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Entertainment
Maïmouna Doucouré’s Netflix Film Became Controversial Overnight. ...
Filmmaker Maïmouna Doucouré was at home in Paris, France, when suddenly her phone blew up. Unbeknownst to her, Netflix had just dropped the first promoti
by Anne Cohen

Best of Netflix
New Lovers Armie Hammer & Lily James Are Haunted By His Dead Firs...
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again… and this morning I woke up to the first trailer for Rebecca, Netflix’s adaptation of Daphne Du Mauri
by Anne Cohen

Movies
Auli’i Cravalho, The Voice Of Moana, On Her New Netf...
This interview contains mild spoilers for All Together Now, streaming on Netflix August 28. All Together Now’s Amber Appleton (Auli’i Cravalho –
by Anne Cohen

Writing Critics' Wrongs
Megan Fox: “Why Did I Let Myself Get Shit On For Something I Knew...
According to a study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, film criticism is a field overwhelmingly dominated by (surprise, surprise) white men. Not a
by Anne Cohen

Best of Netflix
Meet The Woman Who Finds The Funniest People In Hollywood
Casting director Allison Jones used to get her best ideas while watching Law & Order. “You’d see all the New York actors,” she recently
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
It’s Always A Good Time To Rewatch Whitney Houston In The Bod...
Whitney Houston didn’t originally want to be in The Bodyguard. Co-star Kevin Costner, then one of the most bankable male leads in Hollywood, stalled prod
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
Rashida Jones & Bill Murray Play A Father-Daughter Duo In Sofia C...
Bill Murray as a bon vivant gentleman mentoring a younger woman through an existential crisis? Must be a Sofia Coppola movie. But if you’re expecti
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
Everything We Know About Wonder Woman 1984 So Far
On a bright, surprisingly mild Saturday morning in early September 2018, I found myself on the London set of Wonder Woman 1984, watching Chris Pine ride a
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
On Jennifer Lawrence’s 30th Birthday, Revisit The Role That Made ...
It’s been 10 years since Jennifer Lawrence became a household name in the aftermath of her unlikely Oscar nomination for Winter’s Bone, a $2 million (?
by Anne Cohen

Best of Netflix
The Crown’s Casting Director Shares Her Royal Secrets
Jon Snow. Rey. Fantine. Lars Erikksong. Queen Elizabeth II. If there’s a character that’s captured your imagination over the last 26 years, there
by Anne Cohen

Best of Netflix
Dominique Fishback’s Powerful Netflix Debut Was Written In The Stars
On the day of her Project Power audition, Dominique Fishback lost her wallet. “Everything was gone,” she told Refinery29 over a Zoom call earlier thi
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
Black Stuntwomen Are Ready To Fight — Will Hollywood Let Them?
Blackface and "painting down" are causing a major uproar in the stunt community — but for many Black stuntwomen, they're only symptoms of a much deeper p
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
Hollywood Wanted Olivia De Havilland To Play An Ingenue Forever. ...
The last fragile thread linking us to the Golden Age of Hollywood has snapped. Olivia de Havilland, best-known for her roles in the now controversial Gone
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
This New HBO Series Has Major Call Me By Your Name Vibes
Call Me By Your Name hive, assemble! The first trailer for director Luca Guadagnino’s latest project is here, and it will have you fantasising about bike
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
The Ending Of Radioactive Proves Marie Curie’s Story Is ...
This story contains spoilers for Radioactive. There’s a reason Radioactive, director Marjane Satrapi’s latest film, isn’t just called Marie Curie. Th
by Anne Cohen

Best of Netflix
With Yes, God, Yes, Natalia Dyer Wants You To Think Abou...
Natalia Dyer was recently scrolling through a Buzzfeed article ranking hot animated characters when she had an epiphany. “I was like, maybe that’s why
by Anne Cohen

Movies
Netflix’s Latest Movie Gives Jamie Foxx Crazy Superpowers — But T...
Sometimes, usually after a couple Marvel movies (and a glass of wine or two), I find myself wondering what kind of superhero I’d be. Spider-man’s my fa
by Anne Cohen

Movies
The Troubling Tale of Baby Peggy, Hollywood’s First Child Star
At the age of 5, Diana Serra Cary, better known as child superstar Baby Peggy, was a self-made multimillionaire, the star of nearly 150 shorts and three fe
by Anne Cohen

Amy Schumer
How The Director Of Expecting Amy Got Amy Schumer (& Bey...
It’s not everyday that Amy Schumer offers you a job by sliding into your DMs. Yet that’s exactly how Alexander Hammer found himself directing Expecting
by Anne Cohen

Movies
The Old Guard Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Wants To Sh...
This interview contains mild spoilers for The Old Guard, streaming on Netflix July 10. “I’ve been here before, over and over again. And each time the s
by Anne Cohen

Movie Trailers
Rediscover Hollywood’s Most Famous Nude Scenes With This Ne...
“You read all about her in Playboy Magazine. Now see Jayne Mansfield completely nude!” So read a poster advertising Mansfield’s now-landmark scene in
by Anne Cohen

Entertainment
Mrs America Premiere Recap: How Phyllis Schlafly Went Fr...
I was ready to hate Mrs. America. A show that stars Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly, one of the most disruptive conservative forces in modern American h
by Anne Cohen