In the latest print edition of TIME, I have an early Father’s Day present for all the dads out there: a look at how the image of the hands-on, Baby Bjorn–wearing dad has become a go-to sight gag in TV and movies. From my column (subscription required):
The baby carrier is a symbol of a generation of dads–the Baby Bjorners–who,
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This liaison with Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman and Kristen Scott Thomas is dangerous, but not in a good way
Whatever Lola wants, she doesn’t get in this indie-minded romantic comedy about a woman (Greta Gerwig) who gets dumped three weeks before her wedding
Why do we love revisiting pasts we’ve never known? And why do so many of them disappoint?
The comedian, actor and producer on life in the ‘burbs, ad-libbing a zebra’s lines, and when he’s getting back on the road
This DreamWorks animated sequel pushes cartoon mayhem to its insane apogee
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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 …
Ridley Scott, director of the 1979 horror-space classic, revisits the franchise with a prequel so close to the original in its scare tactics, it’s practically a pre-make
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 …
‘Snow White’ the action film? The very boring action film. This warrior princess comes up short
The old fable connects with new viewers and jump-starts the June box office
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has been trying to build a museum dedicated to movies for decades. Now one seems to finally be in the works: The Academy announced this week that they’ve signed on big-name …
