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The author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls has turned his gaze from Hollywood to prestige television, arguing that a golden age of TV that began with The Sopranos has been ruined by corporate greed

Alexander Payne's film works so hard to create a retro '70s vibe that it's got everything but the spontaneity that defined that era of filmmaking.

Some 70 years after the term "film noir" was first coined to describe a uniquely American phenomenon, we found the 100 best.

Early on in Mission: Impossible 2 (or M:I-2, as the confident Paramount now calls it), hero Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) complains to his boss about his new assignment: "It's going to be difficult.""It's not mission difficult, Mr. Hunt," the boss icily replies, "It's mission impossible. "Difficult' should be a walk...

The proposal from a real estate investment group that bought San Pedro's historic Walker's Cafe — including building a single-family home with an ADU — has eroded the community’s trust.

The proposal from a real estate investment group that bought San Pedro's historic Walker's Cafe — including building a single-family home with an ADU — has eroded the community's trust.

Sudip Sharma on writing about the things he wants to know more about, storytelling of specifics and why the initial excitement around streaming in India has died down.

Silver Screen Collection // Getty Images Omar Sharif has a moment with director David Lean on the set of "Lawrence of Arabia." Sharif would go on to work with Lean a few years later when the former starred in "Doctor Zhivago," with both films being la...

The 2023 writers strike has focused attention on recent developments like artificial intelligence and the transition to streaming. But for film writers, the key issue in the strike has been a constant battle for more than a generation: How do you get paid for a script once it’s finished? Screenwriters have long been asked to …

Film writers are striking over 'free work,' an issue that dates back at least to the early 1990s.