During Mad Men‘s early seasons, the catalyst that drove the narrative was the mystery of Don’s identity. As we got to know the characters, their respective development was front and center, but what really drove the show, what we …
Men in Black 3 Singes The Avengers
The revival of a Will Smith franchise slips past the Marvel men
The Palme d’Amour: Director Michael Haneke Takes Cannes’ Top Prize—Again
Michael Haneke’s quietly magnificent story of love on the brink of death takes the top prize, while seven American films oozing with star quality get no love at all
Palme d’Or Preview: Handicapping Five Top Contenders at Cannes
On the Festival’s final day, we consider films from the U.S., the U.K., Romania, Denmark and France
Norman Lloyd: Hitchcock’s Saboteur Is a World-Class Raconteur
He worked and played with Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Renoir, Elia Kazan, Bertolt Brecht — and at a vital 97, he gave the best show at Cannes 2012
Pretty Boys Gone Wild, Part 2: Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis
The Twilight star plays a young billionaire on a crosstown death ride in David Cronenberg’s bland denunciation of wretched excess
Pretty Boys Gone Wild, Part 1: Zac Efron in The Paperboy
The tweens’ dreamboat gets down and dirty in this lurid, racially charged melodrama
Star Wars Turns 35: How TIME Covered the Film Phenomenon
On May 25, 1977, Star Wars hit movie screens. TIME takes a fond look back at George Lucas’ little science-fantasy project.
Guitar God Slash Tells TIME About His New Album — and His Famous Hat
The Guns N’ Roses guitarist talks about his new album, his famous hat and what he’d tell his kids if they wanted to be musicians
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Dead Tree Alert: Law & Order: DVR; or, Confessions of an Ad-Skipping Thief
My latest column in TIME (now free from the paywall!) is about the uproar in broadcast TV over Auto Hop, a new feature on Dish Network DVRs which takes commercial fast-forwarding one step further, allowing viewers to …
Exodus 23:1: The Bible Verse Inspiring Rap Lyrics—and a Rap Feud
Nothing can get a Bible verse trending on Twitter faster than an expletive-filled rap lyric pitting two rap factions against each other.
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E.T. at 30: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Our Favorite Extraterrestrial
TIME celebrates E.T.’s 30th anniversary by presenting some little-known facts about Steven Spielberg’s family-friendly sci-fi film
