“There was an unwritten rule in Mia Farrow’s house that Woody Allen was never supposed to be left alone with their seven-year-old adopted daughter, Dylan.”

An investigation into how Hollywood abuses animals.

A melancholic Billy Ray Cyrus on the trauma of being the father of a famous 18-year-old girl, his friendship with Kurt Cobain, and his favorite mullet nicknames (Kentucky Waterfall and Missouri Compromise).

An interview with Murphy at the apex of his power, just before the release of Harlem Nights.

“Let me say that again: Hedy Lamarr, arguably the most glamorous star of the pre-war period, also helped invent your cell phone and WiFi connection.”

Script doctor Damon Lindelof explains the new rules of blockbuster screenwriting.

How Gaby Hoffman, who had roles in Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck and Sleepless in Seattle, survived child stardom.

On set in Mexico with the Duke.

How a high-stakes poker game that started at Tobey Maguire’s house became part of a $100 million gambling and money-laundering operation orchestrated by the Russian mob.

How Jeffrey Katzenberg became the Democrats’ kingmaker.

Inside Brigham Young University’s successful animation program.

Two decades later, unpacking a historic bust.

On the production team of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, who defined the’90s at the box office with films like Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop, then struggled amidst Simpson’s hedonistic excess and the failure of Days of Thunder.

A profile of 23-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio (and his rowdy crew).

A history of the Hollywood publicity racket.

Robert Blake, Bonny Lee Bakley, and the misery of celebrity.

On the actors who unwittingly starred in The Innocence of Muslims.

He came home from Vietnam, wrote the novel that became Full Metal Jacket, was nominated for an Oscar and riding high. Then he got thrown in jail for stockpiling stolen library books, started drinking, cut off his friends and fled to a remote Greek island. He never made it back.

The backstory of “The Duke in His Domain,” Truman Capote’s 1957 New Yorker profile of Marlon Brando.

Blockbusters in the age of “corporate irony.”

The Drugstore Cowboy star candidly discusses the characters who defined her career.

A conversation with Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation.

On Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, screenwriters.

The movies of Clint Eastwood.

Creators, gatekeepers, and the future of the comedy business.

A transcript of Oswalt’s keynote at last week’s Just For Laughs conference.