Tom Murray

US Lifestyle & Culture News Editor@tom_murray3

Tom Murray is The Independent's US Lifestyle & Culture News Editor based in New York City. He manages a team of seven reporters covering everything from film and television to food and fashion. Previously, Tom was the editor of Insider's Entertainment desk in London. Tom graduated with a BA Hons degree in History from the University of Nottingham in 2016. He was the editor of his student newspaper, The Tab.

<p>‘My job as director is to be a captain of a boat and the boat needs to not be hitting an iceberg!’ </p>

Mélanie Laurent: ‘I’ve had bad experiences with actors, not actresses’

<p>‘A director once said: “Oh my God, put a scar on him!”’ </p>

Peter Gallagher: ‘Fame is toxic. It can kill you’

<p>‘No studio wanted to pair me up with a female lead after playing a gay role – I did nothing but studio features before that. It took 40 years after that movie to do another one’ </p>

Harry Hamlin on Clash of the Titans, Sir Olivier and reality TV fame

<p>Luke Grimes: ‘I’m so scared that I’m gonna watch Yellowstone and not like what I did’</p>

Luke Grimes on Yellowstone, his country music career and Beyoncé

<p>Perea’s performance in ‘Nope’ wowed critics for the depth and comic relief he brought to the film </p>

Brandon Perea on Nope, fame and Jordan Peele

Tom Murray speaks to the ‘Nope’ scene-stealer about his past career as a professional breakdancer and being Jordan Peele’s Leonardo DiCaprio

Brandon Perea on Nope, fame and Jordan Peele

Tom Murray speaks to the ‘Nope’ scene-stealer about his past career as a professional breakdancer and being Jordan Peele’s Leonardo DiCaprio

<p>Perea’s performance in ‘Nope’ wowed critics for the depth and comic relief he brought to the film </p>

<p>‘When you have a mysterious process, it can be enabling for people who just want to exploit their power,’ says Bertie Carvel</p>

Bertie Carvel: ‘Film sets can be a beastly, power-abusing structure’

<p>‘It’ll be great when the ideological war that we have with Russia is old news’ </p>

Oona Chaplin on nude scenes, Russia, and her new Netflix spy drama

<p>No matter the context, the one-off, divergent instalments often portray the show at its best</p>

Why the best TV episodes don’t feature the main characters

<p>A24 has been behind many of the most critically-lauded productions in the last decade</p>

Who are A24 – the company behind Uncut Gems, Euphoria and Hereditary?

<p>A24 has been behind many of the most critically-lauded productions in the last decade</p>

Who are A24 – the company behind Uncut Gems, Euphoria and Hereditary?

<p>The film, based on the famous anti-war novel, has enjoyed success beyond its director and cast’s expectations </p>

How did All Quiet on the Western Front become 2023’s Oscar darling?

<p>Hollywood’s superstar black hole that absorbs everything around him</p>

Superhero? Saviour? Kook? Why we’ll never know the real Tom Cruise