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How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

“My history with booze goes back to high school. Back then there was a lot of Benzedrine around...”

By Robert Greenfield | April 11, 2023

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of <em>The Great Gatsby.</em>

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2023

What to Read Before and After Seeing the Adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s <em>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing the Adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

“Elegant, whimsical, and haunting.”

By Literary Hub | April 7, 2023

<em>How to Blow Up a Pipeline</em> is a Brisk Thriller and a Passionate Argument for Revolution

How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a Brisk Thriller and a Passionate Argument for Revolution

The Fictionalization of Andreas Malm’s 2021 Manifesto Asks How Far We Should Go to Fight Climate Destruction and Injustice

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 7, 2023

When Cate Blanchett Played Tennessee Williams’s Greatest Character

When Cate Blanchett Played Tennessee Williams’s Greatest Character

Nancy Schoenberger on the Power of Blanche duBois in Liv Ullmann's Unique Production of A Streetcar Named Desire

By Nancy Schoenberger | April 7, 2023

<em>Tiny Beautiful Things</em> Does Exactly What We Need It to Do

Tiny Beautiful Things Does Exactly What We Need It to Do

“Most of all, this adaptation—and the column itself—is about mothers.”

By Julia Hass | April 6, 2023

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Just leave Cruel Intentions alone.

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2023

Chloé Zhao will direct a movie adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet.

By Dan Sheehan | April 4, 2023

Zoë Kravitz will star in an adaptation of a Kristen Roupenian story not called “Cat Person.”

By Jonny Diamond | April 4, 2023

How One Young Screenwriter Snagged the Rights to <em>Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.</em>

How One Young Screenwriter Snagged the Rights to Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

After 50 Years, Judy Blume’s Coming-of-Age Novel Finally Hits the Big Screen

By Amy Paturel | March 31, 2023

<em>The Lost King</em> is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The Lost King is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The New Film From Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan Gives Credit to the Woman Who Found Richard III’s Lost Grave

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in April

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in April

Sex, Sex, and Judy Blume

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2023

FX’s <em>Great Expectations</em> Doesn’t Measure Up

FX’s Great Expectations Doesn’t Measure Up

Steven Knight’s Miniseries Makes Interesting Points About Empire and Womanhood, but They Get Lost in a Sea of Gratuitous Darkness

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

<em>The Big Door Prize</em> Masters the Art of Comedy-Spiked Pathos

The Big Door Prize Masters the Art of Comedy-Spiked Pathos

The Thoughtfully Compact M.O. Walsh Novel Balloons into Something Bigger (and Funnier) on the Small Screen

By Alexis Gunderson | March 30, 2023

How did reactionary French novelist Michel Houellebecq end up in a Dutch arthouse porn?

How did reactionary French novelist Michel Houellebecq end up in a Dutch arthouse porn?

By Jonny Diamond | March 29, 2023

Chris Chalk will play James Baldwin in <em>Capote's Women</em>.

Chris Chalk will play James Baldwin in Capote's Women.

By Dan Sheehan | March 28, 2023

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