Tangled Up in The West Wing
On the 25th anniversary of Aaron Sorkin’s beloved political drama, Janel Moloney—who played the idealistic Donna Moss—grapples with the show’s role in her life
Cheap Screams
The YouTube horror movie Milk & Serial has become a viral sensation—and it cost only $800 to make
Jack-of-All-Trades
With his starring role in the darkly funny espionage thriller Slow Horses, critically acclaimed theatrical performances, and recent marriage to Saoirse Ronan, Jack Lowden is riding high
Grace Van Patten
The star of Tell Me Lies reveals her hesitance about joining Hollywood and how she handles filming her dark Hulu series
Depraved New World
In the 1930s, two German families and a baroness moved to Floreana, a barely populated island in the Galápagos. Ron Howard’s new film, Eden, revisits the dramatic deaths that ensued
Furor over the Führer
Jerry Lewis’s unfinished film, The Day the Clown Cried, was long considered the last word in Holocaust-related bad taste. And then along came Heil Honey I’m Home!, an I Love Lucy–like sitcom about Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun
The Ingmar Bergman of Porn
Gerard Damiano Sr. made the most popular porn film of all time—Deep Throat—but he always longed to be taken seriously as an auteur
Life Lessons from My So-Called Life
The groundbreaking 90s drama ran for only one season 30 years ago—but made stars of Claire Danes and Jared Leto and continues to delight
Cult Classic
For 50 years, the Telluride Film Festival has celebrated cinema—not sponsors—with inspired programming and devoted attendees
Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read
This month’s best mystery books and TV shows
30 Years of Friends
From Matthew Perry’s addiction issues to David Schwimmer’s leather pants, the creators and actors of the hit sitcom tell the story of how it came to be, three decades after its first episode
Naomi Ackie
The actress, who stars alongside Channing Tatum in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice, details her path to Hollywood
A Gold-Medal Stunt
The Paris Olympics was one for the ages. Then, attention-seeking Tom Cruise jumped through the roof of the Stade de France
Ennui au Soleil
Françoise Sagan’s debut novel, Bonjour Tristesse, caused a sensation, rocked the sleepy town of St. Tropez, and helped usher in an era of rebellious youth
Anna Sawai
The star of Shōgun discusses her J-pop past and hopes for the second season of Pachinko
Black and White and Bond All Over
The James Bond comic strip closely foreshadowed the films—and helped Sean Connery get the title role
Escaping the Fame Trap
Josh Hartnett gave up Hollywood stardom for small movies, family life, and a herd of pygmy goats in the British countryside
The Everyman Leading Man
Glen Powell can play heartthrob, goofball, or action hero—he’s the charming, jock antidote to Timothée Chalamet
Good Material, Bad Girl
A much-troubled film about Madonna is finally in the works—but can it survive its subject’s notorious perfectionism and boorish manners?
Kevin Costner’s Post Apocalypse
The Postman was meant to be the Oscar winner’s magnum opus—instead it became the tale of a superstar’s self-indulgence
Clarence Maclin
In his breakout role, the formerly incarcerated actor stars alongside Colman Domingo and Paul Raci in the semi-biographical film Sing Sing
Black Sun
Gritty and glamorous, Chinatown combined the best of Old and New Hollywood
Thomas Doherty
After playing cheeky bad boys in High Fidelity and Gossip Girl, the 29-year-old actor is taking on a much darker role in his first indie film, Dandelion
You’re Only as Old as You Look
A new Tom Hanks film uses groundbreaking A.I. technology to transform the actor into his fresh-faced, 1980s self
