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Angelina Jolie to Play Her Mother in New Biopic, and More

Stuart David to write a memoir about his time spent as a member of Belle & Sebastian; actor Dev Patel will play self-taught math prodigy Srinivasa Ramanujan; Angelina Jolie to play the lead in a biopic based on her mother, Marcheline Bertrand; and Nicole Kidman will play the title role in a new biopic...(READ MORE)

While We Trek Into Darkness, Let’s Trek With Respect for the Past

This weekend, eager Trekkies will be lining up to catch early screenings of the latest movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness," which once again pits the crew of Starship Enterprise against forces of otherworldly evil. For a look at Star Trek memories from the first generation of cast members and beyond, beam...(READ MORE)

Tales from Hollywood’s Golden Age: On the Anniversary of the Oscars

On May 16, 1929, in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, a tradition was born: the Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the previous years’ best films, directors, and actors. Those early years of experiment and excess generated some of the all-time great life stories; here are our picks for...(READ MORE)

John Singer Sargent and His Traveling Party: They’re Just Like Us

Armed with a copy of Stanley Olson’s definitive 1986 biography "John Singer Sargent: His Portrait," for your visit to the John Singer Sargent Watercolors exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum (on display through July), you’ll have all the context you need to understand, in up-close-and-personal detail, Sargent's...(READ MORE)