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In 'The Fall Guy,' stunts finally get the spotlight

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In 'The Fall Guy,' stunts finally get the spotlight

For years, Hollywood's behind-the-scenes action heroes have been pushing for an Oscars category to honor their work. Many hope The Fall Guy will make it a reality.

In 'The Fall Guy,' stunts finally get the spotlight

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Wild Card: Jenny Slate

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Wild Card: Jenny Slate

Welcome to Wild Card with Rachel Martin. In this first episode, Rachel talks to Jenny Slate, known for her roles in Obvious Child, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Parks and Recreation. Jenny opens up about whether fate brought her to her husband, what she's sacrificed for motherhood and what's so special about margarine and white bread sandwiches.

Wild Card: Jenny Slate

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Fall for 'The Fall Guy' and its truly amazing stunts

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Fall for 'The Fall Guy' and its truly amazing stunts

In the entertaining new film The Fall Guy, Ryan Gosling plays a down-on-his-luck stunt performer who gets a big new opportunity to get his career on track. And maybe get back the woman (Emily Blunt) whose heart he broke. Directed by David Leitch, it's a knowing comedy about action movies, and a character study of a man who likes to think he's invincible. And the movie has amazing stunts.

Fall for 'The Fall Guy' and its truly amazing stunts

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Rappers took the White House. Now what?

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Rappers took the White House. Now what?

A new documentary, Hip-Hop and the White House, considers rap's association with presidential politics — and in so doing, reveals a persistent misunderstanding of how both operate.

Ryan Gosling is 'The Fall Guy' in this cheerfully nonsensical stuntman thriller

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Ryan Gosling is 'The Fall Guy' in this cheerfully nonsensical stuntman thriller

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Though it might have benefited from tighter editing, there's no denying the pleasure of this gloriously overwrought film.

Ryan Gosling is 'The Fall Guy' in this cheerfully nonsensical stuntman thriller

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Anne Hathaway finds love with a pop star in 'The Idea of You'

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Anne Hathaway finds love with a pop star in 'The Idea of You'

The new movie The Idea Of You tells the story of a boy band star (Nicholas Galitzine) who falls in love with an older divorced mother (Anne Hathaway). It's based on a hit novel that's at least partially inspired by Harry Styles' life and career.

Anne Hathaway finds love with a pop star in 'The Idea of You'

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The movies, TV and music we're excited about this summer

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The movies, TV and music we're excited about this summer

Today, we're offering up a guide to spotlight some of the movies, TV, and music we are most excited about this summer.

The movies, TV and music we're excited about this summer

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'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

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'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

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A few years ago, Jon Bon Jovi stopped performing due to a vocal cord injury. The Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight offers a career retrospective, plus a view of his surgery and return to the stage.

'I can only give the best': Bon Jovi on vocal surgery and the road to recovery

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You know it when you see it: Here are some movies that got sex scenes right

It is a happy coincidence that our "What makes a good sex scene?" episode came out in the same week as Challengers, a film about a romance triangle in the tennis world starring Josh O'Connor, Zendaya and (not pictured) Mike Faist. Niko Tavernise/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures hide caption

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You know it when you see it: Here are some movies that got sex scenes right

Good sex scenes are like any other kind of good filmmaking: It comes down to execution with purpose and care, done relative to whatever the function of the scene might be.

A dying father looks for the perfect family to adopt his son in 'Nowhere Special'

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A dying father looks for the perfect family to adopt his son in 'Nowhere Special'

John (James Norton) is a young single dad who has just a few months to live and no family to turn to. So he goes out in search of the perfect family for his 4-year-old son.

A dying father looks for the perfect family to adopt his son in 'Nowhere Special'

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Watch a tense romantic triangle play out on the tennis court in 'Challengers'

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Watch a tense romantic triangle play out on the tennis court in 'Challengers'

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Three superb actors — Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor — star in this sweaty, sexy, entertaining drama about tennis stars with a very complicated past.

Watch a tense romantic triangle play out on the tennis court in 'Challengers'

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The Zendaya-led 'Challengers' is much more than a sexy tennis movie

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The Zendaya-led 'Challengers' is much more than a sexy tennis movie

The terrific new film Challengers is about being intense about tennis, sex, and competition. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film stars Zendaya as Tashi, a tennis coach and object of desire to two men. She's married to Art (Mike Faist), who is facing his old friend Patrick (Josh O'Connor) at a Challengers event. This reopens all the trio's old wounds, and they excavate all of their relationships with each other.

The Zendaya-led 'Challengers' is much more than a sexy tennis movie

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What makes a good sex scene?

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What makes a good sex scene?

It's easy to notice when a sex scene is bad. But what makes a sex scene good? Today, we are recommending films with good sex scenes, including Bound, Love & Basketball, Magic Mike's Last Dance, and Oppenheimer.

What makes a good sex scene?

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In a collection of 40+ interviews, author Adam Moss tries to find the key to creation

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In a collection of 40+ interviews, author Adam Moss tries to find the key to creation

Author Adam Moss interviewed more than 40 creative minds to find out how they went from a blank page to finished work of art.

In a collection of 40+ interviews, author Adam Moss tries to find the key to creation

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USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech

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Campus protests over the Gaza war

USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech

USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking.

Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?

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Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?

Civil War, the new A24 film from British director Alex Garland, imagines a scenario that might not seem so far-fetched to some; a contemporary civil war breaking out in the United States.

Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?

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