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Movies & TV

Crime Movies & TV

‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’

The Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct for 20 years. Here, his alleged victims tell their stories.

Alex French, Maximillian Potter The Atlantic Jan 2019 45min Permalink

Movies & TV

"This Was Abuse"

The fall of CBS showrunner Peter Lenkov.

Maureen Ryan Vanity Fair Jul 2020 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Andy Samberg Is Happy to Be the Butt of the Joke

America’s poet laureate of the dick joke is taking it all in stride.

Sam Schube GQ Jul 2020 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Michaela the Destroyer

How a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the most sublimely unsettling show of the year.

E. Alex Jung New York Jul 2020 30min Permalink

Movies & TV

This Profile of Charlie Kaufman Has Changed

How do you write about Hollywood’s most self-referential screenwriter at a destabilizing moment in history? It takes more than one draft.

Jon Mooallem New York Times Magazine Jul 2020 25min Permalink

Politics Movies & TV

Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In

“I don’t think [the news media] has ever had a good handle on a political moment. It’s not designed for that. It’s designed for engagement.”

David Marchese New York Times Magazine Jun 2020 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

The Remaking of Steve Buscemi

A profile of the actor in the wake of the loss of his wife.

Gabriella Paiella GQ May 2020 15min Permalink

Movies & TV

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

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