Bridges, Jeff

How Five Sci-Fi Movies From 1982 Shaped Our Present

“Blade Runner,” “E.T.,” “Tron,” “The Wrath of Khan” and “The Thing” all arrived that one season 40 years ago to become indelible and influential. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. At the end of Christian Nyby’s 1951 sci-fi chiller “The Thing from Another […]

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‘The Old Man’ Brought Jeff Bridges to TV. John Lithgow Had No Advice.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It’s a pretty safe bet that any show called “The Old Man” that opens with a scene about frequent urination is going to have a few things to say about mortality — as indeed it does. (Yes, it’s a thriller; don’t worry, it gets more exciting.) Jeff Bridges, 72, who plays […]

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