The theme of “Sunday Best” is revelation. Revealing facts and motivations costs any fiction writer a great deal, and let’s thank the Boardwalk writers for giving up some secrets. Including the pilot, I can’t think of a better …
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Imperfect Weather: 10 Most Memorable Movie Storm Scenes
As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, TIME revisits the movies that show nature’s less pleasant side
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Homeland Watch: Broken Boy Soldier
Carrie and the CIA break Brody down to remake him, and in the process, Homeland makes itself into potentially quite a different, and exciting, series.
Cloud Atlas Sinks in a Storm, as Hollywood Prays for Skyfall
The only bright light in a soggy box-office weekend is the boffo business abroad for the new James Bond film
What Are the Best Songs for Seduction? The Results Will Surprise You
The Dirty Dancing soundtrack is just one of the unexpected choices on the bedroom playlist
Jason Aldean Rides Night Train to Glory As He Tops Billboard Chart
Why country music had a big week, and Journey scores with a years-old greatest-hits compilation
Elizabeth Taylor Overtakes Michael Jackson as Top-Earning Dead Celeb
Liz has beat out the King of Pop, one of her most loyal friends, for the honor of highest paid dead celebrity, according to Forbes’s annual list of “Top-Earning Dead Celebrities.”
Netflix, Crying Dads and Presidential Debates: Comments of the Week: Oct. 20 – 26
The new commenting system just makes us more excited for our semi-regular rundown of discussion on the site
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Dead Tree Alert: Murphy’s Lawlessness
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that ran earlier this week, Ryan Murphy said, “You either love me or you hate me.” In my essay in the new print issue of TIME magazine (subscription required), I beg to differ: it is …
Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Tony Kushner on the Terrifying Process of Making Lincoln
TIME hosted a VIP screening of the Presidential biopic last night in New York City. The trio was on hand to talk Lincoln fears, questions they would have liked to ask the 16th President and what ended up on the cutting room floor
Swedish House Mafia Pushes Electronic Dance Music to the Max on Until Now
The genre pioneers bring unbounded energy to their latest album
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Mario Bros. Masterpieces: How Old School Video Games Became Art
If anybody ever criticizes you for wasting time playing video games, just tell them that you are busy mastering an art. Gallery 1988 (G1988), a Los Angeles pop culture art center, will be hosting its second “Old School Video Game …
Amy Winehouse Play to Open in Denmark
The production, simply titled ‘Amy,’ won’t just focus on the problems of the R&B songstress — it will also explore the role of the media in exacerbating those struggles. Would the singer have said No No No?