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BIZ + BUZZ • SAG-AFTRA chiefs on the breakthroughs that ended the 118-day strike

Is ‘Masters of the Universe’ Finally Getting Made? • Af ter Netflix scrapped a movie version of the toy line, the producers may have found a new home

Snow Lands on Top • Tom Blyth turns heads as the conflicted cadet in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

‘Stranger Things’ Turns the West End Upside Down • Prequel play ‘The First Shadow’ trades ’80s synth for ’50s rock — and massive special effects

‘Maestro’ of Makeup • How Kazu Hiro pulled off Bradley Cooper’s remarkable (and controversial) metamorphosis into Leonard Bernstein

Zone of Excellence • Sandra Hüller was little known to U.S. audiences. Two searing roles later, a major new star has arrived.

EXPOSURE

VARIETY BUSINESS MANAGERS BREAKFAST • ON NOVEMBER 8, VARIETY CELEBRATED THE INDIVIDUALS PROFILED IN THE VARIETY BUSINESS MANAGERS ELITE FEATURE.

POWER OF WOMEN

BILLIE EILIISH • THE GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER IS ASKING FANS TO COMMIT TO SAVING THE PLANET ONE MEAL AT A TIME

CAREY MULLIGAN • IN BETWEEN OSCAR-NOMINATED PERFORMANCES, THE ‘MAESTRO’ CO-STAR TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD RAISING MONEY FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN CONFLICT ZONES

FANTASIA BARRINO • AFTER OVERCOMING SERIOUS OBSTACLES OF HER OWN, THE MUSICAL STAR OF ‘THE COLOR PURPLE’ IS HELPING GIVE TROUBLED BLACK MEN AND BOYS A CHANCE TO RISE

LILY GLADSTONE • THE BLACKFEET STAR OF ‘KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON’ WANTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN

AGAINST ALL ODDS • WOMEN IN HOLLYWOOD NAVIGATED STRIKE-RELATED ISSUES AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY TO DELIVER RESULTS

Women Put Themselves on the Line for a New Deal • FEMALE STRIKE CAPTAINS WERE AN ORGANIZING FORCE FOR THE WGA

AWARDS CIRCUIT • Screenwriters probe the stories behind popular products

In the Company of Men • Chloe Domont explores power dynamics in her debut feature

Welcome to the Dollhouse • Wes Anderson explains how ‘Asteroid City’ came together

Building a World Without a History • The team behind AppleTV+’s ‘Silo’ reveal how they executed their vision without knowing the world that came before

FOCUS • Cabler celebrates hitting 500 movies and decades of success

Middle East Filmmakers Thrive at Red Sea Festival • Third edition of event underlines Saudi Arabia’s ambitious commitment to film and TV business

97 NOMS • L.A. PRESS CLUB’S 16TH NATIONAL ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM AWARDS

REVIEWS

The Crown

Sarah Sherman • “I just like outrageous things. I come from a loud, Jewish, outrageous family.”