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Movies & TV

The Excavations of Pedro Almodóvar

The 72-year-old is still making movies that shock.

Marcela Valdes The New York Times Magazine Dec 2021 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

“No, I Have Not Been Fired From The Goldbergs”: Jeff Garlin Responds to Talk of Misbehavior on Set

The comic answers some uncomfortable questions.

Maureen Ryan Vanity Fair Dec 2021 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Losing a Teenage Dream

“Before I came to Hollywood, I was confidently queer. Years of mixed messages in the industry changed that.”

Colton Haynes New York Dec 2021 Permalink

Movies & TV

“Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?” (We Do, and With Good Reason)

An occasionally collaborative profile of the director.

Joe Hagan Vanity Fair Nov 2021 Permalink

Movies & TV

Keanu Reeves Knows the Secrets of the Universe

A profile of the actor.

Ryan D'Agostino Esquire Nov 2021 Permalink

Movies & TV

Katie Couric Is Not for Everyone

The legendary anchor has written a wild, unflinching memoir. Does that make her a bad person?

Rebecca Traister The Cut Oct 2021 30min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

The Birdcage

How franchises became the movie business.

Mark Harris Grantland Dec 2014 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Kumail Nanjiani’s Feelings

A comedian’s relationship with his body.

E. Alex Jung New York Oct 2021 Permalink

Politics Movies & TV

How AT&T Helped Build Far-Right One America News

One America News, the far-right network whose fortunes and viewership rose amid the triumph and tumult of the Trump administration, has flourished with support from a surprising source: AT&T

John Shiffman Reuters Oct 2021 15min Permalink

Movies & TV

Unvarnished

Introducing the real Will Smith.

Wesley Lowery GQ Oct 2021 25min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Truth and Consequences: Documentaries and the Art of Manipulation

On the veracity of documentary filmmaking.

Blair McClendon The Drift Sep 2021 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Norm Macdonald, Still in Search of the Perfect Joke

A profile of the comedian, who died Tuesday.

Dan Brooks New York Times Magazine Aug 2018 15min Permalink

Movies & TV

Most Hollywood Writers’ Rooms Look Nothing Like America

Could that finally be changing?

Hannah Giorgis The Atlantic Sep 2021 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Redemption of Michael K. Williams

A profile of the actor, who died Monday.

Kevin Manahan NJ.com Aug 2012 15min Permalink

Movies & TV Travel

The Ghosts of Archer City

Fifty years ago, The Last Picture Show changed the way the world saw small-town Texas and, in turn, the way the small town saw itself

Michael J. Mooney Texas Highways Aug 2021 10min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Real C.E.O. of “Succession”

How the writer Jesse Armstrong keeps the billionaire Roy family trapped in its gilded cage.

Rebecca Mead New Yorker Aug 2021 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Owen Wilson Is Doing Great, Thanks

A profile of the actor.

Ryan D'Agostino Esquire Aug 2021 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

Mike White Accepts the Criticism

A spoiler-filled interview with the creator of The White Lotus.

Kathryn VanArendonk Vulture Aug 2021 20min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?

A closer look at the economics of Black pop culture reveals that most Black creators (outside music) come from middle-to-upper middle class backgrounds, while the Black poor are written about but rarely get the chance to speak for themselves.

Bertrand Cooper Current Affairs Jul 2021 Permalink

Movies & TV

Matt Damon’s Disappearing Acts

The enduring career of the megastar no one really knows.

David Marchese New York Times Magazine Jul 2021 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Untold Stories of Wes Studi

A profile of the overlooked icon who forever changed the way Indigenous people are depicted onscreen.

Tommy Orange GQ Jul 2021 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Tragic End of Polish Movie Star—and Nazi Resistance Fighter—Witold Zacharewicz

In the years before World War II, Zacharewicz shined at Cannes and was wooed by Samuel Goldwyn but when the Nazis occupied Poland, he was sent to Auschwitz for defending his Jewish countrymen: “For him, the choice was easy.”

Seth Abramovitch The Hollywood Reporter Jul 2021 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Tin Man Gets His Heart

An oral history of Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Alan Siegel The Ringer Jun 2021 Permalink

Movies & TV

How She Transformed a Viral Twitter Thread About Sex Work Into a Sinister Comedy

All of Janicza Bravo’s previous movies were playing in the place where humor and trauma meet. Zola was a natural fit.

Jenna Wortham New York Times Magazine Jun 2021 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Rachel Lindsay Has No Roses Left to Burn

I thought I could change The Bachelor franchise from within. Until I realized I was their token.

Rachel Lindsay Vulture Jun 2021 30min Permalink

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