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Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of <em>Citizen Kane</em>

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of Citizen Kane

Was Orson Welles's “Shallow Masterpiece” Just a Comic-Book Newspaper Comedy?

By Alan Jacobs | November 26, 2019

How Ian McKellen Almost Didn't Play Gandalf

How Ian McKellen Almost Didn't Play Gandalf

On the Casting Intrigues Behind The Lord of the Rings (Bowie as Lord Elrond!)

By Garry O'Connor | November 26, 2019

Ingmar Bergman Made a Movie For Each One of His Fears

Ingmar Bergman Made a Movie For Each One of His Fears

Failure, Illness, and Other Terrors That Haunt His Films

By Masha Tupitsyn | November 22, 2019

The teaser for <em>Emma</em> (written by Eleanor Catton!) is full of snark.

The teaser for Emma (written by Eleanor Catton!) is full of snark.

By Corinne Segal | November 21, 2019

How the Vietnam War Changed<br> Political Poetry

How the Vietnam War Changed
Political Poetry

Daniel H. Weiss on Michael O'Donnell, Deer Hunter, and the Arts That Disillusioned Soldiers Turned to

By Daniel H. Weiss | November 20, 2019

The Debutante Ball in the Global <br>Age of Instagram

The Debutante Ball in the Global
Age of Instagram

On High Society Rites of Passage and Dreams of Fame

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Hollywood's Black Musicals: A Tale of Obscurity, Innovation, and...The Wiz

By Jeanine Basinger | November 20, 2019

Alan Moore on Marvel vs. Scorsese: the influence of superheroes is "embarrassing" and "worrying."

By Emily Firetog | November 18, 2019

On Dennis Cooper's Elegant Jump to Film

By Jeff Jackson | November 18, 2019

Gary Oldman loves acting in literary adaptations.

Gary Oldman loves acting in literary adaptations.

By Dan Sheehan | November 15, 2019

Will Self: Claire Foy Will Always Be My Queen

Will Self: Claire Foy Will Always Be My Queen

Watching the Royals on TV vs. Watching The Crown on TV

By Will Self | November 14, 2019

High School Crush: On Literary Longing and Misdirected Lust

High School Crush: On Literary Longing and Misdirected Lust

From Little Women to Fleabag, Janet Manley
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Attention: Kevin Wilson's novel about twins that spontaneously combust is going to be a movie.

Attention: Kevin Wilson's novel about twins that spontaneously combust is going to be a movie.

By Katie Yee | November 12, 2019

Have you seen the horrifying trailer for <em>The Invisible Man</em>?

Have you seen the horrifying trailer for The Invisible Man?

By Dan Sheehan | November 8, 2019

Inside the Early Struggles of the Women Who Built Disney

Inside the Early Struggles of the Women Who Built Disney

Nathalia Holt on What It Took to Break Into Animation in the 1930s

By Nathalia Holt | November 8, 2019

Did This Iconic 1962 Short Film Show Us Our Dark Future?

Did This Iconic 1962 Short Film Show Us Our Dark Future?

David Ulin Reflects on Death, Science Fi and Scenes From La Jetée

By David L. Ulin | November 7, 2019

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