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Walt Disney songwriter Richard M. Sherman, who has died aged 95, wrote some of Hollywood’s greatest film musical songs.
Did the beloved 1980s teen classic The Karate Kid perpetuate Orientalist stereotypes?
Sex on screen doesn’t have to be explicit. Luca Guadagnino’s new movie Challengers reminds us how sexy those illusive sex scenes can be.
For every film that makes it to our screens, hundreds if not thousands fail to make it.
The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of her success – a middle finger to the men whom she had made rich and powerful.
New documentary about Nickelodeon, Quiet on Set, highlights how we don’t keep child stars safe. In the age of social media this is an even bigger problem.
It’s been nine years since #OscarsSoWhite called out a lack of diversity at the Oscars. Has anything changed? Prof. Naila Keleta-Mae and actress Mariah Inger unpack the progress.
Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.
How the son of Italian immigrants created the Bank of America, and funded early Hollywood in the process.
25 years after the death of the legendary director, a new book offers fresh insights into Stanley Kubrick’s personal and professional life.
Non-English language cinema – previously seen by niche audiences – is increasingly finding acceptance and recognition, reflecting the many demographic changes taking place within the academy.
It Happened One Night is one of only three films to nab the Oscar “big five”, winning prizes for best actor, actress, adapted screenplay, director and picture.
Bow and Swift have shared unrelenting scrutiny, overshadowing their hard work and success.
Mae D Huettig, Romana Javitz and Shirley Graham DuBois were instrumental in their respective media fields but very few of us will be aware of their individual contributions.
The secular carol doesn’t mention Jesus, angels or wise men, while reminding listeners of what makes them not just American, but human.
Increasingly slick films attracting big budgets are major features of Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry.
The scandal that engulfed the tempestuous couple from the beginning fed a media and public obsession that lasted for the rest of their lives.
The series cuts between Cary Grant’s humble English beginnings and later Hollywood success.
Cary Grant’s films offer complicated and contrasting visions of what it means to be a man.
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