She’s not evil, it’s this archetype that chases her: the deadly villainess, the villain behind the man. Ruth Negga Thinks Lady Macbeth Is Misunderstood 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z

This is an unsophisticated criticism, and Weinman tries to disguise it, by making the act of novel-writing an actual crime, and Nabokov a villain who trapped a girl in a book. The Salacious Non-Mystery of “The Real Lolita” 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

Such restraint is appropriate, since Ms. Nottage has not set out to create a gallery of predatory villains. Review: An Elephant’s Ghost Stalks the World in ‘Mlima’s Tale’ 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Rex Christian Bale ended up as Batman, of course, but Nolan did use Murphy as the movie’s villain, Jonathan Crane, a spindly-limbed psychopath who dressed up in sackcloth and called himself the Scarecrow. Cillian Murphy: ‘Is this it, for the rest of my days?’ 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z

A more accurate translation of the title would be “Dr. Mabuse the Player,” for this protean villain is also an actor. An Evil Doctor Who Casts a Spell on Subjects and Viewers Alike 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

Mr. Khanna played a villain who plots to marry the heroine, the granddaughter of a wealthy businessman. Vinod Khanna, Bollywood Movie Idol, Dies at 70 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

And how else to explain the dynamic duo of conservative media villains — Bannon and Ailes — playing a role in Trump’s campaign? Donald Trump’s real goal for 2016: Trying to beat Fox News 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

The villain Bill Sykes flashes guns and knives and drones his big song. Updated ‘Oliver!’ goes a bridge too far 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Perhaps this means that great villains can also be great bores. Ian Buruma: By the Book 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

While I don't think he's the apex villain, he definitely shouldn't hold a position that comes with the issue of a badge and authorized weapon. In "American Horror Story: NYC," New York is depicted as small and rashy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

In 1938, Babe married George Zaharias, a professional wrestler with a reputation as the "nastiest villain" in the theatrical sport. 'Wonder Girl': the multifaceted sporting life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias 2011-07-20T20:43:03Z

As for Donald Trump, he’s not precisely the villain, in the show’s view. Review: ‘The Comey Rule’ and What a Fool Believes 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z

It also underlined how if there is a villain, it's seated in the root wound of the Korean people: the partitioning of the peninsula by the U.S. The "Squid Game" critique is also a love letter to a unified Korea 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

Rather than grandstand about these, the filmmakers embed them in a story full of ambushes, betrayals and bloody reprisals, mostly carried out by an especially vivid cast of villains and double dealers. | 'Savages': Review: ‘Savages,’ Oliver Stone’s Adaptation of Don Winslow’s Novel 2012-07-05T16:02:31Z

To Internet message board dwellers, Goldberg was a cardboard villain, a corporate shill who served Cobain up to the mainstream that would devour him. Review | Remembering Kurt Cobain as a sweetly childlike, achingly opaque creative force 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Along the way, he fights superpowered villains called “Bang Babies” as well as the usual threats faced by a Black teen in an urban neighborhood: racism, bullying, gang violence and more. From ‘Proud Family’ to ‘The Boondocks’: 11 Black Animated Series 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

The villain devises his dastardly plan while standing among the rubble left by a fight that happened in The Avengers. 20 Easter Eggs You Probably Didn't Notice in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

Instead of positioning Elsa as a villain – as her inspiration was in “The Snow Queen” – it showcases her moment of self-acceptance. The Carpetbagger: How ‘Let It Go’ Upended the ‘Frozen’ Plot 2014-02-14T17:45:37Z

Being that none of them ever came out the other side alive, Gilligan was tasked with introducing brand new villains in El Camino. El Camino: is the Breaking Bad movie worth the wait? Discuss with spoilers 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z

Well, that and recurring appearances by a villain wearing the rabbit's head and a hitmen who indulge in a whole lot of torture and violence. "Utopia" shows the disheartening problems of pandemic TV 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z

This "embarrassment of riches", as Landis calls it, is organised not by decade or gender but by the cinematic system of heroes and villains. Hollywood drama takes starring role at V&A 2012-10-11T17:19:21Z

That last character, who is now the film’s grand villain, was only mentioned by Tolkien in passing. ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ review: Lots of fighting, not much hobbit 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

And smart little Henry runs away with the book to the Sorcerer's house, though the villains are on his heels. 'Once Upon a Time': Maleficent, the author and 'Best Laid Plans' arrive 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

It probably doesn't help that some of his most despicable villains seem to be thinly veiled caricatures of well-known politicians or businessmen. US crime author has dark take on Finnish society 2012-12-21T11:16:04Z

When Mike Nichols bought the film rights to my novel Primary Colors, he said that what he liked most about the story was “there are no villains in it.” Joe Klein on Working With Mike Nichols 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

"They were just awful, worthy villains for a Dickens novels, drunks, gamblers, if there had been drugs and rock'n'roll then they would have done that too." Strawberry Hill will open doors to public once again 2010-09-23T16:23:00Z

The big-budget 3D flick - the first of Hollywood's lucrative summer season - unites Iron Man, Black Widow, Captain America and other Marvel comic book heroes in a fight against a villain determined to destroy the planet. 'Avengers' rings up $103 million in record weekend 2012-05-13T18:36:06Z

The interview was timed to help promote Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, out July 11, in which Oldman plays a villain. Gary Oldman Really Doesn't Like Political Correctness 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

But with the loss of Ramsay Bolton – a man who made Joffrey’s excesses look reasonable – Game of Thrones villains are suddenly thin on the ground. Game of Thrones: where have all the baddies gone? 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

“I’ve lived to see myself become a laughingstock, a cartoon villain, the place in the august roll call of presidents where history pauses and snickers.” ‘Crooked’ review: Nixon narrates his story in this comic alt-history 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z

"Creatively that was appealing, like, 'Oh, you can just villainize the guy and it's OK because he is a villain.'" Hack attack over Sony's 'Interview' shows risks of naming bad guys 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

The film never is boring, but it's never engaging, either, because its heroes hit every target in sight, while the villains, despite holstering much greater weaponry, never hit anybody. "The Losers" an action film for ADD sufferers 2010-04-22T11:43:00Z

The few who object are marked as fools, phonies or outright villains. ‘Cyrano’ Review: Who Wrote the Book of Love? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z

Duke outshone the others and later assisted Batman against a new villain — Mister Bloom. Batman and His Many Robins 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

Three weeks later, he was back on stage, giving one of the richest and most plangent performances of his life as the villain in the Globe's all-male adaptation of Richard III. Mark Rylance: 'You have to move into the chaos' 2013-07-01T06:30:01Z

Readers were also keen on capes and villains, too, and demand for Marvel Entertainment’s Avengers vs. The Walking Dead Was 2012′s Top-Selling Comic 2013-01-07T20:00:26Z

But the main villains of the piece are people closer to home. In his article on these pages last Saturday, it was idealistic charity workers, 1960s liberal baby boomers and readers of this newspaper. The British Dream by David Goodhart – review 2013-04-03T10:04:20Z

“The villains,” Castaño said, “are the Mexican elites, the church and the French, who were all working together for power.” ‘It’s Not Only Margaritas’: The Story of Cinco de Mayo in Dance 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

Even in Act 2, the part seems underwritten - as if the creators couldn't quite decide whether to make him more villain or sorrowful witness to Anna's demise. Anna Nicole, the opera: She aims to sleaze 2011-02-18T01:35:12Z

“Joker,” meanwhile, casts De Niro opposite Joaquin Phoenix in an origin story about the famous Batman villain’s rise to power in Gotham City. Robert De Niro kicks off Tribeca by calling out Trump for "promoting racism" 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

But Bond is all about taking the good with the bad—the beautiful women and the freakish villains, the nimble quip with the boorish bit of sexism—with a sense of humor. Sam Smith’s Song Breaks the Bond Rules 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

You don’t necessarily need to share his enthusiasm for colorful super­heroes and villains to enjoy dinner at Bent. Bent Burgers: a burger hideaway in Seward Park 2013-08-22T21:29:15Z

So you've seen the trailers for "Iron Man 2"and you're wondering if this Whiplash guy is a major villain in the comics. Comics: Most 'Iron Man' foes too dated for films 2010-05-04T19:22:00Z

Reassuringly likable characters and predictably loathsome villains balance hideous deaths, grotesque corpses and murderous conspiracies. ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Begins on Tuesday on CBS 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Her venal manager, a terrific villain with a gold vampiric grill, pushes her to play a hood role in her rapping that white record execs eat up like sugar. In Angie Thomas’s ‘On the Come Up,’ a Young Rapper Finds Her Way 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

Get to know some little-known villains—and many heroes. High fliers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Several movies and series have also turned the infant into the villain. Modern Body Horror Is Turning Breastfeeding Into an Act of Terror 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z

Styled like an extra from the Beastie Boys' Sabotage video, Devgan takes on a gangster villain in this Bollywood action thriller. This week's new films 2011-07-22T23:07:03Z

The scene is played for suspense – it’s the first introduction to the movie’s villain as invisible tormenter – but it also, for me, conjures a more relatable fear. Hidden figure: how The Invisible Man preys on real-world female fears 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

Mike’s so-called “ambush interviews” with assorted villains lingered in the popular imagination years after he stopped doing them. Mike Wallace and the Legacy of 60 Minutes 2012-04-08T19:47:57Z

For priceless misanthropy, though, it’s Ryness’s Miss Trunchbull — a villain so menacing that Captain Hook would tremble — who wins an audience’s loudest cheers. Matilda, can you hear me? 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Compulsion and codependency, deception and desperation lace the narrative, but there are no heroes or villains and no melodrama. New-wave queer cinema: 'Gay experience in all its complexity' 2012-10-04T18:59:01Z

Repressive regimes excel at creating ambiguity, at making complicity easier than resistance and at blurring the lines between heroes and villains. Review: ‘Karl Marx City’ Revisits the Everyday Terror of Dictatorship 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

The ridiculous "Red Dawn" is the supreme example of Hollywood's Cold War nostalgia, when the Russkies offered up an easy, de facto villain. Review: A dizzyingly implausible new 'Red Dawn' 2012-11-20T21:05:22Z

“Mrs. America” paints its leading lady not as a villain but a plausible female version of that hoariest of contemporary TV conventions: the antihero. ‘Mrs. America’ Depicts a Different Kind of Feminist: The Anti- Kind 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z

A sartorial choice this chic on a villain this unhinged doesn’t appear often in horror. A Doll That Wears Sunglasses With Attitude? Oh, ‘M3gan’ Is a Gay Movie. 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

Hitchcock cast him as a villain in Rope and the putative hero of Strangers on a Train; but Phillip Morton and Guy Haines have a lot in common. Hitchcock's Dark Dreamboat: Farley Granger (1925-2011) 2011-03-30T16:55:00Z

Samara is both victim and villain, but her appearances are so jarring because she shatters the adage that “it’s just a movie.” ‘The Ring’ Told Us in 2002 That the Medium Is the Monster 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

In “Black Flags,” Mr. Zarqawi comes across as a kind of Bond villain, who repeatedly foils attempts to neutralize him. Review: ‘Black Flags,’ Tracing the Birth of ISIS 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

But these lone villains are routinely depicted as abusing a magnificent and fundamentally benign spy apparatus. How Hollywood softened us up for NSA surveillance 2013-06-16T18:00:14Z

Some baby boomer liberals, like my parents, consider him a villain. John Dean takes a fresh look at Watergate in 'Nixon Defense' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

He’s something like the star of the opposing team at a home game — a villain, a target. ‘I wouldn’t go to your work and flip you off’: CNN’s Jim Acosta engages Trump Nation 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

As with Fast Five, the new movie ends with a preview of its next episode’s villain. Furious 6: Faster, Crazycars! Thrill Thrill! 2013-05-20T16:47:36Z

Producers told Playbill.com the project would feature an original storyline with “several Bond villains, plus some new ones”. Plans for James Bond musical shot down by rights' holders 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Do you think the show had a villain? ‘The Good Place’ Finale Finds the Meaning of Life: ‘Yep, Nailed It’ 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

“I’m not playing the villain,” he once said. The Unforgettable Villainy of Alan Rickman in “Die Hard” 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

Pop culture is lousy with lawyers: heroic underdogs, scheming villains, charm-deficient disasters. My fancy law firm hell: I set up a Scale of Dismay to measure the degree to which my job was ruining my life 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

A: That didn’t work because I made the gigantic mistake of thinking that the audience would be more interested in what happened to Miss Hannigan, the villain, than what happens to Annie. Depressed by the news? ‘Annie’s’ creator explains why one song still resonates. 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

As every villain should know by now, James Bond is a man who can appear to die a thousand deaths – but cannot be killed. James Bond – a ticket to distant joys 2012-09-28T21:55:09Z

It's as if an old villain had to be revived in order to maintain the audience's interest. Bad Business = Good Entertainment 2010-04-22T18:09:00Z

Fleeing both from villains and law enforcement, who suspect him in a murder, Hannay survives skulduggery in a vaudeville theater, a chase atop a speeding train and other cloak-and-dagger stuff. Review | Constellation’s ‘39 Steps’ is a comic thriller without thrills 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

Members of law enforcement aren’t any more bullet proof than the citizens and suspects they police, and are just as subject to scrutiny and corruption as any larger-than-life villain. The good cops of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" are a scathing critique of destructive policing 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Gordon-Reed called the Johnson biography on the website "a pretty positive assessment" that "follows the line that the Radical Republicans were the villains." Historians question White House presidential bios 2011-04-05T13:26:27Z

Its characters — Orville and his friends, as well as the villains arrayed against them — suffer because of their idiosyncratic flaws and choices. A 500-Story Tower Has Collapsed. Can Humanity Be Rescued From the Rubble? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Stone clearly longs to invest these characters with emotional and moral ambiguity, and to craft a tale whose heroes and villains are never entirely clear. "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps": Gekko's back! 2010-05-14T15:15:00Z

Even Russell, the show's greatest villain, congratulated Rob on the victory. 'Survivor' supplies redemption to winner 2011-05-16T03:00:51Z

A pair of Hitchcockian handcuffs serves first as an accessory to sex and then as a shackle to bind the hero while the villain, in the next room, plies his demonic trade. The Loss of Jonathan Demme 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

In his classroom, Deville, who is white, avoids framing individuals as either “villains or plaster heroes,” and he incorporates more than just European and white perspectives on historical events. Teachers reimagine US history lessons with eye on diversity 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z

See themselves as heroes, and see the villains as they were. Fifty Years Later, Black Panthers’ Art Still Resonates 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

We already know how this story ends, with Gordon enlisting the adult Wayne and all the villains losing. “Gotham” is the Batman retelling we didn’t need 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z

Bob is the iconic villain of the show, and when we last saw him, he was maniacally staring back at Agent Cooper in the mirror, using Cooper’s doppelgänger as his latest vessel. The People of ‘Twin Peaks’: Here’s Where We Left Off 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

In the American remake, the villain is dispatched, and the hero and his girlfriend wind up laughing about the whole thing, robbing the viewers of any lingering sense of dread. Hollywood Goes to Sweden 2010-02-18T17:04:00Z

Majors does a brilliant job of looking and selling the part of the broken friend turned villain. "Creed III" hits hardest outside of the ring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

And yet it is Oliver who reads as the villain in this scenario, not Chuck. ‘Billions’ shows why some of us root for the rich and scandalous 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z

He was best known for his super spies and villains. How Chitty Chitty Bang Bang took off 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

She was presented as a “monster heel,” a villain who physically overwhelmed and overpowered her smaller opponents, whom she rag-dolled around the ring. The women wrestlers of WWE have created a movement. Is it built to last? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

It is not that Abigail is a weak villain — he is — but give Radcliffe credit for playing him more gleeful than sinister, which is cute. Sandra Bullock charms in "The Lost City," which falls short of its screwball-comedy ambitions 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

Still, absinthe was the villain in this melodrama, the thing to blame for all societal ills. The folklore-filled history of absinthe 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z

Success relies on emulating the endless advance and retreat of classic conflicts, the tug of war between heroes and villains inspired by caricatures and stereotypes. How Marc Maron and Alison Brie tag team on “GLOW” 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z

Reworked considerably from the original material, the film became the story of a young robotics prodigy who forms a team of misfit superheroes to defeat a mysterious masked villain. Disney's animation building getting a Pixar face-lift all its own 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

Mike Myers, of course, perfected the comedic version of this in the "Austin Powers" movies, in which he plays multiple characters including the title role and the villain, "Dr. Evil." In the end, `Fringe' was all about identity 2013-01-17T17:16:04Z

Volmer is a coolly sinister, dapper villain with a German accent. The Tasteless Intricacies of “A Cure for Wellness” 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

Google says that villain has appeared in multiple DC Comics issues over the years — the most relevant version for our purposes had a longstanding adversarial relationship with James Gordon, mostly because he skinned people. 'Gotham' Recap: Batman as a Goth Boy, the Butler as an Angry Young Man 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z

But Carpenter was prophetic with narrative choices that horror now takes for granted: a masked killing-machine villain, a strong-willed final girl next door, creatively depicted deaths, touches of dark comedy. 25 Classic Horror Movies to Stream 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z

For one fight, though, he cranks the music and lets the screen bleed as the ostensible good guys kill one villain after another, the casualties falling to the sound of a head-bobbing song. Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Wants That Loving Feeling 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

We're all now eagerly awaiting a glimpse of what the Christmas special and the next series will hold - whether it's the return of the Daleks or a new, never before seen villain. Every Doctor Who villain since 1963 - as a spreadsheet and visualised 2010-07-16T11:34:00Z

She also analyzes “Frankenstein” and Mary Shelley’s other proto-science-fiction­ novel, “The Last Man,” before explaining why Heathcliff is her favorite villain and Georges Simenon one of her favorite authors. Michael Dirda reviews “The Informed Air: Essays by Muriel Spark”

It came out of the oven anemic and gray, easily the least appetizing of the bunch, like something a cartoon villain would devour in a cartoon hospital. The absolute best way to make juicy pork chops 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z

The year in which Martin Scorsese releases “Hugo” — a movie with 15 times the number of C.G.I. shots as “Jurassic Park” — is the year in which it’s no longer O.K. to call Lucas a villain. George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits 2012-01-17T16:33:29Z

No word yet who might play other familiar characters like Perry White or Jimmy Olsen, or who will be the villains of the film. ArtsBeat: Amy Adams to Play Lois Lane in Superman Movie (That Zack Snyder Is Still Directing) 2011-03-28T14:00:44Z

The pair were an impeccably dressed duo who fought villains and traded quips in a show whose mix of adventure and humor was enduringly influential. James Bond, ‘Avengers’ star Diana Rigg dies at 82 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

But there remain villains to deal with: the two bullies who mock Dominguita and her friends. Classic adventure stories inspire new Definitely Dominguita series 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

That the events in that Chicago courtroom are such catnip to dramatists is understandable — it was, in many ways, performative in nature, with heroes and villains and court jesters aplenty. The Chicago 7 Trial Onscreen: An Interpretation for Every Era 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z

An absurd plot to flood a South African gold mine in order to raise the price of gold and make a huge amount of money for a syndicate of villains. My favourite film aged 12: Gold 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

But “Training Day” fails to provide any such material for Paxton, relying instead upon the audience’s presumed obsession with flying bullets and ridiculous villain stereotypes. The wheels come on in the television take of “Training Day” 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

There’s also a critical argument to be made against using furry, big-eyed creatures as an easy way to raise the emotional stakes and telegraph heroes and villains. It’s a critic’s job to be fair. But when animals are involved, it gets dicey. 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

The villain is Richard E. Grant, better known for roles in “Dracula” and “The Iron Lady.” ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special has scary snowmen — of course 2012-12-22T01:12:55Z

It’s got the girls, the locations, the suits, the martinis, the villain. Spoiler Alert: How Is This Bond Movie Different from All Other Bond Movies? 2012-11-12T13:00:28Z

Who are some of your favorite movie villains? Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and the Joy of Playing Villainous Goddesses 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

Members of the royal family are rarely named as villains. Perspective | Meghan and Harry made a fairy-tale escape. They still seem trapped. 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

But illuminated by Henderson’s sympathy, this tortured zealot becomes both victim and villain, an endlessly fascinating character caught in the confluence of personal tragedy and America’s darkest fears. ‘Fourth of July Creek,’ by Smith Henderson

The villain in “Far from Home” is a malevolent director who takes advantage of what he considers the general gullibility of the public. Review: “Spider-Man: Far from Home” Presents the Illusion of a Good Movie 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z

Their flaws are rarely examined in depth, and the outright villains are rarely mentioned at all. 'Lions of the West': A group biography 2011-12-22T00:54:03Z

I actually let out a little chuckle when it was clear he had hired Omarosa Manigault-Stalworth, the villain from the first season of The Apprentice, as his secretary of state. Donald Trump on SNL: candidate’s hosting stunt was no laughing matter 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z

The oddly named Doctor Willard Bliss — yes, Dr. Doctor — comes off as a villain to rival Guiteau, making bad decisions and barring other physicians from assisting or advising. Review: ‘American Experience’ Traces President Garfield’s Assassination 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z

The villains were often not Caucasian: Arabs, blacks and, especially during World War II, Asians. Art Review: Illustrating Damsels in Distress and Emissaries From Our Deep, Dark Ids 2011-07-14T21:53:57Z

Even the villain of the piece, Toby Kebbell is clever without being, as is so often the case, superhuman. 'Escape Artist' on PBS proves subtly captivating 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

And the Darkling, Bardugo’s most compelling villain, literally back from the dead and making everyone nervous, is underutilized through much of the novel’s long middle. Review | Leigh Bardugo’s ‘Rule of Wolves’ is the latest action-packed installment in the Grishaverse saga 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

As a citizen, I might look at these people as villains, but as an actor, I can’t do that. What It’s Like to Play Putin in ‘Patriots’ 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z

Don, who has an aphorism for every occasion, trots out of one his favorites in the penultimate scene: “We do not turn our children into villains.” Review: Opinions Collide in the Explosive Comedy ‘Eureka Day’ 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

Mayer stresses that she didn’t want to portray anyone as a cartoon villain. Jane Mayer discusses her book 'Dark Money' and its ongoing relevance 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

But whether Ancier is a villain or not, Freaks and Geeks will forever be remembered — alongside Sports Night, Rome and Happy Endings — as a show that was canceled far too soon. Seth Rogen Confronted the Guy Who Canceled Freaks and Geeks 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Then he repeatedly doubled down on his villain status. 6ix9ine, Rap’s Newly Freed, Chart-Topping Villain, Admits to Everything 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

“We don’t think of The Night King as a villain as much as Death,” they wrote. Game of Thrones: The Night King Is the Unique Villain 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

“The Philosophy Resistance Squad” keeps a brisk pace, but — like his chief villain — Grant cares more about concepts than about character development. Schools of Thought Control 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

I don’t think villains think they are villains. “As a Jew, there’s a need to keep that atrocity alive”: Martin Landau on his new Holocaust drama, “Remember,” about guilt & forgiveness, history & revenge 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

It’s easier to honor a villain when he is charming or cinematically unrealistic. Why Villains Triumph in the Best Supporting Actor Category 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

But in true "Game of Thrones" style, "House of the Dragon" is not going to make it easy for those who want to turn Alicent into a comic book villain. Alicent Hightower of "House of the Dragon" is the Karen of Westeros 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z

It's the realness of "The Suicide Squad" that sets the movie apart, and finally brings something new to the superhero genre by setting up a new super villain: the actual U.S. government. The Suicide Squad's grim portrait of real-life, US-Nazi collaboration 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z

Ms. Waller-Bridge realized early on that Eve and Villanelle were more than just hero and villain; they were two broken women whose flaws bound them together in a twisted pas de deux. ‘Killing Eve’: The Showrunner and Stars on the Love Story Behind the Sleeper Hit 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

The only surprise ending in one of these conspiracy tales would be if the ultimate villain were some proletarian thug. The Girl Who Played With Fire: Moony Over Noomi 2010-07-11T07:55:00Z

The sneering Brit villains are laughable compared with the menace of nationalist terror depicted in the original. 'Ip Man 2': Sequel's martial-arts action beats the storytelling 2011-01-27T22:55:30Z

Yes, even animated, he plays a villain, but he’s excited. The actor behind ‘Barry’s’ NoHo Hank, TV’s happiest mobster 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

The work on Trump Tower began in 1980, and its namesake developer was soon revealed to be someone who did not mind playing the villain. Trump Tower, a Home for Celebrities and Charlatans 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

In a lesser comedy the two teenage girls would either be villains or eventual allies of the boys, but here their reactions are more grounded. "Good Boys" is a winner 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

But George Bailey’s heroism stemmed from his resistance to the real villain of the piece—the money-grubbing Mr Potter. Short and sweet 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

The year is 1996 — and the shrouded villain is the tall, thin leader of a secret organization. Review: It’s 1996, and Jack Reacher Is Playing Nice With Others 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

“She’s the mother of the villain of the piece. She’s in a sense the mother of the resistance, the rebellion, the leader, the general.” 'It's bittersweet': Leia has key role as 'Star Wars' wraps Skywalker saga 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

“I don’t play him as a villain, but as a very troubled young man who is trying to cure the world,” he said of the sociopathic Alex, played on film by Malcolm McDowell. Tomorrow’s Marquee Names, Now in the Making 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

Everyone knows villains are more fun, and why is that? 'Gotham' Recap: Gordon Plays a Rigged Game 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

"Star Wars" fans got a fresh teaser of the franchise's upcoming "Rogue One" film with a new trailer showing the return of ultimate villain Darth Vader. 'Star Wars: Rogue One' trailer teases fans with Darth Vader return 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

It’s hard for me to answer this question with examples from adult literature because I don’t think about adult literature in terms of heroes and villains. Jesmyn Ward: By the Book 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

There are no villains here, and everyone gets a say. Review: ‘Class Divide’ Shows the Extremes Hypergentrification Creates in a Neighborhood 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

"I actually thought it was a bigger deal for Velma's character that she is in love with the villain of the movie. The fact that she is a girl is just . . . well, a fact." Why it matters that Velma has come out, and how it's different from Dumbledore 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z

But what they all share is that the play becomes a backdrop to the performance, which is no surprise considering that along with Iago, this is Shakespeare’s greatest villain. The Week Ahead: Jan. 8 ? 14 2012-01-08T19:54:49Z

And that he is the villain, his behavior is incorrigible and that he is someone that should be behind bars and is viewed with suspicion . "LOTR" stars reunite for "Moriarty," in which Sherlock Holmes' nemesis is "justified in everything" 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z

It’s well plotted except for the occasional — and unnecessary — high pitch of the villains. ‘Best Boy’ review: An unforgettable novel narrated by an adult with autism 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

It gives depth to the queen, who might otherwise come across a simple fairy-tale villain. ‘Game of Thrones’ Has Moved Past Its Blueprint, and That’s a Good Thing 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

This isn’t a facile fable about the very real evils of racism, one in which the villains are typical mouth-breathing rednecks. A horror movie for our time: “Get Out” is frighteningly topical 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Add to that a memorable twist regarding the unusually sympathetic villain's origins, and one is left with a Spider-Man movie that justified its own existence despite massive odds. MCU: The Franchise of the 2010s 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z

“I was rather hoping my character would become a bit of a hero, because I’ve played a lot of villains lately,” he said. Dominic West in ?Appropriate Adult? on Sundance Channel 2011-12-04T03:49:03Z

Working-class people in dramas were "comic characters, unless they were villains, and very rarely taken seriously". Sylvia Syms: 'I'd like a really evil part' 2012-07-19T19:00:04Z

Mr. Davis isn’t the principal villain in this other film. Production of a Lifetime: Whitney Houston and Clive Davis 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z

The map is brimming with collectibles, suits, studs, puzzles and villains to smash to pieces. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes first look 2012-05-29T11:10:10Z

Playing villains has been a lot of fun and very lucrative, but I really want to make the white-hat hero more attractive to young audiences. Billy Zane: ‘My art is similar to my acting – improvisational’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

These characters inhabit a realm of heightened emotion, sudden eruptions of malevolent creatures, implacable villains, exotic travel and fabulous stationery. Griffin and Sabine’s magical return 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

At least two of this year’s comic-book adaptations were seriously hampered by too vague threats posed by too vague villains. What We Learned From Superhero Movies in 2016 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

To them, it was an impossible situation, with no clear-cut villains. ‘Five Days at Memorial’ Tells the Harrowing Story of a Deadly Choice 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

He invents with such empathy that the closest thing to an unmitigated villain is Pius IV, the new Nero presiding over the conflagration lit by the Council of Trent. Álvaro Enrigue’s ‘Sudden Death’ hits history around like a tennis ball 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

The fall was not quite fatal for the villain – until a satellite the size of a tennis court landed on him. My favourite Bond film: GoldenEye 2012-09-26T08:00:13Z

When you first enter the village and meet its sizable cast of deranged, seemingly invincible villains, it plays as dread-inducing survival horror. The Video Games That Got Us Through 2021 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z

You see him in the room, and hear his voice, and he looms like an uncertain villain, but I never wanted to hand the movie over to Nassar. "At the Heart of Gold": USA gymnastics abuse survivors on the long road to healing 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

Hannibal Lecter was named the greatest villain in screen history by the American Film Institute, beating the likes of Darth Vader and the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. 2010-02-12T12:56:00Z

Then news broke in March that the "Transformers: Age of Extinction" villain was expecting again. Kelsey Grammer has sixth child — a baby boy with wife Kayte 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

At the same time, his book ominously circles the big questions: Were the original three Lehman brothers and their descendants heroes or villains? The Story of the Lehman Brothers, from Bavaria to Alabama, and From the Heights to the Crash 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

Without the villain Auric Goldfinger, there’d be no reason for the masterly lyric: “He’s the man, / the man with the Midas touch / A spider’s touch.” Sam Smith’s Song Breaks the Bond Rules 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

The movie’s sensationalism is sometimes inadvertently funny, as when Tomasz, flush with success, starts dressing like a Bond villain on winter vacation. ‘The Hater’ Review: Resentments and Revenge via Digital Disinformation 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z

A: Villains can often be one note and I would say in that case, it's not fun to play the villain. A Minute With: James Franco on villains and being James Franco 2013-11-27T16:16:24Z

The toys get shunted off to a daycare centre but find themselves bullied by a creepy old toy called Lotso-Huggin’ Bear, who is that rare thing in the Pixar world: a genuinely sinister villain. Every Pixar film ever made - Ranked! 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

If Thanos doesn't turn up as the main villain in Avengers 2, it seems almost certain he'll play some part in Guardians of the Galaxy. Who can Marvel trust to take charge of the Guardians of the Galaxy? 2012-08-24T16:22:46Z

A Land Rover belonging to one of the film’s villains was also destroyed for a key action scene involving a collision with an aeroplane piloted by Bond. View to a bill: £24m of cars written off in making of James Bond movie Spectre 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

“You don’t often realize your hero is the worse sort of villain,” writer and educator Jelani Cobb says at one point in Bell’s documentary. Perspective | Bill Cosby is disgraced. But can he be erased? A new TV series wrestles with that question. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

So they pit female heroes against female villains, or pretend petite women can flip 200-lb. men, or simply cut away during fight scenes. Charlize Theron Is Here to Save Us From Boring Action Movies 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

Early on in Suicide Squad, Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller must convince her colleagues that the American government requires the help of some pretty bad supervillains to defend it against even more villainous villains. How 'Suicide Squad' Recalls a Chapter in American History 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

I think Tyrion can be the most relatable to the modern sensibility because he’s not a hero and not a villain. Peter Dinklage: ‘Tyrion has a sense of humour'’ 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

In the movie, director Martin McDonagh said he sought to point to all shades of gray, to see “humanity in everyone and not see anyone as particularly the hero or villain of the piece”. Frances McDormand used John Wayne as model in small-town revenge drama 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

I felt that was an interesting way of approaching the villains in a horror movie like "X," and one that I had not seen done very much. Ti West on anyone walking out of his slasher film "X": "What did you think you were signing up for?" 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z

It may not get the big money but it's steady work and the villains in Hollywood superhero films are fairly similar to the heroes of British popular culture. David Mitchell on Brits as Hollywood superheroes 2011-02-06T00:05:59Z

The marauding Comanches are not the only villains. Review: ‘Hostiles’ Grapples With the Contradictions of the Western 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

He is about to appear in Disney's sci-fi film Tomorrowland, but says he turned down the role as the lead villain in the remake of Robocop because it clashed with a recording session. Hugh Laurie: 'There's a sensual pleasure involved in making music that I just can't get from acting' 2013-05-05T18:00:02Z

The book turns out to be an act of posthumous revenge against the author’s father, Charles Straczynski — a villain uglier than any that Stan Lee or Charles Dickens ever dreamed up. Review | As an abused child, he took refuge in superheroes. Then he made a career out of them. 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z

The identity of the main villain cleverly connects the movie to some of the very best episodes from long ago. Movie Review: ‘Star Trek Into Darkness,’ Directed by J. J. Abrams 2013-05-15T17:31:02Z

Carrey may have created the best PG-movie villain in decades: a perfectly calibrated comedy machine whose preening, glowering and frustrated sputtering somehow still seem spur of the moment. ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Review: Keep Up! Bada-Brrring! 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z

"As your villain," she concluded, "I would also say cause a little trouble. It's good for you." Angelina Jolie urges all kids to be proud, 'cause a little trouble' 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

It's no mere coincidence then that the villain in Cruise's latest movie, "Mission Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One," is, of all things, AI. Tom Cruise, our messy messiah of movies 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z

Setting aside the show’s plot twists and thrilling world-building, it will instill in your children an appreciation for journalism and its role in holding villains accountable. 7 Podcasts for Stir-Crazy Kids 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

After rotating through two directors, three villains, three release dates and a lawsuit, the film produced by and starring Portman is set to premiere in September. 22 Movies Featuring Women We're Excited to See in 2015 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

As Arizona struggles to adapt to a water shortage that has dried out farms and scuttled development plans, one company has emerged as a central villain. Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z

With climate change, humanity is both the villain and the hero, and thus the human contrivances of this conference — the panels, the politics, the pressers and protests and prepared remarks — are both inspiring and depressing. What was COP26? A slog, a spectacle — and, for one youthful delegation, an opportunity. 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z

It's a tricky part, both villain and victim, and Fry carries it off with skill as part of an exceptional acting ensemble. Mark Rylance reigns in Shakespeare double bill 2012-11-19T12:31:15Z

And a show in which he turns into a villain? ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap: Can the Center Hold? 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z

Most disappointing villain: Those Nazis in “The Book Thief” just seemed kind of cranky. Film tradition continues with ‘Dubious Achievements’ 2013 2014-01-02T22:59:42Z

Today, it seems that the plum role of villain Professor James Moriarty is set to go to Jared Harris, best known for playing strait-laced Brit Lane Pryce on the sublime US TV show Mad Men. Jared Harris nabs Moriarty role in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes sequel 2010-09-29T12:33:00Z

Richard's enduring appeal lies in how Shakespeare has him play to the gallery – and makes the audience complicit in his determination to "prove a villain". Richard III – review 2013-02-21T17:43:00Z

Indian villains team up with Islamist militants to plot spectacular attacks across Pakistan. New blockbuster movie shows why Pakistan loves to hate India 2013-10-25T10:57:33Z

In the same way that shreds the genre's standard of positioning good heroes against irredeemable villains, "Wakanda Forever" defies the habit of defining lead supers as extensions of their fathers. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" earns its inheritance by embracing loss and matriarchal power 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

Her heroes and their friendships are easy to recognize, as are the villains who make the lives of those around them as grindingly, interminably miserable as possible. In the Latest Turn for Harry Potter and Company, Letting All the ‘What Ifs’ Out to Play 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

I didn’t want her to be a villain. Michelle Yeoh on Ferocious Mothers and Heartbreaking Leaders 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

Perhaps God reveals himself at the end of life like a Bond villain, pours you a glass of ambrosia, explains his dastardly plan and then snuffs out your soul like a candle. Dr. Eben Alexander’s so-called after-life 2012-11-26T16:00:00Z

A notable exception is the “Black Panther” films, which imbue heroes and villains with a complexity that derives from the politics around colonization and the African diaspora. How ‘Black Panther’ Builds Complex Characters From the Politics of Colonization 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z

"I was surprised they chose that moment to dramatize the issue and picked Ostermueller of all people to be the villain," Eig said. Jackie Robinson biopic made pitcher who faced him a villain: daughter 2013-05-11T16:33:57Z

In the subsequent media frenzy, Kerrigan was cast as America’s sweetheart, with Harding as a soap opera villain. Why I, Tonya is a game changer in the world of female sports movies 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

The fast start may put "Maleficent," which pivots its lens on the wicked villain of the Disney classic to explain her evil ways, in reach of Disney’s 2013 live-action feature “Oz the Great and Powerful.” 'Maleficent' has wickedly good $70-million debut; 'West' goes south 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z

Chief Nazi Otto Skorzeny, who does most of said torturing, is a bit of a pantomime villain, and Ratlines is unlikely to flood you with supernatural dread in the way The Twelve and Collusion did. Thrillers – review roundup 2013-02-22T09:01:00Z

That villain, Cottonmouth, concentrated more on his payout than causing chaos. 10 Actors Who Could Star in the Upcoming Joker Movie 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

Shredder will be the main villain, but some DC villains will also pop up. In 'TMNT / Batman,' James Tynion takes the turtles to Gotham, IDW panel announces 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

He’d dust off some obscure, deep cut DC supervillains that no casual moviegoer would ever be expected to know and get a giant alien starfish villain named Starro in the mix. Director James Gunn assembles his perfect ‘Suicide Squad’ 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

Still, “black odyssey” offers a set of heroes — and villains — and a grand spectacle of Blackness to make the trip worthwhile. Review: ‘black odyssey’ Sails Through Black Past and Present 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z

The mask-like artifice of the pilots in song, the histrionic flourishes of the historical masques, the melodramatic excesses of villains and heroes alike offer an extravagant thrill of overstoked emotion to a nearly unbearable intensity. The Virtues of Screening “Forbidden” Films 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Perhaps more interestingly, the game recasts Alex Mercer, the white lead of the first Prototype, as the mad villain Heller must overcome. Five games that break the mould 2013-04-13T23:05:17Z

And we haven’t even begun counting the villains, a rogues’ gallery of grotesques who evoke virtually every monster and murderer from myths and movies alike. ‘Legion’ Season 1, Episode 5: Running With the Devil 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

It starts with a pasty, near-unrecognizable Christian Bale, who, having been relieved of his DC Dark Knight duties, has signed up with Marvel as a villain with the spoiler name of Gorr the God Butcher. ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Review: A God’s Comic Twilight 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

To the director, the central problem was keeping audiences mesmerized by an impossibly handsome hero who was a wizard with women and who always seemed destined to defeat the villains. Guy Hamilton, resourceful James Bond director, dies at 93 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

They are at once victims and villains, oppressed by the cruel authority of Rome and willing to commit gruesome atrocities in the name of freedom. | 'The Eagle': Back Then, a Man?s World of Loyalty and Adventure 2011-02-10T22:21:36Z

Do you think he is a hero or a villain? From "Morning Show" to "Hello Tomorrow!" Billy Crudup reveals what his antiheroes are really selling 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

They take explicit violence and self-mutilation as their texts; the guilt of the putative villain infects and corrupts the putative hero. Stoker: Gloom with a View 2013-03-01T04:30:31Z

“I’m starting to think this wedding needs a villain,” says Carlo, as if the one she has semi-crashed were a murder mystery. ‘At the Wedding’ Review: Cocktails, Dancing and an Albatross 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z

There the villain is a heinous Jewish ethnocentric. What Were the Origins of the Holocaust? 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

Most obviously, perhaps, Ultron, artificial intelligence and villain of this sequel, appears to don the Hulkbuster armour from the Iron Man comics – Tony Stark’s solution if sustained combat with his unpredictable ally becomes necessary. Avengers: Age of Ultron film trailer released by Marvel after leak 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

But his story isn’t over — it’s still a cliffhanger — and he doesn’t fit the familiar American film template: Is he hero, villain, both, neither? A Movie House Divided 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

I get seen as someone who’s just a comedy person, but I’m itching to be bad and play a villain, so that would be a really fun job. Insecure's Natasha Rothwell: 'I was deeply obsessed with David Brent' 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z

But if the villains do catch the twins things can only get worse. Hollow Earth by John and Carole E. Barrowman – review 2013-02-02T15:00:00Z

This isn’t a show of heroes and villains, but quick portraits of real, complicated people, and its foundational faith is that they are funnier than anything performed by actors. The Most Adventurous Comedy Right Now Is Also the Most Real 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Another new addition, Kelsey Grammer, said he didn’t mind playing a villain since he got the chance to work with Bay. Cast changes give ‘Transformers’ a fresh start 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z

Guzman claims he studied serial killers in order to inform a character who, at the movie’s beginning, appears charming and innocent, only to become one of the most memorable B-movie villains in recent years. 'The Boy Next Door' Star Ryan Guzman: You're supposed to laugh at my movie 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

The fashionable Jafar isn't terribly impressed with DeSantis' attire, noting, "As villains go, the boy's an amateur. He has no riz, no spark . . . no drip. The look is giving Baby Mayor." "The gay shall stay": "SNL" mocks Ron DeSantis' failed attempt to take Disney's Florida kingdom 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z

Not for a moment, we imagine, did Mark Hamill rein himself in while portraying the villain in the wonderful 90s TV show Batman: The Animated Series. Nicolas Cage as The Joker could be a masterstroke – or a major mistake 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

Drops a body on his car Kisses him Waves and shouts 'woohoo' Shoots him in the knee Who was the villain in Die Hard With a Vengeance? 25 years of Die Hard: test your knowledge 2013-07-16T14:39:00Z

Naturally Wayne beats Luthor, but just as he accepts the award, the Joker and a number of Batman villains crash the party and help themselves to the belongings of everyone in attendance. Lego Batman 2: DC Heroes – review 2012-06-19T07:25:00Z

Added Patrick Page, who plays Norman Osborn and the villain he turns into, Green Goblin: "We invited everyone this time, so it's, `Come to our party - here's our work," said Page. Kisses, hugs for Taymor as 'Spider-Man' opens 2011-06-15T10:31:12Z

He wasn't a villain, he was a character. Tarantino's Django in firing line 2013-01-17T07:34:22Z

In a delightful twist, Rob Paulsen — one of the voice acting legends from the era of '90s animation — is both voice directing the series and co-starring as one of its lead villains, foot lieutenant. Nickelodeon’s 360-degree nostalgia machine: Making shows that never go out of style 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

Several Spider-Man spinoffs are in the works, including a movie about the Spider-Man villain Venom starring Tom Hardy and one focusing on two female characters from the universe, Silver Sable and Black Cat. Here’s Why Hollywood Will Never Stop Making Spider-Man Movies 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

James Fox and Stephen Rea popped up pleasingly as languid villains. Rewind TV: Utopia; Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways; Funny Business; Blandings – review 2013-01-19T22:45:01Z

Sugar, a carbohydrate, now seems to be the chief villain. Breakfast was the most important meal of the day — until America ruined it 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Hugo Weaving takes on powerful villain duties, with Robert Sheehan and Hera Hilmar playing younger, more agreeable characters who take him on. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘The House’ 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z

The catch is that Anna is a villain’s henchman, or a “hench,” one of the countless factotums, gofers, grunts, peons, warm bodies that villains use to do their evil bidding. The Freelance Life, but With Superheroes 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

Fring was played by Giancarlo Esposito—a longtime actor with a storied film career— who won an Supporting Actor Emmy nomination for his work in creating one of the most memorable villains in television history. Breaking Bad’s Gustavo Fring Talks About the Series Finale 2013-09-30T22:37:54Z

The Governor is a a consummate villain — that’s what fans love about his character. The Walking Dead Watch: Too Far Gone 2013-12-02T10:14:40Z

But it is the rare conspiracy thriller that ripens as the villains' organization and motives are gradually revealed. Unknown Review: Liam Neeson Gets Re-Taken 2011-02-19T02:45:00Z

Who did big scary new villain Negan kill at the end of season six? The week's best TV: Rocky Horror, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Black Mirror 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

The American press went looking for a villain and found him in the owner of the White Star Line, J. Bruce Ismay. Titanic's legacy: A fascination with disasters 2012-03-31T22:31:05Z

The American-born actor took the stage with 12 German guys in suits and sunglasses, all of whom looked like “Matrix” villains. David West Read Visits Vegas for ‘The Performers’ 2012-10-21T03:07:23Z

In the other movie, he was a one-note villain, just interested 24/7 in money, money, money. Oliver Stone returns to "more complex" "Wall Street" 2010-10-14T03:30:00Z

But it reveals why the average person may not be paying as much attention to the Panama Papers’ revelations as they should, which is that Americans perversely lionize “Scarface” villain Tony Montana. “The system is rigged”: How the crimes of “The Panama Papers” affect us all 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z

The NBC reality series is widely considered to be the true launching platform for Trump’s political career, but it also gave Manigault a long career as one of unscripted television’s most famous villains. Even Andy Cohen needed a shower: Watch what happens when Donald Trump turns a presidential debate into a reality TV nightmare 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

Hammond isn’t the villain — Wayne Knight’s venal tech guy and Martin Ferrero’s cynical lawyer are the designated baddies — because of his sincere idealism. ‘Jurassic Park’: Where the Wild Things Are 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

There are two chief villains in his story. Burning down their house 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z

Ghosts function as unearthly messengers; vampires, by contrast, more often serve as glamorized or partially rehabilitated villains. Are Vampires Cancelled? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

“You did get the urge to say this was a villain, given some of the stuff she would say and the way she spoke to the kids,” says Beckinsale. Kate Beckinsale on her role in Farming: 'If the parent is 100% evil, it's almost less damaging' 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

The drama assumes most of its audience does not keep up with the WWE, explaining in its introductory title card that in professional wrestling, the heroes are called "faces" and the villains, "heels." Starz's "Heels" proves wrestling isn't fake by creating a show about it that doesn't feel genuine 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z

Like comic books, it is full of colorful villains and brimming with one-liners. A Father Confronts His ‘Spider-Verse’ Problem 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

Robinson also came up with Robin, Batman's sidekick, as well as other recurring characters including Alfred, millionaire Bruce Wayne's loyal butler, and the villain Two Face. "Batman" cartoonist Jerry Robinson dead at 89 2011-12-09T17:12:13Z

On the set Ms. Paquin showed no signs of being intimidated by Ms. Shaw, the awe-inspiring Irish actor and director who is playing this season’s central villain. Television: One Sanguine Star 2011-06-16T19:49:29Z

And the Harry Potter-Luke Skywalker symmetry is just a testament to how we prefer our heroes: Earnest, brandishing staffs and mysteriously connected to the story's big bad villain. It All Ends: Tales From the Midnight Screening of Harry Potter 2011-07-15T09:05:00Z

It’s crazy that the movie is considered one of the scariest movies of all time and you don’t see the villain. Dave Franco Realizes His Worst Vacation Fears in ‘The Rental’ 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z

The new movie will focus on Apocalypse, an ancient Egyptian villain who appears in the Marvel comics. New X-Men film, Apocalypse, for 2016 2013-12-06T10:44:24Z

As well as the man who played James Bond to his eponymous villain in The Man With the Golden Gun: Celebrities Mourn Christopher Lee 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Robbins’ Wonder Woman uses only her magic lasso, weaponized cuffs, and super-strength to battle evil queens, mindless warriors, and other villains to save the little girl they threaten.  Meet the first woman to draw Wonder Woman 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z

“He certainly was the catalyst. I thought he was going to be the villain.” The marvelous men of "Maisel" on how Joel and Abe are evolving in season 3 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z

Yet when it comes to the lead male roles, the stalwart hero Valjean and the dogged villain Javert, I found myself often yearning for earplugs. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: 'Les Misérables,' Stage to Screen 2013-01-03T17:53:43Z

The producers also landed a superstar to play their villain. How Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ radically changed the superhero-movie landscape 30 years ago 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

Cast by Spears family lawyers as a villain, he said he'd been trying to get her off drugs and would later sue Spears' parents unsuccessfully for libel and breach of contract. Amanda Bynes' involuntary hospital stay reportedly extended two weeks 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

The Joker is many things: a psychopath, a villain, an anarchist. Perspective | ‘The Dark Knight’ and Heath Ledger’s Joker were a prophecy of our troll culture 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

What ingredients make a hero or a villain? How ‘Black Panther’ Builds Complex Characters From the Politics of Colonization 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z

On several occasions, Lori threatened to murder her husband and ostracized him from the family in an attempt to cast him as a villain. The true story behind the "doomsday mom" accused of killing her two children in "Sins of Our Mother" 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

And when the Avengers battle monsters and villains, those antagonists often mirror the giants, dragons and beasts of much older stories. "WandaVision" echoes myths of Isis, Orpheus and Kisa Gotami to explain how grief and love persevere 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z

Puccini’s “Tosca” is everything we want from opera: outsized passions, violence and death, a great diva, an unredeemable villain, and music as heartbreakingly beautiful as the story is intense. Why Seattle Opera’s ‘Tosca’ is worth staying indoors for 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

Everybody has heroes and villains in those situations, and there’s so many different ways to look at them. Josh Ritter preaches his “messianic oracular honky tonk”: “I don’t feel a huge connection to religion, except as a large accumulation of confusing, confusing stories” 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

Superman, Green Lantern, Spider-Man … these are iconic characters dragging around decades of continuity, villains, sidekicks and notable story arcs. Jessica Jones recap, episodes 1-7: what do you make of Marvel’s newest TV hero? 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

In contrast, the villains were drawn to be hated: squinting, misshapen, with savage, menacing grins. Which delightfully evil Disney villain still haunts you? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

At the time, he told The New York Times that after acting in a lot of comedies, playing the villain had become “sort of the flavor of the past few years.” Christoph Waltz Has Some Thoughts 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

Yet instead of Nazi bombers, we see Blue Meanies, the villains from the “Yellow Submarine” cartoon film. In Las Vegas, All You Need Is ‘Love’ and Eight Million Beatles Fans 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z