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Nate Jones is a senior writer at Vulture who mostly covers film. He writes the weekly Oscar Futures column, and has ranked Taylor Swift songs and A24 films.

  1. movies
    46 Movies We’re Excited About in 2018Beloved directors return! The MCU builds to a climax! Plus, your new friends Saoirse Ronan, Tessa Thompson, and Margot Robbie will be there!
  2. obits
    Mystery Author Sue Grafton Dies at 77Her famous Kinsey Millhone series will end with 2017’s Y Is For Yesterday.
  3. darren aronofsky
    Darren Aronofsky’s Favorite TV Shows Will Not Surprise YouI’ll give you a hint: One of them involves Szechuan sauce.
  4. Star Wars Planets, RankedFinally, an answer to the immortal question: Coruscant or Tatooine?
  5. oscars 2018
    Michael Stuhlbarg Is About to Enter a Very Exclusive Oscar ClubWith Call Me By Your Name, The Post, and The Shape of Water, the character actor is about to score an Oscars hat trick.
  6. the room
    How to See The Room Before You Watch The Disaster ArtistWarning: You’re probably going to have to leave your house.
  7. The Only Bad Thing About The Last Jedi Is How It Treated Admiral AckbarThe guy who spoke the second-most-famous line in Star Wars history deserved better.
  8. How The Last Jedi Handles Carrie Fisher’s DeathOne scene in particular plays very differently after the actress’s passing.
  9. If the Star Wars Prequels Took Place in a Galaxy With Modern Child-Labor LawsWhat the prequels would look like if the Galactic Republic had employed 21st-century standards of child welfare.
  10. Did Daniel Day-Lewis Really Freak Out His Co-star on There Will Be Blood?The actor was supposedly so devoted to his Method that the original Eli Sunday quit the film. Here’s what really happened.
  11. the british
    Jesus, They Gave Ed Sheeran an MBEThe crooner was granted an MBE for “services to music and charity.”
  12. game of thrones season 8
    As You Feared, Game of Thrones Won’t Return Until 2019You might have to wait a little bit longer for that dream of spring.
  13. How Doug Jones Became Guillermo del Toro’s Favorite MonsterIn The Shape of Water, the 57-year-old actor gets to be something he’d never been before — the hero.
  14. covers
    Cynthia Erivo’s Taylor Swift Cover Is Unexpected and WonderfulAre you ready for the first great cover of the Reputation era?
  15. how to win an oscar
    How Gary Oldman Lured a Makeup Magician Back for One More JobAfter years of trying, Kazuhiro Tsuji escaped Hollywood. Then Oldman called.
  16. oral history
    The Disaster Artist: An Oral HistoryHow James Franco and friends brought the story behind the 21st century’s biggest cult film to life.
  17. interspecies sex
    The Shape of Water Is About a Woman Who Falls for a Fish-Man. Do They Have Sex?An answer to your deepest, darkest question.
  18. castings
    Chinese Actress Liu Yifei Is Your New Live-Action MulanShe grew up in Queens!
  19. matt lauer
    Matt Lauer Accused of Sexually Assaulting Colleague During Sochi Olympics“Page Six” says Lauer’s dismissal was prompted by a sexual-assault complaint dating to the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
  20. how to win an oscar
    How The Disaster Artist Recreated The Room’s Iconic ScenesJames Franco, his brother Dave, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, and the real Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero weigh in.
  21. Meghan Markle Should Play Herself on The CrownIt would be the role of her life, because it literally is her life.
  22. chat room
    Alicia Silverstone on Her Unexpected Cameo in the Year’s Weirdest MovieThe Clueless star spills about how her brief appearance in The Killing of a Sacred Deer came about.
  23. louis c.k.
    Distributor Reconsidering the Release of Louis C.K.’s New FilmThe Orchard says it is “giving careful consideration to the timing and release” of C.K.’s I Love You, Daddy.
  24. timelines
    A Timeline of the Louis C.K. Masturbation AllegationsAs with Harvey Weinstein, the rumors had floated around the “whisper network” of women in comedy for years.
  25. vulture lists
    The 7 Historical Events That Might Happen in The Crown Season TwoLet’s look at actual history to try and predict the story lines of The Crown’s second season.
  26. chat room
    Barry Keoghan Wants to Creep You Out in The Killing of a Sacred DeerThe 25-year-old Dubliner is currently messing with audiences in The Killing of a Sacred Deer.
  27. witch week
    The Best Thing to Watch at the Gym Is Silent Reruns of CharmedIt’s way better than the rictus grins and CGI weather patterns of morning TV.
  28. snl
    If You Want to Date a Celebrity, Just Get a Job at SNLDave McCary, rumored new boyfriend of Emma Stone, is the third SNL staff member to be romantically linked to an A-lister recently.
  29. ndas
    Actress: ‘Val Kilmer Punched Me During My Audition for The Doors’Actress Caitlin O’Heaney says Kilmer threw her on the ground while Oliver Stone watched.
  30. exclusives
    See Elisabeth Moss Get in a Condom Tug-of-War in This Clip From The SquareRuben Östlund’s art-world farce won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
  31. harvey weinstein
    Actress Heather Kerr Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Sexual AssaultHeather Kerr claims Weinstein made her touch his penis during a meeting.
  32. harvey weinstein
    Sean Young Says Harvey Weinstein Exposed Himself to Her in the Early ’90s“I personally experienced him pulling his you-know-what out of his pants in order to shock me.”
  33. harvey weinstein
    Quentin Tarantino Admits He Knew About the Harvey Weinstein Accusations“I knew enough to do more than I did.”
  34. sexual harassment
    Russian Film Exec Says Harvey Weinstein Sexually Harassed Her at Film FestivalKatya Mtsitouridze says Weinstein propositioned her in his hotel room during the Venice Film Festival.
  35. halloween costumes
    How to Dress Like Your Favorite Film Characters for Halloween This YearAny idiot can be Pennywise. This year, it’s time to think outside the box.
  36. sexual harassment
    Now Bob Weinstein Has Been Accused of Sexual Harassment, TooAmanda Segel, an executive producer on The Mist, says the younger Weinstein kept asking her out despite repeated rejections.
  37. Terry Crews Shares His Own Story of Sexual Assault by a Hollywood Executive“Hollywood is not the only business where this happens, and to the casualties of this behavior — you are not alone.”
  38. the law
    Manhattan DA’s Office Defends Decision Not to Charge Harvey Weinstein in 2015“While the recording is horrifying to listen to, what emerged from the audio was insufficient to prove a crime under New York law.”
  39. do robots dream of cgi versions of famous actresses from the 80s
    Male Stars Get to Age. Women Get CGI Re-creations of Their Younger Selves.Male actors get to reprise their famous roles again and again, while women must be content to see their hottest selves frozen in digital amber.
  40. espn
    ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill for Tweeting About NFL BoycottsHill tweeted about boycotting advertisers after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones promised to bench any player who protested during the national anthem.
  41. TWC Issues Statement: ‘Next Steps Will Depend on Harvey’s Therapeutic Progress’“We strongly endorse Harvey Weinstein’s already-announced decision to take an indefinite leave of absence from the Company, commencing today.”
  42. chat room
    Meet Brooklynn Prince, the 7-Year-Old Who’s Going to Be Blowing Up Awards Season“I got to eat all that ice cream and my mom didn’t even yell at me.”
  43. way too close reads
    A Close Read of That Bonkers Harvey Weinstein Statement“I am going to need a place to channel that anger so I’ve decided that I am going to give the NRA my full attention.”
  44. The Sex and the City 3 Drama, As Explained by Carrie BradshawI couldn’t help but wonder: Is it better for a series to die before its time, or to keep going long after it should have passed?
  45. lawyers
    Harvey Weinstein Lawyers Up in Advance of Possible ExposésThe mogul has reportedly been in touch with the Clintons’ crisis manager Lanny Davis.
  46. in memoriam
    In Praise of Tom Petty’s Weird-As-Hell Acting CareerFrom The Postman to King of the Hill, Petty seemed to take whichever role tickled his fancy at the time.
  47. mark felt: the man who brought down the white house
    The Long, Strange Journey to Find a Title for the Deep Throat BiopicWhat do you do when your subject is best known for a name he shares with a porno?
  48. The Weirdest Thing About the New Kingsman Is Its Constant Cutaways to Fox NewsIn 2017, it’s wild to see Fox News presented as an ideologically neutral source of information.
  49. game of thrones
    Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Directors List Hints at Massive Wight Battles to ComeMiguel Sapochnik, the man behind the Battle of the Bastards, is back.
  50. 11 Delectable Armie Hammer StoriesEverything you ever wanted to know about the Call Me by Your Name star, and some things you maybe didn’t.
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