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Nov 9, 2024
Netflix and Lifetime Ask: What if Christmas Movies Were Sexy?
Nov 9, 2024
Nov 9, 2024
Jul 5, 2024
‘The Lion King’ at 30: Jason Weaver Sang for Simba but Few Knew It
Jul 5, 2024
Jul 5, 2024
Jun 19, 2024
Erin Moriarty Is a Woman Among ‘The Boys’
Jun 19, 2024
Jun 19, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell on How ‘Anyone but You’ Beat the Rom-Com Odds
Apr 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
Jan 12, 2024
Tina Fey on ‘Mean Girls’ Then and Now
Jan 12, 2024
Jan 12, 2024
Nov 24, 2023
Disney Rejected Her a Few Times. The ‘Wish’ Director Just Kept Trying.
Nov 24, 2023
Nov 24, 2023
Aug 12, 2023
How ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Reimagined a BookTok Sensation
Aug 12, 2023
Aug 12, 2023
Aug 9, 2023
The ‘High School Musical’ Series Is Over. Tim Federle Takes a Bow.
Aug 9, 2023
Aug 9, 2023
Mar 13, 2023
Lukas Gage on the Audition That Went Awry, ‘You’ and Writing His Own Ticket
Mar 13, 2023
Mar 13, 2023
Sep 17, 2022
Sarah Michelle Gellar Returns to High School Drama — as the Headmaster
Sep 17, 2022
Sep 17, 2022
Sep 15, 2022
‘Do Revenge’: Paying Homage to Teen Classics by Way of Hitchcock
Sep 15, 2022
Sep 15, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
Daisy Edgar-Jones Would Like the Ingénue Phase of Her Career to End Now
Jul 21, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
May 25, 2022
Meet the New Class of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022
Apr 5, 2022
Cole Sprouse on Finding a Healthy Balance in Hollywood
Apr 5, 2022
Apr 5, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer Lay ‘Killing Eve’ to Rest
Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
Jan 22, 2022
We’re Going to Talk About ‘Bruno,’ Yes, Yes, Yes
Jan 22, 2022
Jan 22, 2022
Dec 2, 2021
It’s Always Sunny With Rob McElhenney
Dec 2, 2021
Dec 2, 2021
Sep 6, 2021
Rachael Leigh Cook Was Always Worth the Bet
Sep 6, 2021
Sep 6, 2021
Aug 2, 2021
The Woman Who Captured ‘Jaws,’ Then Worked to Undo the Damage
Aug 2, 2021
Aug 2, 2021
Jun 25, 2021
Meet the Women Who Give ‘Central Park’ Its Sunny Sound
Jun 25, 2021
Jun 25, 2021
May 31, 2021
Australians Took Over Hollywood. Their Own Box Office Had to Wait.
May 31, 2021
May 31, 2021
Feb 14, 2021
The Golden Globes Celebrated Sia’s ‘Music.’ Autistic Activists Wish They Hadn’t.
Feb 14, 2021
Feb 14, 2021
Nov 19, 2020
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, a.k.a. Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
Jul 3, 2020
How ‘365 Days’ Became One of Netflix’s Worst-Reviewed Big Hits
Jul 3, 2020
Jul 3, 2020
May 18, 2020
When 'Valley Girl' (and Nicolas Cage) Shook Up Hollywood
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
The Curious Case of the Strangely Similar Movie Titles
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
'Before Sunrise': The Making of an Indie Classic
Feb 6, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
Jan 1, 2020
Reliving the Completely Wild and Totally Surreal 2000 Oscars
Jan 1, 2020
Jan 1, 2020
Nov 20, 2019
As Kids, They Starred in Holiday Hits. They Moved On. Can We?
Nov 20, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
Nov 2, 2019
How Many Christmas Movies Is Too Many Christmas Movies?
Nov 2, 2019
Nov 2, 2019