4 Famed Comedies That Were Supposed to Be Dramas

4 Famed Comedies That Were Supposed to Be Dramas

Some might imagine that most popular Hollywood comedy scripts emerge into the world fully formed, complete with hilarious jokes and a character who loves baggy shorts that would be perfect for Adam Sandler. But this […]

Oppenheimer and Barbie share a single clear theme

An immense version of Barbie (Margot Robbie), wearing a black-and-white-striped one-piece bathing suit, stiletto heels, and sunglasses, stands in a rocky desert, towering over half a dozen little girls playing with baby dolls in the 2023 live-action Barbie movie

Barbie and Oppenheimer’s box-office fates have been enmeshed until the movies have reached portmanteau status, jointly christened “Barbenheimer” as if People Magazine caught the physicist and the foot-tall plastic doll canoodling together on a Malibu […]

Barbenheimer is the perfect double feature on crushing responsibility

An immense version of Barbie (Margot Robbie), wearing a black-and-white-striped one-piece bathing suit, stiletto heels, and sunglasses, stands in a rocky desert, towering over half a dozen little girls playing with baby dolls in the 2023 live-action Barbie movie

Barbie and Oppenheimer’s box-office fates have been enmeshed until the movies have reached portmanteau status, jointly christened “Barbenheimer” as if People Magazine caught the physicist and the foot-tall plastic doll canoodling together on a Malibu […]

Like BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER, These Iconic Movies Opened the Same Weekend

Margot Robbie as Barbie (L) and Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer (R)

The internet is having a blast right now, speculating which upcoming high-profile summer movie is going to win its respective weekend. Will it be Christopher Nolan’s gritty WWII period piece/biopic Oppenheimer, or will it be […]

20 factoids from the top movies of the ’60s

20 factoids from the top movies of the '60s

Stacker compiled 20 facts about popular 1960s movies from articles and interviews with filmmakers as well as from the Oscars, the Smithsonian, and IMDb. – Silver Screen Collection // Getty Images Lian Parsons-Thomason The 1960s was […]

Damon Lindelof’s Peacock show Mrs. Davis asks: Can an AI be magic?

Betty Gilpin as Sister Simone holding a jar of jam in Mrs. Davis.

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indiscernible from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke, the acclaimed sci-fi author of Childhood’s End who is perhaps best known for his screenplay (and later novelization) for Stanley Kubrick’s epic sci-fi drama […]

Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix In December 2022

"A Cinderella Story" on Netflix.

Although some buzzy new Netflix holiday films and series have been dominating headlines of late, it’s also time to say goodbye to some of the platform’s current offerings as we enter a new month. More […]

Top Villains We Have Seen in Hollywood Movies

Top Villains We Have Seen in Hollywood Movies

Credit: Freddy vs. Jason When watching a movie, it’s essential to focus just as much on the villain as on the main character. These villains provide our favorite heroes the incentive to go on with […]

Hollywood Sign Gets A Refresh, But What Really Needs Renovation Is Industry’s Standing In Pop Culture Universe – Deadline

As Ukraine Fights, Cable News Channels Struggle To Rediscover Their Mission – Deadline

A team of painters were at work this week restoring the mega-photographed Hollywood sign, a mission that carries a perverse irony. All week I’ve been assaulted by studies and reports describing how Hollywood, the industry […]

‘An empty room can break me’: meet Kogonada, the director who is desperate for connection | Movies

Memory bank … Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja and Justin H Min in After Yang.

Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Cher … many of our finest artists are known by mononyms. South Korean-born American film-maker Kogonada may not be quite as much of a household name (yet), but he’s a name worth getting […]