Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman, the writer and director of Juno, respectively, reteam for the wayward tale of a prom queen who never grew up
John and Yoko, as Never Before Seen: New Photos from the Famous ‘Bed In’
The Best Albums of 2011
Like crops and the stock market, the music industry has years of plenty and years of drought. 1965 saw several new songs that are now considered classic, such as Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone,” Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” and the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Can you imagine what that year-end Top …
Anything Can Happen on New Year’s Eve—Except That Not Much Does
After an illustrious career celebrating princesses and prostitutes in film, 77 year-old director Garry Marshall has settled into a sort of Happy Days redux phase focused on holiday pictures. First Valentine’s Day in 2010 and …
We Need to Talk about Tilda Swinton
If extraterrestrials sent Tilda Swinton to Scotland as an undercover emissary — and my profile of the actress in this week’s TIME (which can be found here) doesn’t rule out that possibility — they didn’t get her disguise …
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Dead Tree Alert: The Trump Primary
To the list of absolutely crucial wedge issues distinguishing the Republican primary candidates, this week added a new one: What is your position on Donald Trump? In my latest TIME column (subscription required), I look at the …
We Need To Talk About Kevin—About a (Bad) Boy
Director Lynne Ramsay opens We Need to Talk About Kevin, her highbrow horror film about motherhood, with writhing bodies jammed together Hieronymus Bosch-style. Red fluid sprays across bare shoulders and bubbles up around knees. …
The Sitter: Guns, Cocaine and Jonah Hill’s Adventures in Babysitting
There’s a lovely, empowering “It Gets Better” message about being gay embedded in David Gordon Green’s snappy comedy The Sitter. But don’t get the wrong idea: The sweet scene arrives at about the halfway point between …
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M*A*S*H’s Harry Morgan Dies at 96
Harry Morgan, best known to TV audiences for playing the gruff, lovable Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H, died Wednesday morning. (Given that he died at the age of 96, I think congratulations are in order along with the condolences.)
Fast Five is One of TIME’s Top 10 Movies of 2011
No, seriously. On our list of the best movies of 2011, chosen by Richard Corliss — our film critic of 31 years — the fourth sequel to 2001’s The Fast & The Furious comes in at number 10.
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The Top 10 TV Episodes of 2011: The Best and the Rest
My list of the Top 10 TV Episodes of 2011 is also up at time.com. (See my post about my Top 10 TV Shows picks for some explanations and general philosophies of listmaking.) After the jump, my annual caveats/explanations, the …
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The Top 10 TV Series of 2011: The Best and the Rest
TIME’s annual collection of top-10 lists is up, including my list of the Top 10 TV Shows of 2011. (Also up is my list of Top 10 TV Episodes, which I’ll cover in a separate post.)
After the jump, I’ll post my complete list, …
Questlove Served Me Fried Chicken
On the eve of their new album release, The Roots’ drummer took over the kitchen at New York’s Blue Note jazz club to tout his new catering business.