The Tree of Life star describes the free-form family vibe in making a film with the world’s most reclusive director
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Thor: A Minor Marvel
The Norse god faces two daunting challenges: to vanquish his enemies in mythological Norway and modern-day New Mexico, and to top Fast Five at the box office
The 25 Best and Worst Oscar Gowns of All-TIME
TIME’s Feifei Sun and Claire Suddath pick the most unforgettable dresses ever to appear at the Academy Awards
Top 10 Arcade Games
Before there were motion-controlled sensors, online gameplay and the whatnot, we saved up quarters and headed down to the local arcade. In a fit of nostalgia, TIME named its top 10 favorite arcade titles.
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Boardwalk Empire Watch: They Did It All for the Nucky
Spoilers for the season finale of Boardwalk Empire coming up:
Lead TV characters often develop a signature move over time: a gesture or expression that comes to define them. Think Ralph Kramden’s gesturing into the air on The …
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Boardwalk Empire Watch: Arsenic and Old Wounds
Spoilers for last night’s Boardwalk Empire coming up:
Last week’s Boardwalk Empire may have had the actual gunfire, but “Paris Green” was chock full of people pulling triggers. There was a welter of activity, mostly …
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Boardwalk Empire Watch: The Man Behind the Curtain
Spoilers for last night’s Boardwalk Empire coming up:
“The Emerald City” was an underwhelming episode of Boardwalk Empire, partly because it seemed largely to be mechanically setting up conflicts for the season’s final two …
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Boardwalk Empire Watch: Sacrificing the Pawns
Spoilers for last night’s Boardwalk Empire coming up:
While Boardwalk Empire is a crime story, it’s not a story mainly about the men who pull the triggers but rather the men who hire them. And while it is in many ways a …
Top 10 Ridiculous Country Songs
TIME takes a look at country music’s most absurd tunes—many of which, oddly, involve alcohol.
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Boardwalk Empire Watch: Conventional Wisdom
Spoilers for last night’s Boardwalk Empire coming up:
One of the pleasures of Boardwalk Empire has been how thoroughly and freely it has mixed historical and fictional people and events, without seeming bound to history or …
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Boardwalk Empire Watch: The Persistence of Memory
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, put down that Tom Swift book and watch last night’s Boardwalk Empire.
Boardwalk Empire is a work of historical fiction, but the past has its own past. And “Home,” the season’s seventh …
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Boardwalk Empire Watch: Movin’ On Up
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, take out your belt, lash yourself strongly across the back and watch last night’s Boardwalk Empire.
With “Family Limitation,” you’ve now seen as many episodes as I did of Boardwalk …
Top 10 ‘I See Dead People’ Movies
TIME selects the best films starring mediums, psychics and children (always the children!) able to communicate with the dead.