Rachel Morrison, seen here on set for Mudbound, had her big breakthrough with Fruitvale Station in 2013. Steve Dietl/Netflix hide caption
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Wednesday
Indian Bollywood actor Sridevi gestures during a news conference at the Karanataka Gold Festval in Bangalore, in 2006. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Barbra Streisand plays with her dog Samantha near her son, Jason Gould (left), and husband, James Brolin, in Paris in 2007. Samantha died last year, but Streisand now has clones of the dog. Philippe Wojazer/Reuters hide caption
In Sweden's The Square, a performance artist (Terry Notary) goes ape at a fancy museum gala. Magnolia Pictures hide caption
Tuesday
In Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? director Travis Wilkerson dissects an act of racial violence in his family's past — and the systemic racism that endures today. Grasshopper Films hide caption
In the 1910s and '20s, actress Mary Pickford was known as "Blondielocks" for her golden, sausage-like curls. General Photographic Agency/Getty Images hide caption
How Movie Darling Mary Pickford Became The Most Powerful Woman In Hollywood
Florence Kasumba (left), Angela Bassett and Leititia Wright appear in a scene from Marvel's Black Panther. Sociologist Darnell Hunt says the film's success "demonstrates what's possible beyond standard Hollywood practices." Marvel Studios hide caption
Hollywood Diversity Study Finds 'Mixed Bag' When It Comes To Representation
Monday
The Weinstein Co. says it will file for bankruptcy after plans for a sale fell apart. The ongoing legal ramifications from alleged sexual misconduct by founder Harvey Weinstein, seen here in January 2017, very likely played a role in the talks' failure. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Weinstein Co. Board Says It Will File For Bankruptcy After Sale Collapses
When not playing guitar for one of the world's biggest rock bands, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood has built a name a composer. His score for Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread is up for an Oscar. Shin Katan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sunday
Director Raoul Peck attends the The Young Karl Marx press conference during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Andrea Berntzen, the film's lead actress, spent time with survivors of the attack to prepare for her role as 19-year-old Kaja. Agnete Brun/Courtesy of the Berlin International Film Festival hide caption
Friday
White Helmet Khaled Omar Harrah was killed during an airstrike in 2016. He's part of a group of volunteer rescue workers featured in the documentary Last Men in Aleppo (available on Netflix). Courtesy of Grasshopper Film hide caption