Bruce Handy
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Past articles by Bruce:
The Minions Were Almost Robots
And more alternate history from the Despicable Me drawing board. → Read More
The Weirdest, Most Wonderful 2001: A Space Odyssey Secrets in the Stanley Kubrick Archive
A deep dive reveals all sorts of fascinating tidbits about the classic sci-fi film, from Vogue’s tie-in space pants to Kubrick’s most passive-aggressive communiqués. → Read More
Behind the Scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Strangest Blockbuster in Hollywood History
Despite delays, maxed-out budgets, radical re-writes, and some early bad reviews, Stanley Kubrick’s outer-space epic went on to set records and propel a generation of cinema lovers—a big gamble of a movie that still resonates 50 years later. → Read More
How Alexander Payne Thought Big for Downsizing
The inventive director on his hugely small-scale drama—and what Trump has to do with it. → Read More
Why the Real 1983 Was a Better 1984
This past January, Kellyanne Conway’s “alternative facts” remark pushed George Orwell’s prescient novel, 1984, to the top of Amazon’s best-seller list. Looking back, though, 1983—the year the Internet was “born,” the year Trump Tower opened, and the year our first showbiz president made his “Evil Empire” speech—seems to be an even better predictor of the Trump era. → Read More
Why the Real 1983 Was a Better 1984
This past January, Kellyanne Conway’s “alternative facts” remark pushed George Orwell’s prescient novel, 1984, to the top of Amazon’s best-seller list. Looking back, though, 1983—the year the Internet was “born,” the year Trump Tower opened, and the year our first showbiz president made his “Evil Empire” speech—seems to be an even better predictor of the Trump era. → Read More
The White House Flickr Feed Is a Treasure Trove of Terrible, Accidentally Revealing Photography
It's done with the same level of quality as most other efforts in this administration. → Read More
The French Film Critic Who Saw Jerry Lewis’s Infamous Holocaust Movie—and Loved It
Only a handful of people have laid eyes upon The Day the Clown Cried, which has been the butt of jokes for decades. → Read More
Aubrey Plaza Is the Star to Watch This Summer
This season Plaza is the foul-mouthed nun in The Little Hours and a crazed social media-era Rupert Pupkin in Ingrid Goes West, but there’s more to her than meets the eye. → Read More
Why Amazon’s Long Strange Trip Is the Definitive Grateful Dead Documentary
The four-hour film explores the peculiar history of a singular American band and the mark it left on its deeply devoted fans. → Read More
The Met Celebrates Irving Penn’s Incredible Eye
A new retrospective of the late photographer’s career includes his signature aesthetic touch on everything from ethnographic studies to nudes. → Read More
In Portrait: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Laura Dern, the Stars of Big Little Lies
Ahead of the HBO murder mystery’s premiere, its all-star cast poses for Vanity Fair. → Read More
How Donald Trump Could Actually, Possibly Get Mexico to Pay for His Ridiculous Border Wall
Prepare to squint. → Read More
The Five Trumpiest Things About the New, Post-Trump Celebrity Apprentice
Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken over the boardroom—but a certain mogul’s ghost is still haunting it. → Read More
More Sleigh Bell: A Guide to 2016’s Most Notable Christmas Albums
New holiday cheer from R. Kelly, Kacey Musgraves, Sarah McLachlan, and more. → Read More
Exclusive! Is This Trump’s Guest List for the Next Debate?
In the wake of news that Donald Trump will bring President Obama’s half-brother to the final presidential debate, the Hive has come into possession of what purports to be the Trump campaign’s confidential guest list, which journalistic ethics compel us to disclose may have been hacked, leaked, or entirely fabricated. → Read More
How Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, and a Broken Truck Came Together for Certain Women
Director Kelly Reichardt takes us inside her latest film, a gripping chamber piece that follows four women. → Read More
Adventures in Off-Peak TV
In the age of prestige cable and endless streaming, one brave soul spends a week watching network television. Here’s what he found. → Read More
How Borat Predicted Trump: A 10th-Anniversary Appreciation/Freak-Out
Sacha Baron Cohen’s groundbreaking comedy was a lot more prescient than you remember. → Read More
This Book Shows the Proper Medium for a Donald Trump Biography: Cartoon!
Looking for a beach read? Try this illustrated biography of Trump by a guy who once denied him a loan. → Read More