The Hollywood elite may be headed to the south of France this week, but the mood is gloomy. Has the moment for big film festivals -- and the enthusiasm for art-house cinema -- passed?
By Wolfgang Höbel May 15, 2009
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I've been trying to break into the film biz but I'm thinking about giving up and moving home
By Cary Tennis
June 24, 2009
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The "High School Musical" pinup wants to shed his cheesy image. Can he succeed? Plus: A look at the heartthrobs who made the leap to adult fame.
By Sarah Hepola
March 26, 2009
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What do Oscar nominees Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke have in common? The success stories of the year -- and the weathered mugs to show for it.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 20, 2009
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The media says Americans have the economic blues. But we're meeting these down times the way we always have: Not with resignation but with grit, compassion and humor.
By Richard Rodriguez
February 13, 2009
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At the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, a disdain for Hollywood movies bumps up against a hunt for celebrities -- and wild boars.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 9, 2009
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It was a flaccid, unhot year in sex, but how about that election! Spitzer and Edwards may have gotten laid, but Barack and Hillary scored.
By Rebecca Traister
January 4, 2009
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Amy Winehouse imploded, Tina Fey triumphed, Heath Ledger overdosed -- and so did the tabloid era. Finally.
By Sarah Hepola
December 26, 2008
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Warner Bros. blocks the release of the DVD version of "Hanoi Hilton," which includes an interview with John McCain about his time in captivity in Vietnam.
By Vincent Rossmeier
October 14, 2008
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The once-troubled starlet confirms her relationship with Samantha Ronson. But do we care?
By Sarah Hepola
September 23, 2008
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As the summer movie season drags on, it's time to ask whether there's a limit to how much hype we can take.
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 12, 2008
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Ricky Gervais, the comic whiz behind "The Office," aims his nervy, discomfiting humor at the stand-up stage and movie stardom.
By Mark Follman
July 8, 2008
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The late filmmaker was one of the last to believe in making good mainstream movies for grown-ups. He offered glimpses of what makes us human.
By Stephanie Zacharek
May 27, 2008
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A television critic on why Hollywood actresses' excessive plastic surgery is complicating her job.
By Thomas Rogers
April 18, 2008
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Once upon a time there were film and TV writers who were getting screwed over by the suits. Thanks to the outcome of the WGA strike, those days are over.
By Marc Norman
February 15, 2008
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U.S. blockbusters get dumb to grab international market share.
By Andrew Leonard
January 28, 2008
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The range and diversity of Tuesday's Oscar nominations signal the triumph of Indiewood -- and the depth of Hollywood's self-hatred.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 22, 2008
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Treated more like factory workers than artists, Hollywood screenwriters -- currently threatening to strike -- have never gotten much respect. Do they deserve it?
By Laura Miller
October 25, 2007
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Ten of Hollywood's most powerful women sit down to discuss the state of the movie business -- why there aren't more female directors, why blowing things up is fun, and more.
By Rebecca Traister
October 11, 2007
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Two years after the deluge: A brew of Hollywood pyrotechnics, homeowner nightmares and local cultural revival in New Orleans.
By Bill Sasser
July 23, 2007
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This action-packed comedy proves that smarts and silliness aren't mutually exclusive.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 20, 2007
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Salon critics and special guests weigh in on the Academy Awards -- the wins, the dresses, the absence of Anna Nicole!
February 26, 2007
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Ellen was 'Ellish in her tacky leisure suits. But at Sunday night's Oscars, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Hudson, Al Gore and the rest restored fame's good name.
By Cintra Wilson
February 26, 2007
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Are curvy women of color exempt from Hollywood's traditional beauty standards?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
February 16, 2007
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Rupert Everett's autobiography serves up plenty of Hollywood dish -- but even the the tastiest bits can't cover the bitterness of a fading career.
By Sean Kennedy
February 1, 2007
The Cannes death rattle
Should I leave L.A. after one year?
Zac Efron and the twilight of the teen idol
Here's looking at you, comeback kids
Depressed? No! We're angry
Searching for Clive Owen
Sex and the superdelegates 
The year celebrity scandal died
Obama-loving Hollywood liberals strike again
Lindsay Lohan is dating a woman, and grass is green
Do you suffer from blockbuster fatigue?
Ricky goes to Hollywood
Remembering Sydney Pollack
Happy ending for writers
The long-term stupidity of global Hollywood
Love, hate and the Oscars
"Schmucks with Underwoods"
Chicks behind the flicks
In Hurricane Katrina's surreal backwaters
"Hot Fuzz"
Regarding Oscar
Hollywood gets humble
Sad, but true, Hollywood story
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