London’s Barbican Center marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond—the longest running and most successful film franchise of all time—with an exhibit open to the public now through September 5, 2012
Top 10 Summer Olympics Films
From biopics of athletes to on-the-track romances, TIME looks back on some of our favorite Olympic-themed movies
Dirty Projectors Hit a Serious Emotional Stride on Swing Lo Magellan
Longstreth and Co. trade bravado for honesty on their sixth studio album
Ernest Borgnine: Farewell to Marty and McHale
Remembering the actor who filled a 60-year movie career playing sadists, slapstick sailors and one unforgettable lug named Marty
Essence Music Fest: The World’s Only All-Female Brass Band Takes the Stage
“That’s especially why we need to keep this going, to be an example and a model for the young girls coming up.”
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The SCOTUS-Reporting Screwup, Second By Second
A lot happened in the media while I was away the last week and a half: Anderson Cooper came out, Ann Curry went out and, when the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act was released, a couple of news organizations flamed out. Fox News and—longer and more spectacularly—CNN made the hurried mistake of reporting, on an …
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Dead Tree Alert: Walter White, the Greatest American Antihero
I’m back! And so, nearly, is Walter White and the first half of Breaking Bad‘s final season. I’ve been away for a week, but while I was out, TIME published my essay on White and the past decade’s army of cable-drama antiheroes …
Essence Music Fest: Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige and D’Angelo Rock New Orleans
The biggest name at this weekend’s Essence Music Festival was a big one: Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul performed on the closing night of the four-day event and received the first ever “Power Award” for her contributions to …
The Amazing Spider-Man Crafts Hollywood’s Greatest 3D Sequence Yet
Warning: Major Amazing Spider-Man Spoilers Throughout:
There’s a lot to love about the new Amazing Spider-Man — a Peter Parker who can actually spark some sexual chemistry, a mutated villain with some genuinely freaky …
The Walking Dead Preview: Michonne, the Governor and the Prison
AMC’s preview weekend for The Walking Dead, Season 3 reveals a little about what’s coming in October
Essence Fest 2012: Is Reality TV Still Not Diverse Enough?
Reality TV stars at this year’s Essence gathering in New Orleans debate the role of their medium in shaping our views about racial and economic diversity
The Not-Quite-Amazing Spider-Man Wins the Weekend
Marvel’s sticky teen trounces Oliver Stone’s “Savages” and Katy Perry’s bosom but so far falls short of blockbuster status
New York Asian Film Festival: A Scalding Wind from the East
The summer’s most invigorating movie series offers mind-blowing treats from the pop cinemas of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and beyond