R.I.P., Aretha Franklin: Why Some Celebrity Deaths Hit Us So Much Harder Than Others (Podcast)
Every life is equal. But some deaths — like Franklin’s — stay with us
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Paul Scheer’s ‘Galaxy Quest’ Show Is in a ‘Hold Pattern’ – But Will Be What ‘Force Awakens’ Is to ‘Star Wars’
Scheer is writing Amazon’s TV adaptation of beloved 1999 sci-fi-fi comedy
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We’re Suckers for Paul Scheer’s Movie Pitch About Con Woman Bertha Heyman (Podcast)
“Disaster Artist” star pitches us the unlikely story of an early American scammer
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Let’s Talk Idris Elba as James Bond and Hollywood’s Recent History With Recasting White Characters (Podcast)
From Nick Fury to the Human Torch, Hollywood has had mixed success rebooting historically white characters as black
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ and Angela Davis: the Story of the Patrice’s Revolutionary Hero (Podcast)
Angela Davis deserves a feature film, too
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We Need a Movie About Jobriath, the Openly Gay ’70s Rocker Who Inspired Morrissey and Def Leppard (Podcast)
With a rich record deal and David Geffen behind him, how did “America’s David Bowie” disappear?
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How Alcatraz Linked Marlon Brando and Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Refused His ‘Godfather’ Oscar
Littlefeather’s activism started years before she refused Brando’s Best Actor award
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‘Better Call Saul’ Writers: Walter White May Still Be Alive During Gene’s Omaha Cinnabon Scenes
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould note that they’ve never said when the black-and-white scenes take place
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‘Better Call Saul’ Asked If Bruce Lee Could Beat Muhammad Ali. We Asked Their Biographers
Season 4 premiere asks a tough question
