Jeff Daniels stars as Will McAvoy, a veteran news anchor who suffers a crisis of conscience and snaps in front of an audience of college students in The Newsroom, debuting on HBO June 24. Aaron Sorkin’s first television show in …
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Julianne Hough on Pole Dancing, Rock of Ages, and Stealing from Harry Potter
Julianne Hough is a quadruple threat: actor, singer, dancer, and…thief? As an 11-year-old extra in the first Harry Potter, “I tried to steal a Gryffindor scarf, so I could prove I was in the movie,” she recalls. “Then they …
The Trailblazer: Q&A with Wild author and advice columnist Cheryl Strayed
The first Dear Sugar letter I read was from a woman who called herself Stuck. She had had a miscarriage when she was six months pregnant. Her doctor told her the pregnancy might have failed in part because she was overweight. She …
Director Lynn Shelton on Breaking the Hollywood Glass Ceiling and Making Emily Blunt Blush
Filmmaker Lynn Shelton made her name as a mumblecore mainstay with movies like 2009’s Humpday—which, like many of her films, was made in the Pacific Northwest with a small cast and a heavy reliance on improvisation. Her latest …
Ice-T on His Rap Documentary, the Feud with Pop and the Future of Hip Hop
The rapper and actor Ice-T is celebrating some big anniversaries in 2012: 25 years since his album Rhyme Pays was the first hip-hop record to bear the now-familiar “explicit content” sticker, and 20 since his rap-rock band’s …
Prometheus, an Epic Cinematic Puzzle: TIME Talks to the Screenwriter Behind the Secrets
If my post-screening discussion is any indication, Prometheus will be one of the most hotly debated films of the year.
Typically, film critics are in a rush to flee the theater after the credits. Particularly if it’s an …
From TIME’s Archive: Ray Bradbury on Literature, Big Government and Jumping Off Cliffs
TIME talked to the celebrated science fiction author in 2010 on the occasion of his 90th birthday
Prometheus Star Michael Fassbender on His Robotic Role and Why He Believes in Aliens
Michael Fassbender has had a busy couple of years. In 2011 alone, he played everything from a sex addict in Shame and Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method to X-Men’s Magneto and Jane Eyre’s Rochester. And now he’s adding a new kind of …
Listen Up: The Art of Sound Editing Blockbuster Action Movies
You have never seen Becky Sullivan in a movie. You haven’t even heard her voice. But you’ve certainly listened to her work as a lead sound and automated dialogue replacement (ADR) editor on dozens upon dozens of blockbusters …
The Mighty Chris Hemsworth on Snow White, Joss Whedon and Thor 2
Snow White’s Huntsman talks to TIME about superheroes, fairy tale warriors and life beyond the green screen
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
Legendary Creature Creator Rick Baker Talks Aliens and Men in Black 3
Rick Baker, the seven-time Academy Award-winning special makeup effects artist (they practically created the category just for him) can develop nearly any creature—human or not. His credits include Planet of the Apes, Hellboy, …