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  1. theater review
    Doing Less With More: The Hills of CaliforniaJez Butterworth’s latest play, directed by Sam Mendes, is an array of overfamiliar archetypes and under-thought choices.
    By Sara Holdren
  2. a bad idea worth considering
    The Beatles
    Release the Beatles Jerk-off CutCan’t beat a Beatles beat-off.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. coming soon
    Interchangeable British Actors Get Four Chances to Star in a Beatles MovieSam Mendes is going four-for-four on Beatles biopics.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. movie review
    Empire of Light Is Somber, Static, and ShallowStarring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, and Colin Firth, Sam Mendes’s film about mental illness and racism in early ’80s England is wan and lifeless.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  5. roma watch
    Which of This Year’s Wannabe Romas Is the Most Roma-y?It’s shaping up to be a banner fall for directors doing Romas, with Armageddon Time, Empire of Light, and The Fabelmans.
    By Nate Jones
  6. it’s so true
    Olivia Colman Goes to the Cinema to Cry in Empire of LightShe’s just like Nicole Kidman.
    By Zoe Guy
  7. oscars 2022
    So You Want to Make Your Own RomaYou’re not a real auteur unless you too have lovingly crafted a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film.
    By Nate Jones
  8. netflix
    Rowan Atkinson Fights a Bee in One of 7 New Netflix U.K. ShowsSam Mendes and Andy Serkis are among the cadre of talent in several newly announced series.
    By Halle Kiefer
  9. oscar futures
    Vulture’s Final 2020 Oscar Predictions for Every CategoryIn 1917 versus Parasite, we’ve got a battle of consensus versus passion. Which will win out?
    By Nate Jones
  10. oscar endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of 1917The ending of Sam Mendes’s film is tasked with giving viewers a happy ending in a conflict that offered few uncomplicated victories.
    By Nate Jones
  11. oscar futures
    1917 Is Starting to Look Like an Oscars JuggernautThe World War I blockbuster cruised to victory at this weekend’s Directors Guild Awards. Is Oscar next?
    By Nate Jones
  12. awards season
    Sam Mendes and 1917 Crowned DGA Awards Winner in One Single-Take CeremonyBest Picture is looking like a sure thing now.
    By Devon Ivie
  13. awards season
    It Only Took 103 Years, But 1917 Won the PGA AwardsWe have our new Best Picture front-runner.
    By Devon Ivie
  14. oscar futures
    How the Golden Globes Just Turned the Best Picture Race Upside DownSam Mendes’s late-breaking 1917 is now entrenched as a major 2020 Best Picture contender.
    By Nate Jones
  15. chat room
    George MacKay Says 1917 Got Britain’s Finest Rat Actors“I think one of them was in Ratatouille.”
    By Hunter Harris
  16. honours
    The Queen Ushers in 2020 by Knighting Sam Mendes and Steve McQueenOlivia Newton-John receives a damehood, among others on this year’s New Year’s Honours list.
    By Halle Kiefer
  17. movie review
    1917 Is More Filmmaking Stunt Than MovieThe difficulty level of Sam Mendes’s World War I movie doesn’t really make up for its hollowness.
    By Alison Willmore
  18. oscar futures
    After a Late Entrance to the Oscar Race, Can 1917 Go Over the Top?Sam Mendes’s single-take war film stormed into the awards race over the weekend. Can it be a major contender?
    By Nate Jones
  19. trailer mix
    Meet Your New British Boyfriends in the 1917 TrailerAlso: a very serious, top-secret war mission.
    By Zoe Haylock
  20. the industry
    Disney Eyes Another Oscar-Winning Director to Turn Pinocchio Live-ActionPinocchio will get his real-boy wish, probably with a side of Mendes’s ennui.
    By Hunter Harris
  21. film adaptations
    Sam Mendes Scraps His Gay Talese The Voyeur’s Motel FilmWe guess you can say … he checked out.
    By Devon Ivie
  22. in development
    Sam Mendes Is in Talks to Make a Live-Action James and the Giant PeachWith a screenplay by Nick Hornby.
    By Karen Brill
  23. whoops
    Daniel Craig Maybe Almost Bankrupted SkyfallThe plot hole police are gonna love this one.
    By Karen Brill
  24. the industry
    Mendes on Bond: ‘It Will Not Be What You Expect’He also announced he’s done with the franchise.
    By Devon Ivie
  25. james bond
    Sam Mendes Says He’s Probably Done With Bond“It feels like there’s a rightness to it, that I have finished a journey.”
    By Nate Jones
  26. Theater Review: Can Emma Stone Do Cabaret?The eighteenth Sally Bowles since 1998.
    By Jesse Green
  27. movies
    The Next James Bond Film Will Be Called SpectreAre we getting Blofeld?
    By Nate Jones
  28. horror
    Penny Dreadful Trailer: Famous Literary Monsters Have SexAnd other gross stuff.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. i’m back
    Sam Mendes to Direct Next James Bond FilmIt’s set for a November 6, 2015 U.S. release.
    By Jesse David Fox
  30. directorial chairs
    Director Sam Mendes Might Return for the Next Bond Movie After AllSounds like a pretty strong possibility.
    By Zach Dionne
  31. gigs
    Sam Mendes Won’t Direct the Next BondHe’s too busy making plays.
    By Jesse David Fox
  32. movie review
    Edelstein on Skyfall: The Bond Myth Is Mightier Than EverSam Mendes sends 007 into a battle that’s not just Bondian — it’s Oedipal, it’s biblical. And it’s absolutely thrilling.
    By David Edelstein
  33. in development
    Sam Mendes and Skyfall Writer John Logan Making a Vampire Hunter ShowYes, Van Helsing is a character.
    By Zach Dionne
  34. theater
    Sam Mendes to Direct Charlie and the Chocolate Factory MusicalIt’ll premiere in London.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  35. trailer mix
    Skyfall Teaser Trailer: James Bond in ReposeGet a look at the new Bond movie, directed by Sam Mendes.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  36. skyfall
    Skyfall’s Bond May Be Saltier Than UsualNever forget Ian Fleming’s “very conflicted character,” says director Sam Mendes.
    By Zach Dionne
  37. skyfall
    Lots of New Skyfall Details Emerge From SetSlashfilm scored an info mother lode.
    By Zach Dionne
  38. skyfall
    Watch Director Sam Mendes’s Video Blog From the Set of SkyfallHe’s wearing the newsboy cap, so you know he’s the real deal.
    By Eliot Glazer
  39. stage dive
    Theater Review: Kevin Spacey Out-Psychos Himself in Richard III In this electric but flawed production, he’s a species apart from every other being onstage: Part imp, part satyr, part maniac.
    By Scott Brown
  40. dream teams
    Sam Mendes and Kevin Spacey Are ReunitingThe ‘Beauty’ duo to tackle Shakespeare.
    By Josh Duboff
  41. movies
    See the Sam Mendes–Directed New Commercial for iPhoneYou’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll buy an iPhone.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  42. the industry
    Sam Mendes Has a Golden TicketBecause the mythical 23rd James Bond movie will likely never happen, Sam Mendes has lined up his next two projects.
    By Lane Brown
  43. iphones
    Sam Mendes to Make Some iPhone CommercialsThe ads will likely debut on June 7, when Apple is expected to unveil a new app for overcoming the soul-crushing tedium of married life in the suburbs.
    By Lane Brown
  44. beef
    Adam Shankman Battles Sam Mendes for Oz JobOn Team Shankman: Joel Madden and some sandwich-maker.
    By Lane Brown
  45. Sam Mendes, Robert Downey Jr. Possibly Off to See the WizardHe might direct a ‘Wizard of Oz’ prequel, with Robert Downey Jr. as the Wizard.
    By Lane Brown
  46. breakups
    Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes SplitA U.K. law firm says the two broke up earlier this year.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  47. bond
    Sam Mendes Negotiating to Direct Next Bond MovieSam Mendes is reportedly in talks to direct the upcoming Peter Morgan–scripted 23rd James Bond movie.
    By Lane Brown
  48. the industry
    Spike Lee and Robert De Niro Headed Down to AlphavillePlus: Gael García Bernal! LeBron James! Puppets!
    By Amos Barshad
  49. quote machine
    Anne Hathaway Stuffs Her ShortsAlso: Pink beefs with Kanye West.
    By Emma Pearse
  50. trailer mix
    Dave Eggers and Sam Mendes Team Up for Away We GoIt has a distinct Cameron Crowe by way of Fox Searchlight feel to it, which isn’t necessarily a cause for concern.
    By Mark Graham
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