In 1964, with “Seven Up!” Michael Apted stumbled into making what has become the most profound documentary series in the history of cinema. Fifty-five years later, the project is reaching its conclusion.
The first magazine profile of the actor in more than 20 years.
The film is a rare portrayal of black people in our fullness—angry and frightened and hurt, euphoric and loving and free.
Fred Rogers wasn’t just a brilliant educator and a profoundly moral person. He was an uncompromising artist.
A profile of the film critic.
He’s just as nice as you think he is.
A profile of the writer and star of Fleabag.
Caveh Zahedi’s abject, self-defeating, ethically questionable, maddeningly original approach to documentary.
“This is the remarkable, true story of a rich white male celebrity who abused his power and then apologized for it.”
A circle of young black playwrights is doing some of the most vital work in American theater. And Perry is at its center.
A profile of the Korean director.
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From the proto-bleep to meta-bleep: how the US government protects us from the profane.
A profile of the actress.
How Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann revolutionized sports broadcasting with SportsCenter.
Jen Tullock is ready for her moment. Is the moment ready for her?
How an actor becomes a Trump-era activist.
How a journeyman actor became a star.
An interview with the actor.
What’s actually happening at the box office.
A profile of Marlon Brando, 33, holed up in a hotel suite in Kyoto where he was filming Sayonara.
“Three giant telecoms are gonna make and own all the content, and they’re not gonna want anyone else to make it.”
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How the CIA used a fake science fiction film to sneak six Americans out of revolutionary Iran. The declassified story that became Ben Affleck’s Argo.
For more than 20 years, Judith Sheindlin has dominated daytime ratings—by making justice in a complicated world look easy.
Despite what dementia has stolen from the cerebral creator of Deadwood, it has given his work a new sense of urgency.
On a century of Muslim misrepresentation in Hollywood.
