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Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time Is the Ultimate Adaptation

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Book adaptation is fraught. There are longtime fans to please, imaginations to live up to, childhood memories to compete with. It’s nearly impossible to please all the people all the time. Director Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time is out to do just that—by making a movie that reflects all of them. Related […]

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Watch the Dreamy History—and Lurid Future—of Film Color

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Audiences have been taking film color for granted since Dorothy left Kansas. And to many a casual moviegoer, gingham-clad Judy Garland peaking out of that sepia-toned house into a bright and verdant Oz might seem like the first—and last—big leap forward. But in reality, film color experts have been making strides toward bringing lifelike hues […]

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Apple's New Transparency Is Huge for Podcasts Everywhere

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In 2017, it seems like everyone has a podcast. Hillary Clinton. Your utility company. Hypothetical spokespeople for Darth Vader’s utility company. But they all have one thing in common: They have no idea who's listening. Thanks to Apple’s commitment to user privacy, along with the ubiquity of its Podcasts app, there hasn’t been a way […]

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When the Selfie Turns Sacrilegious

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As the largest mosque in Morocco, and one of the largest in the world, the import of the Hassan II Mosque is hard to overstate. Since its completion in 1993, it has provided shelter, religious counsel, and fellowship to Casablanca’s Muslim population. Just outside the throbbing city center, on the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean, […]

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The Perfect Comic to Honor Jack Kirby's 100th Birthday

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This year marks what would have been comic book legend Jack Kirby's 100th birthday, a fact that last week's Comic-Con International marked with no fewer than six panels dedicated to his work and countless others on the characters and concepts he created in his nearly 70-year career. It was a fitting tribute for the man […]

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A Conversation With Jaron Lanier, VR Juggernaut

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Jaron Lanier may not have sired the term virtual reality—that honor generally goes to French playwright Antonin Artaud in 1938—but he’s one hell of a father figure. As the founder of legendary VR company VPL Research, he both popularized the term and helped create most of the enduring icons of early VR, from The Lawnmower […]

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Marvel Keeps Making TV—But How Many Networks Is Too Many?

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Deep into the marathon that was this year’s New York Comic Con, Marvel Television head Jeph Loeb hit the main stage at the Javits Center to lead a panel for Runaways, Marvel's newest small-screen foray and the company's first team-up with Hulu. He bantered with the crowd, led attendees in an enthusiastic if awkward chant […]

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First Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer Proves Solo Movie Exists

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For all the heavy-lifting that goes into making every Star Wars movie—the casting, the elaborate sets, the VFX, the massive international marketing campaigns—it’s amazing any of them get completed. Yet no Star Wars production to date has seemed as fraught as that of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The second standalone movie after Rogue One, […]