Howard Hughes used gossip, spies and money to control Hollywood’s women for nearly 60 years. Karina Longworth critically examines the Golden Age’s gossip to stop his false narratives from becoming our history.
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At the Place Where Marketing and Art Meet, You Get This Profile of Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper’s new film is ultimately about the way commerce can ruin art, which is why he won’t answer the personal questions Taffy Brodesser-Akner asked him.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Story
Defeating the Celluloid Axis
The invisible language of film permeates Christian Kracht’s “The Dead,” prose that is neutral and shot through with so much darkness, you occasionally can’t find the light.
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Barbra Streisand’s Singular Women
Mayukh Sen looks back at Barbra Streisand’s career as an actress, director and producer — shedding light on the sexist double standards in Hollywood that have led to her being portrayed as “difficult” for the kinds of demands and expectations her male counterparts are never called into question for.
Posted inBlog Post, Media, Unapologetic Women
Why Can’t Female Reporters Stay in the Picture?
Journalists who get screen time are most often men—even when the original story was told by a woman.
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What Ever Happened to Brendan Fraser?
A profile of actor Brendan Fraser — who was popular in the ’90s for movies like School Ties, and has been making something of a comeback since he was cast in The Affair in 2016. Fraser reveals that in 2003 he was touched inappropriately by Philip Berk, a former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press […]
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And Headbangers Shall Know Thy Names
The untold story of two musicians who contributed to Guns N’ Roses’ early success.
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Hollywood and ‘Disaster Feminism’
The women of Hollywood are seizing this moment.
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‘The Paper’ is the Most Essential and Overlooked Film About Journalism
No other film conveys the madness or the fun of deadline journalism.
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Mimi Loves Phil: Life After Death by Overdose
“How do I tell my kids that their dad just died? What are the words?”