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Lena Dunham hasn’t made a feature film since Tiny Furniture 12 years ago, but she has some plausible excuses—running Girls for six seasons, conceiving another series, writing two books, acting here and there. It took the pandemic to get her behind... read more
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As A.A. Dowd pointed out in our inaugural dispatch from Sundance 2022, by the time Robert Redford retreated from the festival in 2018, Sundance had developed a self-sustaining ecosystem—and a legend—of its own. I’m new to this particular festival... read more
Auburn beats Kentucky, could get first AP No. 1 ranking in school history
With a decisive victory against the Kentucky Wildcats, the perennial kings of the SEC, the Auburn Tigers have likely made school history (not to jinx them or anything). At 18-1, this year’s squad is positioned to reach the No. 1 seed for the... read more
Arnold Schwarzenegger 'fine' following four-car crash in LA
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“Stop Right There.”. read more
Director Paolo Sorrentino Summons His Painful Past For ‘The Hand of God’ But Wants People To Know “A Future Is Always Possible”
By any yardstick, Paolo Sorrentino has had a lot of good luck in his directing career. His first film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2001 and the next six competed at Cannes, a residency that brought an Oscar nomination for 2013’s The... read more
Ariana DeBose Turned Down West Side Story 4 Times
Earlier this month, Ariana DeBose won her first Golden Globe for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg's adaptation of West Side Story, but it almost didn't happen! In an interview with Variety, casting director Cindy Tolan shared that it took... read more
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