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The Superweirdo Behind ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
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Kojima Dreams of 'Blade Runner'
The original 'Blade Runner' deeply impacted Kojima and directly inspired his game 'Snatcher.'
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Every Colin Farrell Movie, Ranked
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Sarah Solemani: 'The TV and film industries are toxic – and it starts in the audition room'
The Harvey Weinstein scandal puts us at a crossroads. Can we remake the industry?
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Park Chan-wook, the Man Who Put Korean Cinema on the Map
A profile of the “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” director.
Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories
Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive.
The Emperor Miramaximus
A profile of Harvey Weinstein.
A Former Superagent Bets Big on a More Diverse Hollywood
Charles D. King tries to change the entertainment landscape.
Jackie Chan’s Plan to Keep Kicking Forever
The legendary stuntman launches a new phase of his expansive career.
Into The Woods
Moviemaking with the Mulleavy sisters.
In Conversation: John Cleese
“We’re living in the age of assholes now.”
How Kevin Smith Makes Big Business Out of Niche Audiences
The slacker auteur reinvents himself.
Ken Burns's American Canon
A profile of the documentary filmmaker.
They Came. They Sawed.
In 1973 a ragtag group of Texans scrounged up $60,000 and created a film so violent and visionary that it shocked the world. But the story behind the making of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is even stranger than the film.
Interview: Gene Roddenberry
An interview with the mind behind Star Trek.
Critical Failure
What happened to film critic Armond White?
Interview: Jerry Lewis
An 11-hour conversation about “well, just about everything that’s ever been funny.”
Oprah Winfrey Is On a Roll (Again)
An ode.
The Story of the DuckTales Theme
A woo-hoo heard around the world.
How to Make a Movie Out of Anything — Even a Mindless Phone Game
Hollywood is aggressively adapting material that doesn’t have a narrative or even any characters. But not all intellectual property is created equal.
LimeLight
A profile of Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali.
The Remaking of Donald Trump
With The Apprentice, Trump rose to a level of popularity with minorities that the GOP could only dream of. Then he torched it all to prepare for a hard-right run at the presidency.
Interview: T.J. Miller
On leaving a very successful TV show:
"I’m me, the guy that thinks all of this is sort of ridiculous. It was a joke. Leaving was a joke that I thought would be a good joke because the show would grow and change. It seemed like a funny trick to play on everyone. It’s just like, what if Kramer [Michael Richards] left in the middle of Seinfeld’s height? And also what if that guy never said the n-word on a stage? What if that was the end of this character? I just thought that would be really fascinating."
Who Owns Black Pain?
On race and risk in American culture.
Who Do You Want Elisabeth Moss to Be?
A profile of the Handmaid’s Tale star.
This Is the Comedy Godfather of Television
A profile of Norman Lear, the producer behind All in the Family and The Jeffersons, who is still making TV at age 94.
Dwayne Johnson for President!
A profile of The Rock, the best friend you didn’t know you had.
Kumail Nanjiani’s Culture-Clash Comedy
On a comic offering portrayals of secular Muslims that American audiences rarely see.
