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Passion trumps paper in Seymour: An Introduction

“Music and life interact in a never-ending cycle of fulfillment.” – Seymour Bernstein What drives an artist...

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Chappie pits man vs. machine in the slums of Johannesburg

Two camps divide humanity when it comes to technology. One is fueled by fascination, the other by fear. The first wonders if...

Dashel Pierson Plesa

Film Interviews

Merchants of Doubt: An interview with director Robert Kenner

In 2008, when he made the groundbreaking documentary Food Inc., which aimed to expose the distasteful truths of the food industry,...

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Neill Blomkamp's Alien sequel will disregard half the franchise to finish Ripley's story

Sigourney Weaver's character, Ripley, from the Alien franchise might be one of the most iconic characters in recent film history,...

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Cocaine snorting Oscars statue appears on Hollywood Blvd.

As Sunday's Oscars approach, fans and industry folk are abuzz with anticipation for who will win top honors. But for LA-based...

Dashel Pierson Plesa

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'71 drops Jack O'Connell behind enemy lines

Belfast, Ireland. 1971. Gary Hook (Jack O’Connell) and the rest of his British brigade have just arrived with orders to...

Dashel Pierson Plesa

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"High Maintenance" returns for third season

Today's Brooklyn is as much an idea as it is a place. Through gentrification, sections of New York City’s easterly borough...

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Watch: the first trailer for Straight Outta Compton

During last night's Grammy Awards, those who tuned in got a first glimpse at Straight Outta Compton, the N.W.A biopic set to...

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Crazy Bitches, a bloody good time

There’s nothing like a quiet retreat to the woods, where old sorority sisters can recount tales of the good ole days, catch up...

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Wyrmwood redefines the zombie genre

If there’s anything the late Steve Irwin taught us it’s that Australia is home to some of the most menacing predators...

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Inside the 2015 Oscars Luncheon: The best quotes from the nominees

Yesterday at the Beverly Hilton, most of this year's 195 Oscar nominees got together for the annual Oscar luncheon. EW assembled...

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Maps to the Stars: superficial Hollywood, shallow script

Amidst the glitz, glamour and the sign that reigns over the city, taunting its citizens to reach for stardom, lies a dark buzz...

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Entertain Your Dreams: UCLA Extension's Entertainment Studies program

If you live in Los Angeles, chances are you’ve seen the film industry in action. The city is alive with the creative breath...

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Film TV Time

Discovery expands Shark Week to biggest event yet

Discovery's annual ratings giant will be even bigger this year. Shark Summer, er, Week kicks off in early July and runs through...

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Allen Evangelista talks Project Almanac

“I am the biggest critic of movies that you could imagine,” Allen Evangelista states, “and, if I’m in...

Allen Foster

Film TV Time

Grace Gealey discusses her role on Fox’s hit series, Empire

Grace Gealey plays the enviably elegant, posh sophisticate with formidable business savvy named Anika Calhoun on Fox’s...

Allen Foster

Film TV Time

Fall TV pilots 2015: The full list

Every year, networks order pilots for potential television series. Some series will never air, some might air a few weeks...

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Project Almanac (Paramount Pictures)

Have you ever wished you could go back in time to change one word, one sentence, or one look in hopes of changing your present?...

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USC Annenberg to grade Hollywood’s diversity efforts

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism announced a new initiative designed to enhance diversity across the...

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Paula Abdul, Jason Derulo join 'So You Think You Can Dance' as judges

Paula Abdul just can't get enough of being a judge on a FOX reality competition show. Abdul and Jason Derulo will join Nigel...

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Film Movie Reviews

Red Army (Sony Pictures Classics)

In the early 1980s, the Soviet Union had grown accustomed to its isolation from the Western world where capitalism boomed and...

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Alien Outpost (IFC Midnight)

They invade. They destroy. They retreat, only to leave behind a few of their own in their haste. So, when the war is over, what...

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Sarah Palin praises American Sniper, calls out 'Hollywood leftists'

American Sniper made headlines this weekend for breaking January box office records. The film made more headlines today when...

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25 Must-See Movies at Sundance 2015

It's almost that time of year again. The Sundance Film Festival has become the launching pad for hundreds of movies that might...

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The 51 all-time greatest acting performances overlooked by Oscar

Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat. Christian Bale in American Psycho. Reese Witherspoon in Election. Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz....

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Lowest-Grossing Best Picture Nominees Since Category Expansion

When the Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, the eight movies nominated for Best Picture had earned a combined $203.1...

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The best movies that didn't get nominated for any Oscars this year

As any Oscar follower knows, when it comes Oscar time, it's very hard for comedy, horror, action and sci-fi movies to be nominated....

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At The Oscar Nominations, It's A Good Year To Be An Idiosyncratic Man

Every nominated director is male. Every nominated screenwriter is male. Every Best Picture nominee here is predominantly about...

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2015 Oscar nominations: Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead with nine

Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel led the way this year with nine nominations each followed closely by The Imitation Game...

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Director Paolo Virzi discusses his new film, Human Capital

Flowing through the veins of the human race is an underscored layer of dissatisfaction. Having enough is never enough, and as...

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