Hollywood
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The Most Visible Star: Marilyn Monroe’s Acting Talent
The actress is mostly remembered for her good looks, but what about her impressive performances?
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‘We Made It For The Fans, Not The Critics’ Is A False Construct
It’s time to put Hollywood’s favorite response to criticism out to pasture. The actor Finn Jones has been having a rough time of it online of…
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‘Kong’ Wins the Box Office Crown But is Hardly King in Americans’ Minds
Will audiences still be interested when King Kong meets Godzilla? Where does an 800-pound gorilla sit? Anywhere he wants to. And certainly the classic joke…
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Shades of Grey: Cinematic Depictions of BDSM
‘Fifty Shades’ gets some things wrong, and some things right. Last month, Fifty Shades Darker, the latest film adaptation of E.L. James’ book series, was released…
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‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Is an Inessential Series About an Essential Movie
What ever happened during the making of ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ isn’t enough to fill the 400-minute running time. There are a few ways…
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Saying Goodbye to the Superhero Celebrity
A look back at some of the more memorable fan encounters during Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine run. This weekend, Hugh Jackman will pop his claws for…
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Race, Horror and the Death of the Status Quo
What ‘Get Out’ and ‘The Girl With All the Gifts’ teach us about the future of cinema. Last October, The Ringer’s K. Austin Collins wrote a…
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#OscarsSoGood
A recap of the 89th annual Academy Awards. “All you people out there who feel like there’s no mirror for you, that your life is not…
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‘Casablanca’ and the Eternal Myths of the Movies
What makes Michael Curtiz’s 1942 film such a timeless classic? There’s a good chance that if you know anything at all about Hollywood movies then you…
