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The Curious Cinematic Backstory Behind the “Monkey Martini”

How the new movie "Trust" reinvigorated (and altered) an obscure real-life drink

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New Documentary Reopens Debate Over da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi"

Ken Burns on Stepping Into the World of Ernest Hemingway for His Latest PBS Doc

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Ken Burns on Stepping Into the World of Ernest Hemingway for His Latest PBS Doc

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“The Last Cruise” Is a Surreal Look Back at a Pandemic in Its Infancy

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Oscars statuettes are on display backstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California.

Oscar Nominees and Their Guests Apparently Count as “Essential Workers”

The Academy announced that nominees can get essential workers' waivers to attend the ceremony

Bilbo Baggins addresses his birthday party in "Khraniteli," a Russian language adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" from 1991

Rediscovered Soviet TV Version of "The Lord of the Rings" Is Kind of Insane

Seemingly lost for 30 years, the low-budget take is now on YouTube

Actor Jamie Kennedy sits at a panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2012

Jamie Kennedy Explains How He Accidentally Wound Up in an Anti-Abortion Movie

Kennedy plays abortion-rights advocate Larry Lader in "Roe v. Wade"

Ernest Hemingway's signature style "didn't just emerge fully formed," says filmmaker Lynn Novick.

What We Can Learn About Hemingway From Everything He Didn't Write

Lynn Novick talks about her new documentary with Ken Burns about the literary titan

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Henry Cavill attends "The Witcher" World Premiere at The Vue on December 16, 2019 in London, England.

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Woody Allen starts filming a new movie in San Sebastián on July 09, 2019 in San Sebastián, Spain.

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