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Shock and Awe • Armed with a stockpile of cash, Apple is conquering Hollywood one big-budget epic at a time

Next Big Swings • APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS’ 2024 SLATE

Jimmy Kimmel: How He Infiltrated the Oscars • The late-night host once sneaked into the Academy Awards. Now he’s their preferred emcee.

Fearlessly Finding the Joke • Richard Lewis was the comic conscience of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

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Come Together … at the Movies • With audiences craving event films, studios are taking bold bets on release plans

A Soldier’s Story • With ‘My Dead Friend Zoe,’ veteran Kyle Hausmann-Stokes fulfills a promise to get the war movie right

Oscar Forecast: ‘Oppenheimer’ Sweeps • Christopher Nolan’s drama will have the biggest haul of the 96th ceremony

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THE FORCE AWAKENS • John Williams reflects on how he changed the movies by composing the scores for ‘Jaws,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Indiana Jones’ — and too many other titles to name

1994 Spielberg’s Perfect Year • How the director of ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Schindler’s List’ dominated our culture and the Oscars

CAMPAIGN COLORS • Forget traditional black tuxedos. This awards season saw men embracing color more than ever before

GLOBAL INTRIGUE • Industry insiders open up to a more ‘international’ field and a worldwide film community of the future

AWARD - WINNING BITESA WAIT • 5,OOO chocolate trophies and counting — this year’s Governors Ball is ready to please attendees

THE ULTIMATE PARTY GUIDE

HISTORY IN THE MAKING • Billie Eilish, Diane Warren, ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ are poised to break records

TEXAS ROUNDUP • ELEVEN OF THE BUZZIEST PROJECTS HOPING TO MAKE SOME NOISE AT SXSW

JOKE'S ON US • THE COMEDY BUSINESS HAS BECOME MORE SOCIAL THAN EVER

LAFF TRACK • VARIETY’S POWER OF COMEDY AWARDS RETURN TO SXSW

ALMOST FAMOUS • After rescuing ‘Girls5eva’ from cancellation at Peacock, Netflix hopes to bring more eyeballs to a cult favorite comedy

Love Rules • Lenny Kravitz reflects on his art and also choice advice from Robert Plant and Prince

How to Buy a Sweet Home • These top-ranked real estate agents can help you find your dream crib

Once Upon a Soundstage • The Golden State keeps building facilities in a bid to keep productions local

Life, Laughter and Humble ‘Pie’ • Eugene Levy looks back at his long-spanning career

Nude Awakening • ‘Supersex,’ about porn star Rocco Siffredi, is a trenchant look at masculinity and toxic bonds

Fright or Flight • In horror-thriller ‘Cuckoo,’ Hunter Schafer is superb as a hotel resident menaced by the sinister proprietor

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