Roles

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Ethan Hawke as “the Grabber” in The Black Phone.Photo: Fred Norris/Universal PicturesEthan Hawke is a versatile talent who’s been Oscar-nominated for both acting and writing, in works as diverse as Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy and the bombastic Training Day. As part of his multi-decade career, he’s also popped up in his share of sci-fi and horror, including two projects that’ve brought him back into the spotlight lately: Marvel’s Moon Knight Disney+ series and Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone, which opens next…

Data Science DysfunctionsPut those data science Venn diagrams away. Yes all thirteen of them.Photo by Artem PodrezThe ongoing great resignation that started in 2021, while gathering steam and backed by credible data, is nothing new in data science.Today is not about running explainability on why people are quitting. (We did this and bravely published our thoughts on how we think this can be done with empathy and governance). Rather today I want to focus on one key driver of dysfunctional data science teams — management…

Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, AI Researcher, ML Engineer, ML DevOps, and Business Analyst, among othersPhoto by Rene on Pexels.If you are reading this article, you have probably also faced the difficulty of differentiating between various data roles such as Data Scientist, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, AI Researcher, ML Engineer, and Business Analyst, among others.This is likely due to the employees’ job titles compared to their responsibilities within the company for the projects they work on. Especially,…

Various companies are offering full-stack developer job roles. Here are top 10 to apply for in June Before you jump into full-stack developer job roles, let’s be clear on what a full-stack developer actually does. Full-stack developers work with both the front and back-end technologies of a website or web application. They’re familiar with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and one or more back-end languages, for example, Ruby on Rails. Hence the term “full-stack” — they’ve got all of the web development skills to build web…

Photo: Joe McKendrickThe nature and scope of cloud work are changing fast. There's a greater focus on data delivery, and the ability of cloud services to support data-driven initiatives such as artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. This means expanded and more visible roles for IT teams, who are moving from roles as cloud implementors to business consultants. These are some takeaways from a recent survey of large organizations by Denodo, which finds changes in the roles of IT teams in their cloud…

Being an actor isn't just about memorizing lines from a script. In plenty of cases, one must also conduct research and deep analysis in order to make a character come to life. And New Zealand-born actor (and director) Taika Waititi apparently does none of that! As a matter of fact, Waititi admits that he's the “laziest actor” when it comes to preparing for his roles in films and TV shows like Jojo Rabbit, Our Flag Means Death, and Thor: Ragnarok. Though he shines behind the camera, Taika Waititi has had a lot of success…

Brad Pitt as Neo? Josh Hartnett as Batman? Halle Berry as the lady that drives the bus in Speed? Believe it or not, all of the above would have happened if those actors had said “yes”. Dive into the history of Hollywood and most incredibly famous characters were nearly played by someone else. Those early and ultimately aborted casting decisions just don’t tend to get talked about.Sometimes, though, actors are very open about the high-profile parts they turned down, and the pangs of regret left behind once those films are…

“What are your biggest regrets?” This might be one of the more obvious questions a journalist can ask an actor, but the answer can often be hugely revealing.Just because an actor starred in an acclaimed film doesn’t necessarily mean they reflect upon it positively. In fact, it seems that some actors are even more critical of their own appearance in otherwise good films because of the high quality elsewhere.Here are 11 actors who have express regret over their roles in certain films.Timothée Chalamet – A Rainy Day in New…

Image via Disney Plus/LucasFilm Ahsoka star Rosario Dawson reveals that not unlike how Jedi go through a laborious training process, she had to fine-tune her acting chops from a very early age. And just as Snips trained under the best, the actress had a great mentor in the form of award-winning and influential director Spike Lee. During a recent chat with The Hollywood Reporter as part of their new Drama Actress Roundtable, Dawson explained how working with Lee on He Got Game and 25th Hour prepared her for…