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Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic

Production was shut down three times, the stars often clashed, and studio executives were baffled. Here’s how a difficult shoot led to an Oscar-winning masterpiece.

Kyle Buchanan New York Times May 2020 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

The King of Quarantine

“Yesterday I was just googling, I was going on YouTube to see how to microwave pasta.”

Zack Baron GQ May 2020 30min Permalink

Best Article Arts Movies & TV

The Duke in His Domain

A profile of Marlon Brando, 33, holed up in a hotel suite in Kyoto where he was filming Sayonara.

Truman Capote New Yorker Nov 1957 55min Permalink

Crime Movies & TV

The Hollywood Vigilante

Hunting child predators with actress Marisol Nichols.

Erika Hayasaki Marie Claire May 2020 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Val Kilmer Doesn't Believe in Death

The iconic actor played Iceman, Doc Holliday, Batman, and Jim Morrison, but behind all the mythic roles was a man grasping for meaning wherever he could find it. Here he opens up about cancer, strength, and death.

Alex Pappademas Men's Health Apr 2020 15min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

King of Comedy

The making of Caddyshack.

Kate Meyers Golf Digest May 2004 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

If I Wrote a Coronavirus Episode

Tina Fey, Mike Schur, and 35 more TV writers on what their characters would do in a pandemic.

Maria Elena Fernandez Vulture Apr 2020 10min Permalink

Sports Movies & TV

David Arquette Is Still Fighting

Why is the actor wrestling—and nearly dying in the ring—at the age of 48? For pride, acceptance, and to undo the mistakes of his past.

Thomas Golianopoulos The Ringer Mar 2020 Permalink

Movies & TV

Everything On 'Naked and Afraid' Is Real—And I Lived It

Behind the scenes of the survivalist reality-TV show.

Blair Braverman Outside Mar 2020 Permalink

Movies & TV

Heart of An Assassin

'It’s raised the bar,' Craig finally conceded. 'It’s fucking raised the bar.'

Sam Knight GQ Mar 2020 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

How Margot Robbie Changed Her Hollywood Destiny

Once pigeonholed as “the hottest blonde ever,” the star of Birds of Prey has become one of Hollywood’s most promising producers.

Anne Helen Petersen Buzzfeed Feb 2020 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Quest for the Best Amusement Park Is Ever-Changing and Never-Ending

On theme parks in America.

Hal Sundt The Ringer Feb 2020 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Behind the Scenes at Rotten Tomatoes

What happens when humans, not algorithms, are in charge.

Simon van Zuylen-Wood Wired Jan 2020 Permalink

Movies & TV

Macaulay Culkin Is Not Like You

The 39-year-old—call him ‘Mack’—has been liberated longer than you realize.

Ryan D'Agostino Esquire Feb 2020 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

‘High Maintenance’ and the New TV Fantasy of New York

As the city is transformed by gentrification and inequality, comedies have begun depicting it as a place of magical connection.

Willy Staley New York Times Magazine Jan 2020 15min Permalink

Movies & TV

Great Hollywood IPO That Wasn’t

Ari Emanuel’s failure to launch.

Richard Rushfield Vanity Fair Jan 2020 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

American Psycho: An Oral History, 20 Years After Its Divisive Debut

In January 2000, American Pyscho bombed at Sundance. It was just the beginning.

Tim Molloy MovieMaker Jan 2020 Permalink

Best Article Movies & TV

Video Paradiso: The Strange Fate of Kim's Video

How the museum-quality 55,000 film collection that an East Village video store gave away ended up in a small, possibly mob-run village in Sicily.

Karina Longworth Village Voice Sep 2012 Permalink

Movies & TV

The Incredibly Happy Life of Larry David, TV's Favorite Grouch

A profile of Larry David.

Brett Martin GQ Jan 2020 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Most Stylish Scammer: 20 Years of ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’

Anthony Minghella’s 1999 film adaptation, starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the coast of Italy, has become a cult classic (and a warning).

Haley Mlotek The Ringer Dec 2019 20min Permalink

History World Movies & TV

Dressed to Kill

A new Ned Kelly film explores the masculinity behind the mask.

Melissa Fyfe The Sydney Morning Herald Dec 2019 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Does Who You Are at 7 Determine Who You Are at 63?

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.

Gideon Lewis-Kraus New York Times Magazine Dec 2019 35min Permalink

Movies & TV

Adam Sandler’s Everlasting Shtick

The first magazine profile of the actor in more than 20 years.

Jamie Lauren Keiles New York Times Magazine Nov 2019 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

‘Queen & Slim’ Could Be One of the Great Love Stories of All Time—if You Let It

The film is a rare portrayal of black people in our fullness—angry and frightened and hurt, euphoric and loving and free.

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Wallace on the Longform Podcast

Carvell Wallace New York Times Magazine Nov 2019 20min Permalink

Best Article Arts Movies & TV

Roger Ebert: The Essential Man

A profile of the film critic.

Chris Jones Esquire Mar 2010 30min Permalink

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