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You Have Heard This Scream Hundreds of Times. Hollywood Keeps Hiding It in Plain Sight
The Wilhelm scream began in a 1951 film and became Hollywood’s most famous audio inside joke. Here is how one yell survived for generations.
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David Fincher Put Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Back in the Room. “Cliff Booth” Now Has the Perfect Sound
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have scored David Fincher’s The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, opening in IMAX before its Netflix release.
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Salma Hayek Leads Tonight’s WIF Honors, but the Most Important Work Happens After the Ballroom Empties
WIF Honors 2026 brings Salma Hayek Pinault, Adria Arjona, Gemma Chan, Pamela Abdy and Beth de Araújo to Beverly Hills tonight for a night with a purpose.
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Nashville’s Artist Museums Are Becoming More Than Fan Stops. They Could Reshape Downtown Entertainment
New and expanded artist museums are turning music history into longer visits, private events and year-round cultural business in downtown Nashville.
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Steven Spielberg Picked His Own MoMA Double Features. The Pairings Reveal More Than a Retrospective
MoMA’s Sundays with Steven pairs six Spielberg films with movies that inspired them. The choices reveal how influence becomes a filmmaker’s own language.
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Movie Blood Used to Be Chocolate Syrup. Then Color Film Made Everything Harder
Movie blood evolved from chocolate syrup in black-and-white films to carefully engineered color formulas. The craft reveals how effects shape what viewers feel.
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Netflix Knows the Problem With Its New Pride and Prejudice: Everyone Already Has a Favorite Darcy
Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice trailer pairs Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden for a December 3 premiere. The adaptation must compete with beloved memories.
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MoMA’s Contenders Starts Today. The Awards Race Looks Different When You Watch the Films First
MoMA’s 19th annual The Contenders runs October 28 through December 17, pairing major 2026 films with conversations that cut through awards-season noise.
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Every Stanley Kubrick Film Is Returning to the Big Screen. That Is the Only Way Some of Them Make Sense
Museum of the Moving Image screens Stanley Kubrick’s complete filmography November 1 through December 27 alongside Criterion’s new comprehensive box set.
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Wildwood Took 230 Puppets and 132 Sets. The Soundtrack Brings the Handmade World Home
LAIKA’s Wildwood used 230 puppets, 132 sets and more than 1,000 artists. Its Decemberists songs reconnect the film with the novel’s creator.
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“Rent” Is Reuniting Its Original Family for One Night. Thirty Years Later, It Still Hurts
Rent’s original Broadway family reunites October 26 for a 30th anniversary concert supporting Broadway Cares, with a paid livestream available.
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Apu Spoke Again After Nine Years. “The Simpsons” Knew One Wrong Move Would Blow Up
Apu has returned to The Simpsons with Sunil Malhotra taking over the voice. The episode reopens a debate the show could not simply outrun.
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Alexander Skarsgård Plays a Wicker Husband. Hollywood Finally Gets Its Weird Fall Romance
Olivia Colman commissions Alexander Skarsgård as a wicker husband in the fall’s strangest romance, opening in theaters October 23.
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Cliff Booth Is Coming Back. AFI Fest Is Rewinding Hollywood First
AFI Fest will screen Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Quentin Tarantino before David Fincher’s new Cliff Booth film brings the character back.
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Jesse Eisenberg Wrote a “Weird” Musical for Julianne Moore. She Made It Feel Real
The Debut closed the London Film Festival with Julianne Moore as a New Jersey housewife who finds purpose in a community-theater musical.
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The Academy Museum Gala Looked Like Fashion Night. Its Real Job Was Bigger Than the Carpet
The 2026 Academy Museum Gala honored John Carpenter, Colman Domingo and Charlize Theron while funding film exhibitions, education and preservation.
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Actors Barely Eat in Dinner Scenes. One Bite Can Ruin the Entire Take
Movie meals look effortless, but every bite creates continuity, sound and performance problems. Here is how actors and food stylists make dinner scenes work.
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Michael Jackson Changed the Super Bowl in 12 Minutes. A New Documentary Shows How
Spectacle: Michael Jackson at the Super Bowl will use unseen footage to revisit the 1993 performance that transformed halftime into a pop event.
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A New Sleepy Hollow Musical Is Taking Over Disney Hall on Halloween Night
Michael Giacchino’s new Sleepy Hollow musical Headless will premiere in concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, followed by Werewolf by Night live.
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Rosé Is Taking the LACMA Gala Stage. The Guest List Explains Why This Night Matters
Rosé will perform at LACMA’s November 7 Art+Film Gala honoring Vija Celmins and Denis Villeneuve, linking pop, cinema, fashion and museum culture.
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