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What 'A Quiet Place' can teach Hollywood about original stories
'A Quiet Place' Producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form discuss the film's unexpected success and the difficulty finding original screenplays in the horror genre. → Read More
What 'A Quiet Place' can teach Hollywood about original stories
Producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form discuss the film's unexpected success and the difficulty of finding original horror screenplays. → Read More
'Roxanne, Roxanne' tells the story of a teen rap prodigy
At 14, Roxanne Shanté become a revered rapper in New York and beyond. Now, her life story has been made into a biopic written and directed by Michael Larnell. → Read More
Time's Up leader: 'We don't have to put up with bullies anymore'
CAA agent and Time's Up co-founder Maha Dakhil: "This is as much a man's issue as it is a women's issue because we won't have peace until we're all equal." → Read More
Judd Apatow says Hollywood could shut down sexual predators — here’s how
The filmmaker says the culture of Hollywood enables bad behavior, which allows offenders to remain in positions of influence and power. → Read More
NBC executives passed up a bombshell Harvey Weinstein story. Why?
A recent Huffington Post article details how top NBC executives prevented reporter Ronan Farrow from releasing a “bombshell” story on Harvey Weinstein. → Read More
Dick Gregory's political comedy takes on new meaning in 'Turn Me Loose'
Joe Morton plays the late comedian and activist Dick Gregory on stage in "Turn Me Loose." That Gregory's comedy remains so relevant today, Morton says, is both remarkable and troubling. → Read More
What we learned from the guy who watched 24 hours of Facebook's new video platform
Buzzfeed News' former head of video, Henry Goldman, tells us what makes Facebook videos successful. Spoiler alert: It involves good content and (surprise!) audio. → Read More
Matthew Bourne says 'Red Shoes' is more theatre than ballet
Choreographer Matthew Bourne creates dance adaptations of beloved works like "Edward Scissorhands" and now, "The Red Shoes." But he says they're more theater than ballet. → Read More
Angelina Jolie's 'First They Killed My Father' had therapists on set
Angelina Jolie discovered author Loung Ung's memoir 17 years ago while filming in Cambodia. Now, she's bringing Ung's experience of the Khmer Rouge regime to the screen. → Read More
Natalie Portman explores the ethics of 'Eating Animals' in new documentary
The actress produced and narrated the new documentary, which is based on Jonathan Safran Foer's book of the same name. → Read More
Cinefamily closes pending investigation of harassment, abuse claims
The popular indie film theater has closed its doors as it deals with the resignation of its founder and the vice-president of its board of directors. → Read More
A 2017 writers' strike was averted, but what about actors?
The Writer's Guild contract negotiations came down to the wire, and now it's time for SAG-AFTRA to step to the negotiating table. → Read More
Cannes 2017: Netflix starts uproar, Jessica Chastain calls out portrayals of women
Netflix got booed by the French press, filmmaker Sofia Coppola made history, and Jessica Chastain's comments about women in film went viral. → Read More
El Niño, a cannibal raccoon helped Robin Swicord make 'Wakefield' cheap
Robin Swicord knew she could make the film affordable and direct it herself. It was a strategy she employed after a big budget film she'd written was taken away from her. → Read More
'War Machine' uses satire to cast a critical eye on the war in Afghanistan
What does a war movie look like in the Trump Era? One of the first is “War Machine” from Australian writer/director David Michod. → Read More
Netflix's 'The Get Down': Baz Lurhmann wasn't returning either way
Before Netflix announced there would be no second season of the ambitious and expensive series, the filmmaker said he would bow out. → Read More
Making the Netflix crime series 'The Keepers' was 'sickening' for filmmaker Ryan White
The documentary investigates a mysterious murder, but then finds a bigger story about sexual abuse and the power of the Catholic Church in Maryland. → Read More
'Black Mirror' creator assures the world that he's okay
Charlie Brooker and his co-executive producer, Annabel Jones, talk about their dark sci-fi series that's been likened to a modern-day "Twilight Zone." → Read More
The heat is turning up for Fyre Festival with new FBI investigation
The fallout from the ill-fated Fyre Festival continues, with news that the FBI is looking into possible fraud committed by the promoters. → Read More