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EntertainmentYahoo TV'90 Day Fiancé': A look at the soft xenophobia of TLC's hit reality show
"90 Day Fiancé" is hard to untangle. It’s the rare reality show that appears to be genuinely unscripted and that layers in real cultural substance. It dives headlong into globalization and the societal friction it creates. Yet it also panders to the worst instincts of reality TV.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies'Rosemary's Baby' at 50: How the horror classic is more relevant than ever in the #MeToo era
The Mia Farrow-starring film takes on potent new meaning when seen through the lens of today's female-empowerment social movements.
EntertainmentYahoo MoviesHow Han Solo became the most popular 'Star Wars' character — and why that might be changing
Here’s how Harrison Ford’s space cowboy turned from supporting character to cultural sensation — and why his popularity, ironically, may be waning just as "Solo: A Star Wars Story" is finally in theaters.
NewsYahoo Entertainment'Star Wars' needs a woman director, not the 'Game of Thrones' guys
Lucasfilm leads us to wonder: Is it trying to win back the small, vocal group of fans nostalgic for a white, male-dominated 'Star Wars'?
NewsYahoo EntertainmentOprah Winfrey, Recy Taylor, and Hollywood's untold stories
Oprah's Golden Globes speech shed light on the women who paved the way for #metoo, and Hollywood is finally taking notice.
NewsYahoo EntertainmentHow 'Star Wars: Episode IX' can give Princess Leia the ending she deserves
Carrie Fisher is gone, but Leia's legend can live on in the next 'Star Wars' movie.
NewsYahoo TVHow I Ended Up Starring in a Multi-City Billboard Campaign for ‘Parenthood’
President Barack Obama was in year two of his first term. Estonia was closing in on its deal to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It was a big year for all those reasons and one more: I was on billboards in New York, California, and Florida promoting Season 1 of Parenthood.
NewsYahoo MoviesBrendan Fraser in 1999's 'The Mummy': Remembering Its Popcorny Pleasures
With new 'Mummy' starring Tom Cruise in theaters this weekend, it's a good time to look back at the charms of the 1999 'Mummy' starring Brendan Fraser
NewsYahoo MoviesWhy Women Really Want to Love 'Wonder Woman'
To understand why the character of Wonder Woman is so significant for women, you have to think back to when superhero films didn’t dominate the box office.
NewsYahoo MoviesOur Defense of the (First Two) 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Sequels
An impassioned defense of 'Dead Man's Chest' and 'At World's End'
NewsYahoo MoviesThe Religion of 'Star Wars': Why People of All Faiths Embrace the Force
"Star Wars" and religion: Why the Force appeals to people of all faiths, from Christianity to Judaism, Buddhism to Islam, and beyond.
NewsGwynne Watkins'Star Wars' Turns 40: Dirty Secrets From Trash Compactor Scene
The making of the 'Star Wars' trash compactor scene, based on recollections from Roger Christian, George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and more
NewsYahoo MoviesRoger Moore Appreciation: The Disarming Charm of His Buoyant Bond
A critical appreciation of the genial genius of Roger Moore
NewsYahoo MoviesThe 'Alien' Movies That Never Were: Your Ultimate Guide
From the original through the “AvPR” series and beyond, a guide to all the alternate paths the “Alien” movies almost took.
NewsYahoo MoviesThe Art of 'Alien': How H.R. Giger Created Modern Cinema's Most Iconic Movie Monster
The man who created all those nightmares
NewsGwynne Watkins'Alien': Why Critics in 1979 Hated It
Far from identifying a future hybrid sci-fi/horror classic, a look back at original reviews of 'Alien' in 1979 finds film perceived then as 'old-fashioned'
NewsYahoo Movies'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Gives Us the First Major Death in the Marvel Universe — It May Be Just the Beginning
Superheroes die all the time in the comics, but they rarely stay dead. "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" contains the first substantial hero death in the studio's 15-film run — and the crime-fighting body count is certain to mount in coming films.
NewsYahoo TV‘13 Reasons Why’: A Mom of Teens on Why She Wishes Her Kids Never Saw It
13 Reasons Why: Should your kids be allowed to watch it? One mom of teens shares her thoughts.
NewsYahoo MoviesHow 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Makes Star-Lord a 'Dude in Distress' — and Why That's a Good Thing
Star-Lord fits in the sequel's expanded storytelling canvas in a role typically delegated to an overqualified actress playing a token girlfriend.
NewsYahoo Movies'Beauty and the Beast' Lyricist Howard Ashman's Loved Ones Recall How He Brought Story to Life — and Changed Disney Films Forever
Beauty and the Beast is about an enchanted world where spells transform ordinary objects, characters burst into song, and hope blooms even in the darkest shadows. This was the vision of Howard Ashman, the lyricist and executive producer of Disney’s 1991 animated film: a man who, in the words of his sister Sarah Ashman Gillespie, “saw the world as a musical.” Tragically, Ashman died of AIDS after completing work on Beauty and the Beast and never saw the finished film. “He really was the heart and soul of that original film, he brought it its wit and also its depth of emotion,” Condon said of Ashman, speaking to Yahoo Movies at the 2017 film’s press junket.
NewsYahoo MoviesDisney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Is Much Less Scandalous Than the Original Novel
Mrs. Potts sings that Beauty and the the Beast is a “tale as old as time.” But it’s not quite as old as fans might imagine. While similar folktales have been kicking around for thousands of years, the story that most readers know comes directly from a novel by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, first published in 1740. La Belle et la Bête inspired both the 1991 Disney film and the 2017 remake, which pays homage to the original writer by naming Belle’s village “Villeneuve.” As always, Disney has taken some major liberties with the source material — which is for the best, as Villeneuve’s story goes in some pretty twisted directions.
NewsYahoo MoviesWhen the Oscars Get Political: A Look Back at Michael Moore's Divisive Anti-War Speech in 2003
In 2003, years before terms like “fake news” and “alternative facts” circulated through the media, documentary director Michael Moore used his Academy Awards acceptance speech to accuse then-President George W. Bush of being a “fictitious president” and waging a “fictitious war” in Iraq. “We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you,” said the director, as cheers and boos echoed through the Kodak Theatre (now the Dolby Theatre) in Los Angeles.
NewsYahoo Movies'Resident Evil: The Final Chapter' Premieres: Get Ready by Reading Our Bonkers Plot Recap
This weekend sees one of the longest-running action franchises around come to an end with Resident Evil: The Final Chapter — the sixth, and purportedly last, movie based on the popular horror video games. The series, starring Milla Jovovich, is known not just for its martial arts and zombie gore, but also for its… interesting plotting, which has taken quite a few ridiculous twists and turns over the years. Alice (Milla Jovovich), wakes up in a deserted mansion with no memory.
NewsYahoo MoviesOscar Frontrunner 'La La Land' Is a Good Movie, but a Bad Musical
How do you solve a problem like La La Land? On Tuesday, the film confirmed its status as the Best Picture frontrunner, racking up 14 Oscar nominations to accompany its record-setting seven Golden Globe Awards. Because La La Land breezed into theaters on a wave of near-universal praise from last fall’s film festivals, it was immediately a prime target for backlash — and if you’ve been following the conversation, you may already be exhausted by the back-and-forth between critics who find the film dazzling or shallow, a delightful fantasy or a whitewashed nostalgia trap.
NewsYahoo MoviesWe Saw 40 Minutes of 'Logan,' and It's Going to Change Superhero Movies
By now, the trailers for Logan (in theaters March 3) have made it very clear that this is not a typical superhero movie. Quiet and despairing, light on special effects and heavy on character drama, the third Wolverine solo film looks to be a drastic departure from previous X-Men films, not to mention the Marvel and DC Comics films that dominate the genre. At a December press event last year, I previewed the first 40 minutes of Logan, and I can tell you that superhero films are never going to be the same.
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