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Rebecca Ford
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Senior Correspondent, Vanity Fair.
Co-host of the Little Gold Men podcast.
Writer.
https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/rebecca-ford
At the Governors Awards last night, Tom Cruise finally got his Oscar and I rode in an elevator with Guillermo del Toro, Joseph Kosinski, and Jafar Panahi. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Tom Cruise Is Finally an Oscar Winner at 2025 Governors Awards
“Making films is not what I do—it’s who I am,” the star said at the ceremony, which also honored Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton and production designer Wynn Thomas with honorary Oscars.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
At this very special event I moderated last night, Vanity Fair sat down with Timothee Chalamet and Adam Sandler to talk about their friendship, films, and more. Chalamet finished shooting Dune 4 days ago! They also played ball!
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The SAG Awards are no more! Call them The Actor Awards:
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The SAG Awards Get a Facelift: Call Them the Actor Awards Now
The Screen Actors Guild is rebranding its marquee awards telecast—but “the real core DNA of the show remains the same.”
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November 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I spoke to Jon M. Chu and asked him how he's gonna feel when this movie comes out and his Wicked journey is over! www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Jon M. Chu Thought Making 'Wicked' Might End His Career
Instead, the director is taking a victory lap as he reveals how he approached the musical’s infamously more challenging second act in Wicked: For Good. “I don’t say darker, I say deeper.”
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November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Boxer Christy Martin wasn't sure at first if Sydney Sweeney could play her in a movie: “She’s shiny and she’s sexy Sydney, and beautiful and all those things,“ she told me. "How is she going to get down and dirty and be Christy Martin?” www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Christy: The Unbelievable True Story of a Boxing Phenom’s Fight for her Life
Sydney Sweeney stars as Christy Martin, who nearly lost her life to an act of domestic violence. “She was fighting her biggest battle outside of the ring,” says the film’s producer.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I spoke to Yorgos Lanthimos about his love of still photography, which he plans to do more of while finally taking a little break from making movies. We’ve got exclusive images from Bugonia too: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Yorgos Lanthimos on Taking a Break From Filming and Embracing Still Photography
The five-time Oscar nominee, who estimates he owns around 70 or 80 cameras, shares exclusive photos he snapped on the set of 'Bugonia', featuring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and a very evocative wig sh...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I profiled Bryn Mooser, a producer who thinks he's figured out how to make AI work for Hollywood. Will anyone believe him? www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Bryn Mooser Insists He Has the Answers to Hollywood’s AI Woes. Will Anyone Believe Him?
Mooser has Oscar cred and Bad Bunny on his side—and he’s pretty sure his company, Asteria, can both revolutionize filmmaking and convert naysayers.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
GOTHAM AWARDS NOMS! 'One Battle' sets a record with 6 noms, and the best pic category expands to 10 nominees: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
'One Battle After Another' Just Set a Gotham Awards Nomination Record
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film picked up six nods as the group expanded its best picture group from five to 10 total nominees.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Did you watch A House of Dynamite yet? It’s on Netflix. If you have, read my piece to find out what’s accurate (most of it) and what was tweaked for movie magic: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Kathryn Bigelow’s Gripping Netflix Thriller Hits Because It’s So Realistic
If a nuclear missile hurtled toward the US, it would look a lot like 'A House of Dynamite'—as screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and consultant Lieutenant General Daniel L. Karbler explain.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I had such a lovely time at the SCAD Savannah film festival! Spoke with Jon M Chu about Wicked: For Good and Zoey Deutch about Nouvelle Vague in front of the most enthusiastic audiences I’ve ever seen.
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I am going to the SCAD Film Festival this weekend, moderating a few things including this very special tribute to Jon. M. Chu. filmfest.scad.edu/schedule/con...
In Conversation: 'Wicked: For Good' with Director Jon M. Chu
Celebrate cinematic creativity at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival with a variety of competition film screenings, special features, workshops, panels, and more.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Watched TASK last night? Read my interview with Tom Pelphrey: www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
'Task': Tom Pelphrey on That Bloody Fight and Devastating Death
“We’re rushing toward something inevitable, and yet it’s still compelling,” says Pelphrey of the HBO drama’s powerful penultimate episode.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A double exclusive tag on obituary? How embarrassing.
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In the middle of my interview with a very talented person, he stopped the interview to talk to me about Richard Lawson, one of his favorite critics. Mine too @rilaws.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I had a candid convo with Rebecca Ferguson about A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE and the state of the world. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
For Rebecca Ferguson, 'A House of Dynamite' Has Nothing on the Sorry State of the Real World
“It’s fucking horrific. I get so angry about what is happening,” says the actor, who follows Kathryn Bigelow’s gripping nuclear strike thriller with another turn as 'Dune' standout Lady Jessica.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am trying to remember the last year where one film was so openly (and almost unanimously) called BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR so early in the year? Anyone?
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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NEW: An ICE officer was "relieved of his duties" after pushing an Ecuadorian woman to the floor at an immigration courthouse in New York.

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ICE Officer ‘Relieved of His Duties’ After Pushing Woman to Floor
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September 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I sat down with Sean Penn to talk about ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. It was a surreal day -- we met on the day after Charlie Kirk was killed, and the movie is about political violence. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Sean Penn Is Ready to Fight in 'One Battle After Another': “God Knows I’ve Not Been Shy”
The two-time Oscar winner on playing a ruthless white supremacist in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie, the killing of Charlie Kirk, and the directorial project he’s brewing up with Tom Hardy.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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“He tried his best to cancel me,” said Kimmel in his first monologue since his suspension. “Instead, he forced millions of people to watch the show. That backfired bigly.”
Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t Spare Trump As He Returns to ABC
“He tried his best to cancel me,” said Kimmel in his first monologue since his suspension. “Instead, he forced millions of people to watch the show. That backfired bigly.”
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September 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.

List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I am wondering what would happen if all the artists working with Disney refused to do so until this Kimmel issue was resolved? Isn’t there an Avengers movie being made right now? Avengers actors, this is your moment to actually assemble!! A baby step here: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Disney’s ‘Lilith Fair’ Doc Premiere: Sarah McLachlan Says Musical Performances Canceled Amid Calls for Free Speech Following Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
A source tells The Hollywood Reporter that Sarah McLachlan and Jewel were the artists who were going to take the stage at the event. "We have collectively decided not to perform but instead to stand i...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I will take any good news we can get.
Breaking News: A hard-fought international treaty to protect ocean life, decades in the making, cleared a final hurdle. It allows for the establishment of enormous conservation zones in international waters.
Hard-Fought Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clears a Final Hurdle
The global High Seas Treaty, decades in the making, will become international law. It aims to create vast maritime conservation areas.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM