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For Legendary Rolling Stone Editor Ben Fong-Torres, Rock and Roll Was the Great Equalizer

Director Suzanne Joe Kai’s new documentary chronicles the life and work of one of music writing’s most iconic voices

George Clooney Announces Ambitious Plan to Make Film Industry More Diverse

The effort is in tandem with the Los Angeles school district

How Do You Spend a $200M Movie Budget? We Asked F9 Director Justin Lin.

Special FX can achieve a lot. But sometimes, you need to get out there and destroy some cars.

Ghostly Fathers and Fatherly Brothers in Chloé Zhao’s American Heartland

There’s a reason the “Nomadland” director’s work is universally resonant

Dr. Dre Is Producing a High-Profile Marvin Gaye Biopic

Could it lead to renewed interest in his back catalog?

Was Howard Ratner a Bad Father, Or Just a Hopelessly Inept One?

Despite their excess, the free-wheeling fathers in the films of Josh and Benny Safdie are uncomfortably believable

In the Films of Hirokazu Kore-eda, Anyone Can Be a Dad … If They Want

For the Japanese master, good parenting isn't about bloodlines or discipline or financial stability. It's about showing up.

Sofia Coppola Has Never Been Afraid to Confront the Father

The director's many paternal figures are neither homage nor rejection — which is exactly what makes them so compelling

Lin-Manuel Miranda Apologizes for Lack of Afro-Latinx Representation in “In The Heights”

"In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short,” Miranda said

Noah Baumbach Is Always Searching for His Father

Baumbach has never tried to hide the autobiographical nature of his films, and one figure looms large around every corner

Making Sense of the Many Father Figures of Paul Thomas Anderson

Fathers both real and surrogate play a prominent role throughout his films, though their relationship to his own remains mostly a mystery

Ned Beatty, Acclaimed Character Actor, Dead at 83

He was Oscar-nominated for his work in "Network"

“In the Heights” Is a Blueprint for Saving the Musical. Will Anyone Take Heed?

After a decade of torturous singalongs, Jon M. Chu’s dazzling adaptation breathes new life into a storied American tradition