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If you follow the Olympics you're probably aware it's rumored the Olympic Village is basically one, long episode of 'True Blood' without the vampires.

Today's discord and desperation over abortion in America has roots in Philip Dunne's faded 'Blue Denim', one of the first Hollywood films to address the issue.

Clara Bow, original It Girl and upcoming Taylor Swift song, has long inspired creators. Check her out in "The Wild Party" at Film Forum.

In this episode, Lucy and Elsbeth discuss censorship of horror movies over the last 100 years, from the start of the Hayes Code in the 1930s to the ban of the 2013 "Evil Dead" remake in Finland, Ukraine, and Singapore.

Horror movies haven't truly gotten their due as a genre during awards season, but a surprising number of horror films have won Oscars.

Learn More 5 Movies That Were Almost 'Banned' Due To Explicit Sex Scenes After years of trying to stifle more scandalous aspects of films through moves like…

Queer Cinema Archives Derek Le Beau walks us through the genres thorny history of LGBTQ+ representation.

Nebula offers a lot for its low price, but Maggie Mae Fish's Original Series on the history of sex in film alone is worth a subscription.

The grandfather of modern horror tapped into cultural anxieties... but he also made a taut thriller.

"What's the difference between the MPA and the groups in Texas who want to control the library?" the director asks.