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Christopher Hitchens: 1949-2011

Christopher Hitchens, a British author and journalist who wrote for The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate and The Nation has died at 62 after developing cancer of the esophagus, the Wall Street Journal reported. Hitchens died last night at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, which was a complication of his cancer.  read more

Hunter S. Thompson's "Prisoner in Denver" and Four Other Article-to-Movie Adaptations

The life and work of Hunter S. Thompson have already served as the inspiration for several films (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Where the Buffalo Roam, Gonzo), and there may be another such movie on the way. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Motion Picture Corporation of America bought the rights to “Prisoner in Denver,” an article co-written by Thompson and Mark Seal which ran in Vanity Fair’s June 2004 issue....  read more

The 20 Best Magazines of the Decade (2000-2009)

We love magazines. Because we publish one, we don't get to spend a lot of time writing about our peers. But our passion for magazines runs as deep as it does for music, movies, and yes, even beer.  read more

Turner Classic Movies to Host Film Festival

Most film festivals seek to showcase best of the up-and-coming. Not Turner Classic Movies....  read more

Gus Van Sant and Bret Easton Ellis Write a Double-Suicide Movie

Gus Van Sant will join novelist and screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis in writing a film for Lionsgate about the double suicides of New York artists Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan....  read more

Why Mad Men isn't on HBO

One of the most fascinating and inexplicable parts of Mad Men lore is how HBO famously passed on the pilot before it ended up at AMC. Instead, HBO struggled mightily to follow up The Sopranos with a show that pulled the cultural weight that its earlier series did, while Mad Men went on to sweep the Emmys and become widely referred to as the best show on television. (HBO, arguably, has found that series at last with True Blood.) How did the network pass it up? ...  read more