Watch “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on The 405,” the New Oscar-Winning Portrait of an Artist

A quick fyi: IndieWire has made available on its YouTube channel “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on The 405,” a 40-minute documentary ..

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An Archive of 20,000 Movie Posters from Czechoslovakia (1930-1989)

We couldn’t possibly ignore, here at Open Culture, the glory of movie posters: from the film noir era, from Martin Scorsese’s ..

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David Lynch Teaches Typing: A New Interactive Comedy Game

Typing programs demand some patience on the part of the student, and David Lynch Teaches Typing is no exception. You’ve got 90 seconds ..

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Watch Jack Nicholson Get Maniacally Into Character for The Shining’s Iconic Axe Scene

“C’mon you f#ck! C’mon death! Die! Axe murderer! Kill!!” That’s my best transcription of Jack Nicholson’s ..

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Watch 3000 Years of Art, a 1968 Experimental Film That Takes You on a Visual Journey Through 3,000 Years of Fine Art

Even if we can’t name them, we’ve all seen hundreds of the most important paintings in art history, and even if we can’t ..

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Criterion Collection Films 50% Off for a Limited Time: Get Great Films at Half Price

FYI. Until noon eastern time tomorrow (2/14), the Criterion Collection is running a flash sale (click here), giving you a chance to purchase ..

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Watch Edith+Eddie, an Intense, Oscar-Nominated Short Film About America’s Oldest Interracial Newlyweds

It says a great deal about the acceptance of interracial marriage in America that you don’t much hear the phrase “interracial ..

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RR Films: Intermission

You may have noticed the absence of this feature last week. I had a couple of attempts at spinning news items into a topic but, not only ..

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Good Price on Cinematic Nihilism

In case anyone is interested, Amazon is selling brand new hardcover editions of Cinematic Nihilism for $34; a huge discount off of the original ..

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Louis C.K. accused of sexual misconduct by five women

Comedian Louis C.K. has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women, according to a new report from The New York Times. All five of his accusers ..

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Film Review: Bitch

Bitch isn’t nearly as provocative as its title might suggest. Ostensibly the story of a suburban mother of four who, after years ..

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Ridley Scott to reshoot Kevin Spacey’s scenes in All the Money in the World with Christopher Plummer

As the fallout from accusations of sexual misconduct continue to plague the career of Kevin Spacey, director Ridley Scott has determined ..

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Frances McDormand’s Top 10 Performances

Top Performances is a recurring feature in which we definitively handpick the very best performances from an iconic actor or actress.  ..

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Film Review: Murder on the Orient Express

Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express is cinematic comfort food. The Harry Potter series leaves people yearning for butterbeer ..

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Harry Potter augmented-reality game arriving in 2018 from Pokemon Go creators

A new augmented-reality mobile game taking place in the Harry Potter universe will soon be available from the company behind Pokemon Go. In other ..

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Universal’s monster franchise Dark Universe may be dead after just one film

After years of preparation, Universal Pictures finally launched its interconnected monster franchise, the Dark Universe, with this past ..

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Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks star in Steven Spielberg’s The Post: Watch the trailer

Between them, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, and Tom Hanks have won seven Academy Awards; all three may again find themselves in contention ..

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Respect James Franco’s vision in new trailer for The Disaster Artist: Watch

Way back when it was announced that James Franco would be adapting The Disaster Artist, a behind-the-scenes memoir about ..

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Film Review: Last Flag Flying

Richard Linklater is unpredictable. One glance through his filmography proves that he’s a visionary who has never relegated himself ..

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Blockbuster video rental stores are thriving in Alaska

There’s no shortage of nostalgia for the video rental store among Generation X and even older millennials. Budding film buffs once ..

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More allegations against Kevin Spacey surface as actor seeks “evaluation and treatment”

Following allegations of sexual abuse, Kevin Spacey is “taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment,” a representative ..

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All hail the Queen: Beyoncé will play Nala in The Lion King remake

Back in March, we reported that Beyoncé was first in line to voice Nala in Jon Favreau’s upcoming remake of The Lion ..

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Taika Waititi confirms work on What We Do in the Shadows sequel, We’re Wolves

Director Taika Waititi may be on his way to big-budget success with the well-reviewed Thor: Ragnarok smashing into theaters this ..

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Margot Robbie goes for gold as Tonya Harding in the Red Band trailer for I, Tonya: Watch

In early 1994, Tonya Harding made national headlines when she was banned for life from competitive figure skating, after she and her then-husband ..

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Playboy pulls plug on Brett Ratner-directed Hugh Hefner biopic following sexual abuse allegations

Brett Ratner’s next feature film was to be a Hugh Hefner biopic starring Jared Leto. Now, in light of sexual misconduct allegations ..

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Brett Ratner accused of sexual misconduct by six women, including Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge

Six women, including Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge, and Jaime Ray Newman, have accused director Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct. An article ..

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A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Linklater

This article originally ran in March 2016. We’re reposting today in anticipation of Linklater’s new film, Last Flag Flying. ..

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Kit Harington to executive produce, star in Gunpowder, a new three-part series on HBO

Game of Thrones isn’t done yet, but, like any good strategist, Kit Harington is mapping out his future. Entertainment Weekly ..

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Film Review: LBJ

For those unversed in the nuances of political and legislative history, Lyndon B. Johnson is typically remembered for three things: Stepping ..

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Andy Dick fired from film following allegations of unwanted groping, kissing, and sexual advances

As more and more women are stepping forward to speak about the harassment they’ve endured in Hollywood in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein ..

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The 10 Scariest Children’s Movies of All Time

Earlier this month, we shared our 100 Scariest Movies of All Time feature. I referred to them as “the movies that terrify us in a way that ..

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Chance the Rapper makes feature film debut in Slice: Watch new teaser trailer

Last Halloween, Chance the Rapper revealed that he’d soon become Chance the Actor with a starring role in his feature film debut, Slice. ..

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RR Films: Nature

Alongside the discovery that clams in the Baltic Sea are belching out methane like cows and the evidence that CO2 in the atmosphere in 2016 ..

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The Making of John Carpenter’s Halloween

This story was originally published in October 2016, Back in 1978, John Carpenter’s Halloween was an urban legend, ..

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Stephen King’s Pet Sematary is officially a go at Paramount

The Stephen King renaissance continues: Paramount is officially moving forward with another adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, ..

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Ranking: Every Horror Movie Sequel from Worst to Best

Artwork by Cap Blackard (Buy Prints + More) Rank and File finds us sorting through an exhaustive, comprehensive body of work or collection ..

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Watch a Step-by-Step Breakdown of La La Land‘s Incredibly Complex, Off Ramp Opening Number

La La Land, writer and director Damien Chazelle’s award-winning Valentine to Hollywood musicals, attracted legions of fans upon ..

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LGBTQ community rips Kevin Spacey for conflating pedophilia and homosexuality

On Sunday, actor Anthony Rapp accused Oscar winner Kevin Spacey of making unwanted advances towards him when he was just 14 years ..

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Film Review: Lady Bird

The following review was originally published as part of our coverage of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The pop songs from ..

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Kevin Spacey apologizes to Anthony Rapp, says he chooses now “to live as a gay man”

In an interview published by Buzzfeed on Sunday, actor Anthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of making unwanted advances towards him during ..

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Kevin Spacey accused of sexual misconduct by actor Anthony Rapp

Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct by fellow actor Anthony Rapp. In a new interview with Buzzfeed, Rapp accused Spacey of making ..

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Film Review: Thor: Ragnarok

Out of the many branches of the Marvel family tree, Thor’s has long struggled to grow: Most fans would agree that the Norse god’s ..

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Happy Gilmore actor Christopher McDonald arrested for drunk driving

Christopher McDonald, best known for portraying Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, was arrested for drunk driving after crashing his Porsche ..

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In 2006, Slither Grossed Us Out (And Made Us Laugh) When We Needed It Most

With A Most Horrific Year, Senior Writer Randall Colburn analyzes and reflects on the most critically acclaimed horror movie of every ..

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New Documentary Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold Now Streaming on Netflix

Quick note: Netflix just launched a new documentary Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold. It’s a portrait (naturally) of the now 82-year-old literary ..

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Mother of Corey Haim on Corey Feldman’s Hollywood pedophile ring claims: “He’s a scam artist”

Former child star Corey Feldman is a vocal advocate for the protection of young actors who he says are victimized by a Hollywood ..

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Lethal Weapon 5 with Gibson, Glover, Donner back on the table

Given the recent career resurgence of Mel Gibson, you had to know this was coming: Hollywood is still kicking around the idea of making ..

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James Toback denies sexual assault claims: “Anyone who says it is a lying cocksucker or cunt or both”

In an October 18th interview Rolling Stone’s  Hillel Aron conducted with James Toback just days before a Los Angeles Times ..

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Film Review: Jigsaw

It’s now been seven years since Saw 3D allegedly heralded the “final chapter” of the aughts’ most prominent ..

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Up to 310 women accuse James Toback of sexual misconduct, Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams detail their encounters

A report published in last weekend’s Los Angeles Times uncovered a repeated pattern of sexual misconduct by director/writer James ..

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