By Erica Russell For nearly four decades, Studio Ghibli has captured the hearts and imaginations of global moviegoers. Co-founded by celebrated Japanese auteur Hayao Miyazaki in 1985, the Tokyo-based studio has produced dozens of iconic films, including 1988’s beloved My Neighbor Totoro and 2001’s Academy Award-winning Spirited Away. Its photos deliver whimsical adventures at onc..

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“I don't know if I might live without the crunch of a pickle,” Madeline Brewer says. Actress is talking by means of the food sounds she’d miss if she suddenly lost her sense of hearing, a threat that looms over her character’s companion in the new Hulu film, The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, out Friday (January 15). As Wendy, a singer-songwriter grappling with her chosen career..

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By Alex Gonzalez Any time director Katrine Philp's sister-in-law fell ill, she felt despair and sadness watching her family member grapple with the emotional pain. Her sister-in-law was suffering from what Philp describes as “bacteria running berserk in her body” and if she survived, Philp says her recovery was a lengthy, strenuous process. “I watched how she was struggling wi..

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By Ural Garrett Inglewood, California, native Taylour Paige spent years honing her skills as a professional dancer, studying under storied actress and choreographer Debbie Allen in Los Angeles before working a number of months as a Laker Girl in 2010. It was a seamless transition as soon as Paige’s television debut came in 2013 on VH1/BET cheerleading sports drama Hit the Floor, ci..

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By Chris Azzopardi Happiest Season director Clea DuVall had no idea she was going to be a piece of what has turned out to be A Very Queer Christmas 2020. Her rom-com about a lesbian couple caught in a Christmastime family member deception, which the gay filmmaker also co-wrote, broke Hulu premiere records as soon as it debuted on November 25. It wasn't making its point alone. With it..

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By Alex Gonzalez The Prom is ostensibly the story of 17-year-old Emma Nolan, played by newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman, a friendly, outspoken girl who is banned from attending her school’s dance with her girlfriend in the fictional, conservative Edgewater, Indiana. Yet it also relies on what occurs next, as a troupe of struggling Broadway actors — played by marquee icons Meryl Streep, ..

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Get your 🐐 emojis ready — the GOATs are almost here! The MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time, airing this Sunday, December 6 at 8 p.M. ET/PT, will honor and celebrate the hugest television and movie moments from the '80s up until right now. And you also can't do that without recognizing the GOATs themselves. Ahead of the show, MTV has reported its list of honorees, and ..

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By Annie Zaleski As soon as actors are just breaking into the film industry, their first movie roles might be minor — as an example, uncredited appearances or characters with just several lines. Yet, Kiera Allen is launching her career in a major way: by making her feature film debut opposite Sarah Paulson, that’s how major. In Run, a new thriller that premiered November 20 by ..

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By Brennan Carley There’s a moment in horror hit-factory Blumhouse’s bloody new Freaky Friday sendup that will rattle you to your core. It’ll shock you more than the movie’s wickedly inventive kills (to avoid ruining the fun, we’ll just put the words “buzz saw” here). It’ll make you shriek even louder than the sight of Vince Vaughn spending Freaky’s run time expertl..

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Back in September, Harry Styles fans – who have waited since 2017's Dunkirk to be able to see him back up on the big screen – got some news to rejoice about while he joined Olivia Wilde's latest directorial effort, a period piece called Don't Worry Darling. Brought in to replace Shia LaBeouf, Styles will star alongside Florence Pugh and Chris Pine in the 1950s-set film, which repo..

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Sean Connery, the whiskey-voiced son of Scotland who brought James Bond to the screen for the opening time and went on to lead a long and celebrated acting career, died on Saturday (October 31). He was 90. The BBC reported that the actor passed peacefully in his sleep immediately after being "unwell for some time," according to his son, Jason Connery. "We are all working at underst..

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By Sara Radin Low-rise, boot-cut jeans adorned with paisley embroidery and studs; candy-colored halter tops; ombré-tinted sunglasses dotted with glittering rhinestone hearts. These are just several of the iconic, Y2K pieces that make up the ass-kicking wardrobe of McG’s 2000 take on Charlie’s Angels. Small specifics, like stitching and tapering, were key to telling the story of ..

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