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The Hollywood sign in January 2024. Production in Hollywood has been declining.

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  • Business

Trump's plan for movie tariffs leads to global confusion

Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help.

May 05, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky at the 2023 Met Gala. The rapper is one of the co-chairs of this year's gala.

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  • Arts & Life

'Tailoring Black style' is the theme of the 2025 Met Gala. Here's what to know

Expect to see a focus on menswear: jackets, trousers, suits, hats, and maybe a cane or two.

May 05, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox in the <em>Friends </em>episode "The One With Monica And Chandler's Wedding."

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  • Television

I do think we should be having more TV weddings

As we enter wedding season, culture critic Linda Holmes suggests that we bring back the splashy TV wedding at full power.

May 03, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Alec Baldwin as Harland Rust in a still from the movie's trailer.

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  • Movies

Over three years after on-set tragedy, 'Rust' is in theaters and available to rent

A fatal on-set shooting killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Hutchins' husband became a producer as part of a settlement.

May 02, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
When she was 25, violinist Esther Abrami realized that none of the hundreds of pieces she had played were composed by women. The results of her journey to change that are on her new album, <em>Women</em>.

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  • Music Interviews

Violinist Esther Abrami uncovers 'hidden treasure' of music by women

French violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases.

May 01, 2025
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  • Olivia Hampton
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland, pictured in 2023, is putting the brand up for sale two years after announcing plans for a second event.

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  • Pop Culture

Fyre Festival's embattled founder is selling the brand: 'It's time to pass the torch'

Billy McFarland says he will sell the brand "to an operator that can fully realize its vision." The news comes days after the postponement of Fyre Festival 2, which was scheduled for late May.

April 25, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Oscar statues in a press preview in February 2025.

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  • Movies

Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now

In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film's use of generative AI and other digital tools "neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination."

April 22, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor.

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  • TV Reviews

'Andor' and 'You' are back this week

Andor, featuring Diego Luna's charismatic performance as a rebel operative, has come at a perfect moment.

April 22, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler on set of <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Movies

Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are symbiotic. 'Sinners' is the latest proof

For over a decade, Ryan Coogler has been bringing out the best in Michael B. Jordan — in Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, and now, Sinners. It's hard to overstate how important this partnership is in cinematic history.

April 21, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in the new movie <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Sinners' gives Michael B. Jordan two roles of a lifetime

In Sinners, Ryan Coogler creates a bold original vision, and Michael B. Jordan is at the top of his game.

April 17, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Bowen Yang and Han Gi-Chan in <em>The Wedding Banquet. </em>

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  • Movies

'Sinners,' 'The Wedding Banquet' remake, and more in theaters this weekend

Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in a music-besotted, blood-drenched supernatural thriller, Sinners. And Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone in a remake of the groundbreaking 1993 rom-com, The Wedding Banquet.

April 17, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been a tradition since 1999. But it's not actually held in the city of Coachella.

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  • National

Word of the Week: Coachella began as a typo. Here's what happened next

When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

April 16, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Wink Martindale arrives at the International Myeloma Foundation 7th Annual Comedy Celebration at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre in 2013.

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  • Arts & Life

Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and early interviewer of Elvis, dies at 91

The legendary TV host of game shows "Tic-Tac-Dough" and "Gambit" died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. He had been battling lymphoma for a year.

April 16, 2025
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Investigative journalist Jane Mayer is the author of the 2016 book <em>Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right. </em>The book inspired filmmaker Alex Gibney's two-film project out this week, <em>The Dark Money Game.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

What's on TV: 2 new documentaries, a Western, a comedy, and 'The Rehearsal'

A new HBO film project traces how the Citizens United decision has reshaped democracy in recent years. Also this week, a new Netflix Western looks a lot like Yellowstone, and The Rehearsal is back.

April 14, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans

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  • Books

'Buffy' podcasters built a community — and they didn't let divorce break it

Buffering the Vampire Slayer podcasters Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo write about their community of fans, and how it help them keep working together after a split, in Slayers, Every One of Us.

April 14, 2025
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