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
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We Need a Movie About Native American Activists’ 1969 Takeover of Alcatraz (Podcast)
The group said they had “discovered” the former prison — just like Europeans “discovered” America
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From James Gunn to Josh Hader: The Court of Public Opinion Needs Some Laws (Podcast)
Let’s talk about tweets
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Can ‘Jaws’ Help Solve a 44-Year-Old Murder Mystery?
Novelist Joe Hill — son of Stephen King — believes a woman who appears in “Jaws” may be the unidentified “Lady of the Dunes”
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Let’s Talk ‘Supertrain,’ One of TV’s Greatest Failures (Podcast)
The 1979 drama was supposed to save NBC from last place. It was a trainwreck
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How Did Bruce Lee Die? New Book Has a Sad, Strange Explanation (Podcast)
Matthew Polly’s “Bruce Lee: A Life” says the kung-fu master’s desire to be a star was a factor in his death
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‘Jaws 2’ Was Almost ‘Saving Private Ryan’ With Sharks (Podcast)
Steven Spielberg wanted the sequel to focus on the U.S.S. Indianapolis
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We Need a Movie About Ira Aldridge, the Black Shakespearean Who Fought Racism From the Stage (Podcast)
“Gaslit Nation” co-host Andrea Chalupa joins us with a forgotten story of why injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere
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‘The King’ Director Eugene Jarecki Tells Us How America Can Bounce Back From ‘Fat Elvis Stage’ (Podcast)
Filmmaker sees reason for hope
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What Is Stockholm Syndrome? The Answer Starts With a Bank Heist (Podcast)
This should be a movie. We’d cast Bill Skarsgård and Armie Hammer
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From ‘Inside Jaws’ to ‘The Gateway': 10 Perfect Summer Podcasts
Planning a road trip? Zoning out by the pool? We’ve got your ears covered
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Why Angela Davis Needs a ‘Forrest Gump’-Style Biopic (Podcast)
The Black feminist revolutionary turns up at key points in history — like a leftist version of Gump
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What a Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong Is Getting a Bio Podcast From the ‘Inside Jaws’ Team
“Good Girls” star Reno Wilson will narrate “Pops,” playing the part of the jazz icon
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We Need a Movie About Sister Antonia, the Prison Angel of Tijuana (Podcast)
Sister Antonia’s life story is “Clueless” meets “Dead Man Walking”
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How Quentin Tarantino Can Diversify the Very White Cast of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
An image of the all-star cast brought excitement, but also eye rolls
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How Bruce Lee Fits Into Quentin Tarantino’s New Movie (Podcast)
The martial arts superstar has a bizarre connection to the Manson murders
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How Internet Guru Teal Swan Lures Followers – and Why It Should Worry Us (Podcast)
The self-styled healer is great at getting attention. But is she qualified to treat mental illness?
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Is Kanye West Banned From Your Speakers? Let’s Discuss (Podcast)
On the latest “Low Key” podcast, we get into the very personal decision of whether to mute Kanye
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‘Dear David': That Buzzfeed Ghost Story We Said Should Be a Movie Is Gonna Be a Movie (Podcast)
Every week we talk about stories that should be films. With “Dear David,” Hollywood agreed with us
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Hollywood Has ‘a Lot of Interest’ in Anna Delvey, a Mystery ‘It’ Girl Who Duped New York (Podcast)
Our new podcast focuses on a story of money and fear
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The ‘Black Lightning’ Discussion That Was Supposed to Be About ‘This Is America’ (Podcast)
Let’s talk about CW’s Blaxploitation-lite superhero series
