By Sara Bright In the sprawling, often transactional landscape of Hollywood friendships, certain pairings defy every reasonable expectation. A heavy-metal comedian with a YouTube channel…
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By Tessa Nolan When this publication surveyed the evolving landscape of Hollywood movies in early 2024, the industry was bracing for disruption. The numbers that…
By Tessa Nolan The film industry entered 2024 wounded. The dual strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA – the former lasting 148…
By Sara Bright There is a photograph that Hilary Swank keeps close – not a red-carpet snapshot, not a still from one of her films,…
By Tessa Nolan Dame Helen Mirren, one of the most decorated actors in British cinema, has confessed to something that would stump most pub quiz…
By Alexander Stone In 1933, an eighteen-year-old Austrian actress ran naked through a sunlit forest, plunged into a lake, and simulated orgasm on camera. The…
By Alexander Stone Every time you connect to a Wi-Fi network, pair a Bluetooth earbud, or get satellite navigation on your phone, you are using…
By Sara Bright When Chris Columbus first put pen to paper in a cramped New York apartment in 1982, he was not dreaming up a…
By Tessa Nolan Emma Stone does not merely collect accolades. She accumulates them at a pace that outstrips almost every performer of her generation, and…