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    James Thilman

    James Thilman

    Editor, Entertainment

  • Lee Daniels On First Tasting Success And The Rise Of 'Empire'

    "I still haven’t had the moment ... I'm afraid that when I have that moment, I’ll lose the magic."

  • From The Coen Brothers To ‘Carol,’ A Composer Who Knows How To Make Movies Sing

    Carter Burwell, a frequent Coen brothers collaborator, lends his talent to an impossibly beautiful film.

  • The Subtle Language Of Sounding Gay

    The documentary "Do I Sound Gay?" features the voices of Margaret Cho, Don Lemon, Tim Gunn, George Takei and Dan Savage.

  • How The New York Public Library Is Bridging The Digital Divide

    "Libraries have never been used more," Marx told Huffington, who noted that 90 percent of Americans believe that public libraries are a vital aspect of their communities. "People are shocked by this: the New York Public Libraries together get about 40 million physical visits a year," more than all the city's museums and professional sporting events combined, he said.

  • Misty Copeland On Stepping Out From Behind The Other Swans

    Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre's first African-American female principal dancer in the company’s 75-year history, spoke about her career on Tuesday at Lincoln Center. Having struggled with self-doubt as a young ballerina, she strives to encourage aspiring dancers to envision a brighter future. Before anyone else, you really have to believe that you're good enough, you're worthy and know that it's not easy," Copeland said.

  • Why Jennifer Coolidge Steals Every Scene

    "I'm so vain, all I could think was I should have stopped at 'American Pie,'" said Jennifer Coolidge, after watching a clip reel of highlights from her career. It's as a versatile, scene-stealing character actor, though -- the shy beautician in "Legally Blonde," a gold-digger in "Best in Show" -- that Coolidge earned the Faith Hubley Career Achievement Award at the 17th annual Provincetown International Film Festival. On hiatus from "2 Broke Girls," Coolidge will lend her comedic talents to playwright Marisa Smith's "Saving Kitty," currently in rehearsals.

  • Schools Should Teach Kids To Think, Not Memorize

    Fourth-grader Scout is struggling to keep her composure during a parent-teacher conference as the teacher expounds upon the character-building aspects of having failed a math quiz. "I know that face," says her father, filmmaker Greg Whiteley. Whiteley's latest documentary, "Most Likely to Succeed," delivers a message Americans need to hear, and desperately: our schools are failing our children, leaving them unable to think critically and contribute to an innovation economy.

  • Jason Robert Brown Is The Busiest Man On Broadway

    Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown often finds himself with little time to write. Leaping from stage to screen, "The Last Five Years," starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan, marks a career milestone. Conceived as a two-person musical with minimal set design, "The Last Five Years" examines an unraveling relationship between Cathy (Kendrick) and Jamie (Jordan).

  • 'Mad As Hell' Documents Rise Of Cenk Uygur And Online News

    Polarizing rabble-rouser Cenk Uygur is the subject of a new documentary that explores the birth of online news. Co-founder of The Young Turks, the "largest news show on the Internet," Uygur first gained notoriety for his combative, entertaining take on liberal politics. Once a staunch Republican, the movie traces the commentator's disillusionment with the party and subsequent identification as a progressive with a mission to upend corporate media.

  • Hollywood's Most Influential Costume Designer Vies For Another Oscar Nod

    You might not know her by name, but costume designer Colleen Atwood's visual impact on the silver screen has hardly gone unnoticed. A frequent collaborator with heavy hitters Tim Burton, Jonathan Demme and Rob Marshall, Atwood has lent her creative talent to more than 60 feature films, including "Edward Scissorhands," "Beloved" and "Silence of the Lambs." She's picked up three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design ("Chicago," "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Alice in Wonderland"), with another seven nominations. "I moved to New York in 1980 with $800," she told The Huffington Post.

  • 'No Control' Documentary Explores Layered Absurdity Of Gun Control Debate

    In "No Control," an arresting documentary debuting at DOC NYC, director Jessica Solce aims her camera at a contentious debate roaring in America. "'No Control' is about carving out a moment to listen to all ideas, ideas that we'd never encounter," Solce explained to The Huffington Post. On one side, Shaina Harrison, director of youth programming for New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, dismantles the argument that gun control laws only serve to inconvenience law-abiding gun owners.

  • The Guy Behind One Of Horror's Best Themes Hates Horror Movies

    Composer Marco Beltrami has more than 100 credits listed on his IMDb page, from slasher films to blockbusters to meditative dramas to Best Picture winners and almost everything in between. A classically trained musician, he's twice been nominated for an Academy Award. Now 48, the New York-born Beltrami received his big break in 1996, at the age of 30, with his score for Wes Craven's "Scream," a graphic homage to teen-slasher films.

  • Experience The Healing Power Of Music With 'Alive Inside'

    Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett had planned to film Dan Cohen, a social worker and founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, for a single day. Cohen had wanted to document his nascent program for elders with dementia who were springing back to life at a Brooklyn nursing home. Rossato-Bennett found himself crafting a story of music and memory around Cohen's objective to bring personalized music to every individual in nursing homes throughout America.

  • P-Town Film Fest Lineup As Queer As A Weekend In P-Town

    "Appropriate Behavior" -- directed by Desiree Akhaven "Drunktown's Finest" -- directed by Sydney Freeland "Last Weekend" -- directed by Tom Dolby & Tom Williams "The Way He Looks" -- directed by Daniel Ribeiro Shorts "Dragula" -- directed by Frank Meli "Families Are Forever" -- directed by Vivian Kleiman "God I Hope I Get It" -- directed by Leonora Pitts "Good Morning" -- directed by Peter Knegt & Stephen Dunn "Hector:...

  • WATCH: P-Town Film Fest Reimagines Noir Thriller With Animated Birds

    For 2014, the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) trailer features some of Cape Cod's most prominent avian residents. Created by Gasket Studios with music by BWN Music, and debuting exclusively at The Huffington Post, the spot takes on animated film noir, complete with feathered intrigue and swift poetic justice. PIFF packs a punch as filmmakers and celebrities descend upon the tiny Massachusetts town long known as a haven for artists and the LGBT community.