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The Big Screen
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Christopher Nolan Is a Bad Editor
The director is so busy preserving all of his scenes that he cuts out crucial, character-building moments.
The Psychology of a Horror Movie Fan
Scientists have tried to figure out the appeal of axe murderers and creepy dolls, but it mostly remains a spooky mystery.
How to Make Money in Hollywood: Don’t Be a Woman Over 34
For male movie stars, earnings steadily rise until age 51, when things level off. For women, the peak comes 17 years earlier, and it's followed by a sudden drop.
What Hollywood Needs Is Fewer Strong Male Characters
The work of genocide researcher Adam Jones suggests that the perception of strength justifies violence against men.
The Man Who’s Trying to Save the History of American Movies
Exploding movie theaters, things being dumped into the Pacific, byzantine corporate bureaucracy—all part of Eddie Muller's efforts to preserve the film noir era.
Female Friendship and the Secret Victorian Life of ‘Obvious Child’
What’s been described as an “abortion rom-com” has a lot in common with Jane Eyre, Middlemarch, and other Victorian novels that showcase how female friendship can develop the heroine’s positive qualities.
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Makes a Great Argument for Sex
We could all learn a thing or two from our close cousin, the bonobo.
Are All Movie Heroes the Same Person?
Joseph Campbell's theory of the Monomyth suggests that all mythical and legendary tales told throughout human history share a common structure.
Seduced by Gore Vidal
The complicated pleasures of Nicholas Wrathall's hagiographic new documentary.