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That’s a long time

Do Studios Really Expect to Own an Actor’s A.I. Double for ‘Eternity’?

PVOD report

‘Asteroid City’ Debuts on PVOD and Joins the Ranks of Summer Box-Office Hits

AaaaAaaah!

The Sound Effect That Links Judy Garland to ‘Star Wars’

Hi, Barbie!

‘Barbie’ Review: Greta Gerwig Goes Way Outside the Box with Her Funny, Feminist Fantasia

Yes, the Barbie movie will definitely make you laugh, probably make you cry, and absolutely make you think.

By Kate Erbland

JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL "City Primeval" Episode 1 (Airs Tuesday, July 18) Pictured: Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens. CR: FX

It’s Giving Givens

‘Justified: City Primeval’ Just Became the Most Visually Exciting Series on Television

By Jim Hemphill

Exclusive

‘Perpetrator’ Trailer: Jennifer Reeder’s Bloody High School Slasher Stars Alicia Silverstone

By Samantha Bergeson

Latest News

“You ever seen ‘Yellowstone’?”

‘Justified: City Primeval’ Ep. 1 & 2 Pulls Raylan Back to Chaos — Spoilers

July 18, 2023 11:59 pm

Features

Christopher Nolan’s Most Essential Collaborators, from Cillian Murphy to Ludwig Göransson

July 18, 2023 8:00 pm

News

Patrick Wilson: Zack Snyder’s ‘Watchmen’ Is the Only Movie of Mine I’ve Rewatched ‘Front to Back’

July 18, 2023 8:00 pm

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Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey Films Land SAG-AFTRA Waivers

July 18, 2023 6:14 pm

News

Devon Sawa Alleges He Wasn’t Paid ‘a Cent’ for His ‘Final Destination 5’ Cameo

July 18, 2023 6:00 pm

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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’

She’s plastic. She’s fantastic. And she’s coming to a theater near you.

Hi, Barbie!

‘Barbie’ Review: Greta Gerwig Goes Way Outside the Box with Her Funny, Feminist Fantasia

Barbenheimer

AMC Says 20,000 People Already Booked Their Own ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Double Features

Margot Robbie in "Barbie" (left) and Barbie the Movie Doll Gold Disco Jumpsuit (right) and Barbie the Movie Ken Doll Gold and White Disco Tracksuit

Popcorn, Coke, and a Plushie

After ‘Barbie,’ Where’s the Barbie Doll? Why Theaters Aren’t Selling More Movie Merch

Blonde Fragility

Ryan Gosling Philosophizes Ken’s Life Purpose in Latest Musical ‘Barbie’ Trailer — Watch

Meet Your Emmy Nominees

Go deeper into the noms for TV’s biggest night.

"Succession"; "Jury Duty"; "The Last of Us"

Awards

2023 Emmy Nominations: 5 Key Takeaways About ‘Succession,’ Pedro Pascal, and More

"Daisy Jones and the Six"; "The Last Thing He Told Me"; "From Scratch"; "Tiny Beautiful Things"

Consider This

How Hello Sunshine Hit Its Limited Series Stride

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 20: Michael J. Fox attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival "STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie" Premiere at Eccles Center Theatre on January 20, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Thompson on Hollywood

How ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ Avoided Big Celeb Doc Cliches

Consider This

Making a Murderer: Why TV Flocked Toward Serial Killer Stories

IndieWire’s Consider This Event

The event took place in Hollywood with creatives from “Stranger Things,” “Yellowjackets,” “P-Valley,” and “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.”

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 03: (L-R) Laura Zempel, Bobby Krlic, Craig Henighan, Jen Malone, Danny Elfman and Chris Bacon speak onstage during IndieWire's Consider This Event: Television 2023 at NeueHouse Hollywood on June 03, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto Rodriguez/IndieWire via Getty Images)

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IndieWire’s Consider This Event Returns to Celebrate TV: All the Photos from the 2023 Event

A man in a white coat speaks to a teenage girl in a hospital gown who looks terrified; behind them, bloody bodies are on the floor in a child's playroom; still from "Stranger Things 4"

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Netflix Crafts Artists on Bringing Some of the Year’s Most Popular Shows to Life

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 03: (L-R) Craig Henighan, Jen Malone, Laura Zempel, Danny Elfman, Chris Bacon and Bobby Krlic attend IndieWire's Consider This Event: Television 2023 at NeueHouse Hollywood on June 03, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/IndieWire via Getty Images)

IndieWire Event

Creating Creepy ‘Stranger Things’ Sounds, and Finding Character via Music in ‘Beef’ and ‘Wednesday’

Three adult women dressed in jeans and jackets, and a fourth in a sleek gold robe who holds a hunting knife, all of them wearing masks and standing in a woodsy clearing at night; still from "Yellowjackets"

IndieWire Event

How Tori Amos Became ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2’s Musical Muse

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Strike Town

US actress Anne Hathaway attends the 29th Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Celebration at The Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 17, 2022. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

Strike

Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey Films Land SAG-AFTRA Waivers

The actors guild released a list of 39 movies and TV shows that have signed an interim agreement to proceed with filming during the strike.

By Brian Welk

Strike

Universal Says Pruning Trees Along Picket Lines Wasn’t Meant to Take Away Shade from Protestors

By Brian Welk

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: Laura Linney attends the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Interview

Laura Linney: The SAG-AFTRA Strike Is ‘Not Just About Actors That People See and Know’

By Ryan Lattanzio

FAQ

The 2023 Writers Strike Explained: How We Got Here — and What to Expect

By Brian Welk

Film & TV Reviews

JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL "The Oklahoma Wildman" Episode 2 (Airs Tuesday, July 18) Pictured: Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens. CR: Chuck Hodes/FX

Episode Review

‘Justified: City Primeval’ Ep. 1 & 2 Pulls Raylan Back to Chaos — Spoilers

The Oklahoma Wildman leaves his mark on Detroit — and fast — in the first two episodes of “Justified: City Primeval.”

By Ben Travers

A still from Underrated by Peter Nicks, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute

Film Review

‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ Review: A Sincere, Slight Look at the NBA Star’s College Years

By Steve Greene

A woman in a red dress and man in a blue suit jacket smile while sitting at a wedding reception table with fairy lights blurred in the background; still from "The Afterparty"

Season review

‘The Afterparty’ S2 Is a Genre Treat Chasing a High Bar

By Proma Khosla

The Deepest Breath Sundance 2023 Movie Deals

Film Review

‘The Deepest Breath’ Review: The ‘Free Solo’ of Freediving Is Suspenseful Enough but Lost in the Shallows

By David Ehrlich

Top of the Line

(Clockwise from bottom left): "Menace II Society," "Taxi Driver," "Targets," "The Piano," "Hostel: Part II," and "Pan's Labyrinth" are among the best filmmaker commentary tracks

Listen Up

The Best DVD Commentaries on Filmmaking

By Jim Hemphill

Harrison Ford as Jacob and Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton of the Paramount+ series 1923. Photo Cr: Christopher Saunders/Paramount+ © 2022 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Keep It Moo-Ving

Cows Don’t Do Retakes — Why ‘1923’ Uses 5 Cameras

By Jim Hemphill

An outfoor dinner scene in Episode 3 of HBO's The Idol, featuring Lily-Rose Depp standing with a glass of wine while The Weeknd glowers at her.

Dollhouse

How Do You Create a Pop Star’s Mansion on a Budget? Use an Actual Pop Star’s Mansion

By Jim Hemphill

JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL "City Primeval" Episode 1 (Airs Tuesday, July 18) Pictured: Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens. CR: Chuck Hodes/FX

Back in the saddle

Excited for a New Season of ‘Justified’? You Have Quentin Tarantino to Thank

By Jim Hemphill

Featured Voices

IndieWire’s writers on movies, shows, the industry, and beyond.

Documentary Filmmakers Don’t Have the Option to Strike for a Better System

By Eric Kohn

‘Project Greenlight’ Dismantles the Hollywood Myth of Female Director Scarcity

By Proma Khosla

‘Theater Camp’ Directors Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman Shot Enough Material for ‘Seven Other Films That Should Never Come Out’

By Kate Erbland

‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Season 5 Is Matt Berry’s MVP Run

By Ben Travers

Film

Kate Winslet Mocked Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘Worst’ British Accent During Failed ‘The Holiday’ Audition

By Samantha Bergeson

Christopher Nolan: Quentin Tarantino Has a ‘Very Purist’ Approach to Retirement

By Samantha Bergeson

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 15: Christopher Nolan attends as Universal Pictures presents an OPPENHEIMER Trinity Anniversary Special Screening at the Whitby Hotel on July 15, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images For Universal Pictures )

Christopher Nolan Explains Why You Don’t See the Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in ‘Oppenheimer’

By Eric Kohn

Television

THE BEAR Season 2,Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu

‘The Bear’ Writer Claims ‘Evil’ Streamers Want Writers to Be ‘Homeless’ Amid WGA Strike

By Samantha Bergeson

HBO’s ‘After the Bite’ Is a Smart Doc Complement to Shark Week — Watch the Trailer

By Ryan Lattanzio

Timothy Olyphant, Claire Danes in Max's Full Circle

Max’s ‘Full Circle’ Began as a 586-Page Script — Now It’s One of TV’s Twistiest Thrillers

By Jim Hemphill

Awards

(L to R) Jake Ryan as "Woodrow", Jason Schwartzman as "Augie Steenbeck" and Tom Hanks as "Stanley Zak" in writer/director Wes Anderson's ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features

Oscars 2024: Best Original Screenplay Predictions

By Marcus Jones

Jessica Williams Celebrates Her Emmy Nomination at the WGA Strike: ‘We’re Out on the Line, Baby!’

By Marcus Jones

The Last of Us Episode 9 finale ending Joel Ellie

Creative Arts Emmy Analysis: ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘The White Lotus’ Are the Big Craft Winners

By Bill Desowitz

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Friends Are Reportedly ‘Convinced’ the Actor Will ‘Never Fully Settle Down' Amid Gigi Hadid Rumors

After Her Debilitating Stroke, Tatum O’Neal Attempts to Heal a Fractured Relationship With Dad Ryan O’Neal

A Star-Studded Night with Jay-Z at the Brooklyn Public Library

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