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  1. bridges of monterey county
    So, Who’s Gonna Fall Off the Bridge in the Big Little Lies Finale?After a season full of ominous foreshadowing, we ask: Exactly how is that freaking bridge going to kill somebody this season?
  2. chat room
    Billy Eichner on Hugging Beyoncé and Thanksgiving at Barbra Streisand’sThe star of The Lion King talks gay lions, gay rom-coms, and improvising Timon’s and Pumbaa’s lines.
  3. backstories
    ‘I Chased Cardi for Two Years’: How Hustlers’ Director Cast the Stripper SagaA behind-the-scenes look at the making of Hustlers, starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, and Cardi B.
  4. don't you feel angry?
    An Ode to Meryl Streep and Florence Pugh’s Catharsis ScreamsUNGHHHHHHHHAAAAAAH.
  5. deep dives
    They Were the First All-Women Crew to Conquer the Ocean. Then They Came Home.A new documentary tells the grueling story of a female yacht crew that exploded barriers at sea. Here’s what happened when they stepped back on land.
  6. chat room
    Will Poulter Couldn’t Sleep After Watching Himself in Midsommar“I was so fucked up after watching it. It’s maybe the most aggressive reaction I’ve ever had to a film.”
  7. chat room
    We Asked Daisy Ridley to Describe Adam Driver’s Big-ness, and Other QuestionsThe star of Ophelia talks the holes in her stomach, getting slapped by Naomi Watts, and what Carrie Fisher said to her while filming their last scene.
  8. How Realistic Is Hollywood’s Depiction of Women in Media?Is it really as glamorous as it seems?
  9. q&a
    Sienna Miller: “I Do Feel I’ve Been, for Much of My Life, Underestimated”Eight years after the The Loudest Voice actress sued Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper, she’s starring in a Showtime series about his colleague, Roger Ailes.
  10. big little lies
    Which Big Little Lies Mom Is Right About Kids and Climate Change?Is it Madeline or Renata? We asked a child psychologist and a teacher.
  13. behind the scenes
    The True Story Behind John Early and Kate Berlant’s Freaky Short RachelThe comedians share the bizarre true story behind their new short about a mysterious woman who crashes Early’s party.
  14. movies
    Adam Driver Has a Star Wars Key Chain in The Dead Don’t DieAll the meta moments and Easter eggs in Jim Jarmusch’s latest movie.
  15. let's talk about sex
    How Do You Choreograph a Good Queer Sex Scene? 6 TV and Film Creators Explain.Vida’s Tanya Saracho, Special’s Ryan O’Connell, Pose’s Steven Canals, and more discuss the challenges of depicting queer intimacy onscreen.
  16. deep dives
    An Oral History of Vincent D’Onofrio’s Perfect Men in Black PerformanceTwo words: sugar water.
  17. unsolved mysteries
    Luke Evans Knows You’re Wondering If That’s His Actual Dick in MaThe actor took to Twitter to remind us that he goes full-frontal in the horror film.
  18. guillermo del toro
    Guillermo del Toro Is Already Thinking About a Sequel to Scary Stories to TellDel Toro and André Øvredal on why they didn’t make an anthology, and how that one horrifying spider story factors into their film.
  19. open the pod bay doors
    ‘Depressed in Space Alone’ Is My Favorite Movie GenreNothing is more peaceful than movies about people who are floating through the ether, grasping for meaning and finding only the chilly abyss.
  20. cannes 2019
    Our 15 Favorite Movies From Cannes Film Festival 2019From The Lighthouse to Pain and Glory to Portrait of a Young Girl on Fire, here’s the best of this year’s festival.
  21. booksmart
    Diana Silvers on Booksmart’s Groundbreaking Sex SceneThis summer’s breakout star on how Booksmart made her reconsider her sexuality — and how Ma’s Octavia Spencer was behind her big break.
  22. you're invited
    Every Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Movie, Ranked by SurrealityWe rank the Olsen twins’s entire filmography on a sliding scale of uncanny, ranging from casually surreal to utterly phantasmagorical.
  25. you know nothing
    The Game of Thrones Finale Was Awfully Impressed With Itself, Huh?Brienne becomes a blogger, Tyrion lectures everyone about storytelling, and everyone hails Bran, start-up king of Westeros.
  26. cannes 2019
    How Cannes Is Watching the Game of Thrones FinaleAt the Croisette, movies rule. But on Sunday night, they’ll have some stiff competition.
  27. cannes 2019
    Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodóvar on Their ‘Erotic’ Pain and Glory Scene“In the script, there was a ‘civilized’ kiss. But that really erotic kiss — I got excited. I told them that morning they were going to shoot it.”
  28. cannes 2019
    Port Authority’s Cast on Their Viral, History-Making Cannes Moment“To have black and brown bodies on that red carpet — it’s a game-changer. Queer black men: They don’t make it [to Cannes]. Not like that.”
  29. cannes 2019
    The Lighthouse Might Be Even Trippier Than The WitchRobert Eggers’s follow-up to The Witch stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as masturbating lighthouse keepers.
  30. cannes 2019
    Three Hours at Cannes’s Most Prestigious Party: Miles Teller Loves EveryoneMiles Teller, Priyanka Chopra, Quentin Tarantino, Shailene Woodley and more showed up for Vanity Fair’s annual party at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc.
  31. cannes 2019
    Cannes’s Argentine Abortion Doc Had Audience in Tears Before It StartedQue Sea Ley, about the raging fight for safe and legal abortions in Argentina, tells the stories of women killed by clandestine abortions.
  32. cannes 2019
    Cannes’s First Black Female Filmmaker and Her Cast Lit Up the Red CarpetMati Diop’s Atlantics, which premiered at Cannes to thunderous applause, kicked off with a vibrant fashion show.
  33. cannes 2019
    Watch Elton John and Taron Egerton Sing ‘Rocketman’ LiveThe biopic opened to a minutes-long standing ovation at Cannes.
  34. cannes 2019
    Taron Egerton and His Girlfriend Got Drunk at Elton John’s HouseThe Rocketman star on why he cried at the premiere, his friendship with John, and what separates him from Rami Malek.
  37. cannes 2019
    How Gay is Rocketman?How much of Richard Madden’s tush do we see? Who does Taron Egerton smooch? Is there thrusting? Vulture investigates.
  38. cannes 2019
    What Did Bill Murray Whisper in Selena Gomez’s Ear at Cannes?The 72nd Festival de Cannes is only a few hours old, and it already has its first mystery.
  39. cannes 2019
    That Time Chloë Sevigny Stole a Prop Cop Car With Bill Murray and Adam DriverThe Dead Don’t Die star on her “past lives” and “unfinished business,” why she didn’t attend the Met Gala, and “annoying” all-male Cannes dinners.
  40. cannes 2019
    Selena Gomez, Bill Murray, and Tilda Swinton on What Terrifies Them“I find Cannes terrifying,” deadpanned Murray at The Dead Don’t Die press conference.
  41. cannes 2019
    Tilda Swinton Schools Journalists on Fashion and Female Directors at Cannes“I’m not aware of any dress code on the red carpet,” said Swinton at the press conference for The Dead Don’t Die.
  42. cannes 2019
    Stop Asking the Women of the Cannes Jury What It’s Like to Be a Female Director“People keep asking us what it’s like being a woman director. It’s sort of like asking someone who survived a shipwreck why he’s still alive.”
  43. cannes 2019
    The 13 Most Anticipated Movies at Cannes This YearFrom Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood to Frankie to Parasite, here’s a look at the films we’re most excited to see at the Croisette this year.
  44. you know nothing
    Game of Thrones Is Extremely Horny AgainBut why does everyone have exactly one bruise on their face?
  45. explainers
    Unpacking the Unhinged Detective Pikachu UniverseCan Detective Pikachu only investigate Pokémon crimes? Do Pokémon operate outside the human legal system? Is there a Pokémon god?
  46. clips
    Watch Dr. Ruth Read From the Diary She Kept During the HolocaustIn this clip from the new documentary Ask Dr. Ruth, the famed sex therapist reveals heartbreaking details about her childhood.
  49. party report
    The Long Shot Sex Scene Is Short Because Charlize Theron Was Tired That Day“I didn’t necessarily wanna do all of the work.”
  50. interview
    ‘I Looked at Bran Like a Cake’: A Conversation With Game of Thrones’ Night King“For me, when he died on the TV, I said, Now I am free.”
  51. you know nothing
    Nobody on Game of Thrones Actually Had a Plan for the Battle of Winterfell, Huh?I have not personally been to war with the dead, but the dragons could have solved this whole thing. Immediately!
  52. chat room
    Zoey Deutch on Her Jewish Sense of Humor and Rejecting Being an ‘It’ GirlThe Buffaloed star on how being Jewish made her funny, destroying her eyebrows at her bat mitzvah, and playing “strong, inconvenient women.”
  53. tribeca film festival
    David O. Russell Made Jennifer Lawrence Cry by Spoiling Anna KareninaSeven things we learned about the pair’s friendship and collaborations on Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and Joy.
  54. chat room
    How Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern Fell for Each Other on the Set of JT LeroyThe co-stars explain how they became friends, why Dern’s son is obsessed with Kristen, and what it’s like to read internet discourse about themselves.
  55. party report
    8 Things You See on the Time 100 Gala Red CarpetGreat gowns, beautiful gowns.
  56. film festival
    19 Films You Should See at This Year’s Tribeca Film FestivalRom-coms. Midnight horror. A documentary about Showgirls. Margo Martindale. Here’s what you need to catch at this year’s festival.
  57. you know nothing
    Everyone on Game of Thrones Might Die, But at Least We Got Some LaffsThey say tragedy plus time is comedy, so it follows that Game of Thrones plus time is Friends.
  58. the file
    Who Is Ariana Grande, Really? A Quick Catch-up.In less than six years, she has become one of the most successful pop artists of all time. Who is she?
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