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Holy franchise, Batman! You’re 80!

Mar 29, 2019
Grab your cowl and utility belt while we take a look at one of the highest-earning superheroes.
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It's showtime! After these 617 credits

Jan 4, 2019
If you took some time over the holidays to catch a movie or two, chances are you sat through a lot of stuff that was not the movie, but a list of names on a screen. You get the pre-movie credits, you get the post-movie credits, which might have an Easter egg hidden in them, […]
Movies today have increasingly complex visual effects, like "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," which credits over 20 different visual effects companies.
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"Beale Street" and "Homecoming" star Stephan James on finding success in Hollywood

Dec 19, 2018
Ten years into his acting career, Stephan James is having a breakout moment.
Stephan James speaks about "If Beale Street Could Talk" at Essence Festival on July 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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How Michael Ovitz shifted Hollywood's balance of power

Sep 25, 2018
Creative Artists Agency, the talent agency he co-founded, pioneered the concept of "packaging" artists together to make deals.
Michael Ovitz, co-founder of the Creative Artists Agency, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort in Idaho for the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference in July.
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What's missing in Hollywood movie posters? Often, women's heads.

Aug 27, 2018
Comedian Marcia Belsky documents the trope in her blog The Headless Women of Hollywood.
One of the many movie posters featured on Marcia Belsky's blog, Headless Women of Hollywood.

Regina King on the challenges of moving behind the camera

Aug 20, 2018
The actor-director discusses Netflix, her latest role and the responsibilities of creating your own show.
Regina King says that in a lot of ways, “I do feel like I'm just getting started.” Above, she speaks at a Netflix event in Beverly Hills, California, in May.
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"Crazy Rich Asians" director: "We would not have this fervor if we were just another one on Netflix"

Aug 14, 2018
The movie marks a pivot in Jon M. Chu's career to tell stories that haven't been seen on screen.
Jon M. Chu attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' “Crazy Rich Asians.”
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