Shock and Awe Undercuts Its Own Great Story

As frequently as the attacks of September 11, 2001, have been reenacted or invoked in the last two decades of film, there has been an unspoken agreement, clung to with near-superstitious fervor, that they cannot be movied. Paul Greengrass’s United 93 was perhaps the first notable film to depict one

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Anthony Bourdain Posthumously Nominated for Six Emmys

A month after Anthony Bourdain died at the age of 61 while filming an episode of his popular CNN travel series, Parts Unknown, in Kaysersberg, France, the show has received six Emmy nominations. As announced this afternoon, Parts Unknown nabbed the following nominations: Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program, Outstanding

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Rob Reiner Thinks Our Democracy Is Hanging by a Thread

With Shock and Awe, Rob Reiner thought he was making a film about the recent past instead of one reflecting on the present. The fact-based film follows the ramp-up to the Iraq War from the perspective of three reporters for Knight Ridder (played by Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, and

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Megan Amram Gets an Emmy Nomination for An Emmy for Megan

Megan Amram can rest easy tonight knowing that her Emmy-deserving web series An Emmy for Megan just got one step closer to its goal. The Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and sure enough, Amram’s tireless campaign to earn a nomination — which included her web series as well as

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Why Has the Romance Gone Out of Summer Movies?

When you think of the actors who have exemplified summer-movie stardom, you might picture gun-toting musclemen like Dwayne Johnson and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Will Smith with his run of July Fourth blockbusters, or Robert Downey Jr. suiting up to save the world as the foremost of Marvel’s Avengers.But does Julia Roberts

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Here Are the 2018 Emmy Nominations

Today, the Television Academy announced the nominations for 70th annual Emmy Awards. Game of Thrones, Saturday Night Live, and Westworld led the total number of nominations per show with 22, 21, and 21 apiece, while Netflix overtook perennial leader HBO in the total tally with 112 nominations to HBO’s 108.Outstanding

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8 Best New Songs of the Week

Every week Vulture highlights the best new music. If the song is worthy of your ears and attention, you will find it here. Read our picks below, share yours in the comments, and subscribe to the Vulture Playlist for a comprehensive guide to the year’s best music.Brockhampton, “1999 Wildfire”“1999 Wildfire”

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The Glory of the Mary Queen of Scots Trailer Is Here

Wig! Forehead! Heavy powder! Saorise Ronan and Margot Robbie are coming for the Oscars the 2017 awards season denied them. Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of Scots — scripted by Beau Willimon — is the battle of high cheekbones: Mary Stuart (Ronan) is attempting to usurp her cousin Elizabeth I (Robbie),

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