An associate professor at University of Illinois Chicago helped perfect the accents in "The Brutalist," a 10-time Oscar ...

One thing about John Lithgow that is undeniable is that he is very much not English. Nevertheless, he's been picked to play the very, very English icon Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" ...

An associate professor at University of Illinois Chicago helped perfect the accents in "The Brutalist," a 10-time Oscar ...

Whether screenwriters use phonetics or standard language, and whether producers use AI or dialect coaches, questions of ethics and linguistic authenticity will remain.

John Lithgow shared that Dumbledore will be an Englishman in HBO's Harry Potter series, and he will be working with a dialect coach.

That includes nominee Adrien Brody. He's one of the actors who worked with an acclaimed dialect coach from Chicago, for his role as a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant. Tanera Marshall is an associate ...