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The leading contender for the Oscars has been hit with claims its theme comes from an unacknowledged 1960s play. What does US copyright law say?
The first amendment protecting press freedom is under unprecedented threat in the Trump era.
The Star Wars franchise has become so familiar in 40 years that it’s easy to forget it broke new ground in 1977.
The new movie about P.T. Barnum couldn’t come at a better time: It’s impossible not to see his ghost in our culture, in our advertisements and in our president.
American comedian Larry David has drawn fire for his jokes about the Holocaust. But he draws on a long tradition of Jewish humour.
Lee’s film about a drug dealer facing jail started shooting before the World Trade Centre attacks – and it captures New York through its period of trauma.
Playwright, screenwriter, actor: Shepard’s body of work gave new form to American masculinity.
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