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Tim Burton is one of those directors whose touch is instantly obvious in his films. Whether it’s his penchant for black-and-white stripes, high-contrast cinematography, or a kind of cartoonishness, anyone watching can immediately recognize his handiwork...

George Gurley 1987-1989 The Observer is born. I was still in college. In the summer I interned at CV (Career Vision) magazine, which was started by my then-stepfather, Shelby Bryan, and Marian Salzman, the editor in chief. I fact-checked and interviewed...

February 8 1968 - Blackbeard's Ghost "I, Captain Teach, affectionately known as Blackbeard, was not... all bad." I've been singing the praises of director Robert Stevenson time and again these past few weeks, and I'm afraid we're in for more of the...

Good Wednesday morning. There are 55 days until Election Day and we have spent all week talking about whether Hillary Clinton’s health situation is affecting the race. So we partnered with our friends at Morning Consult to develop a poll to quickly capture...

Oscar-winning production designer Dennis Gassner returns for his third Bond film, and his fourth collaboration with Sam Mendes. “Working with Dennis is like a bit of magic; he’s got such a soul,” says Mendes. “You get more out of a drawing that Dennis...