| MATTHEW LYNCH,
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Reality TV has never exactly been a font of warm and fuzzy feeling—and it's far from a novel observation to note the genre delivered us to our current chaotic moment in history—but it's mellowed as a genre overall in middle age. That phase might be ending, critic Richard Lawson observes, thanks to one of the form's longest-running series, Project Runway, which seems to be getting its edge back.
Elsewhere today, we remember the late artist Robert Wilson; Anthony Breznican pulls back the curtain on director Zach Cregger's mysterious Weapons; and a certain bank CEO gets slightly cozier with the idea of a Zohran Mamdani mayorship. |
While other movies are sharing as much as possible in an attempt to win a small piece of the ever shrinking attention economy, Weapons wants to become a phenomenon by playing keep-away. But what is Weapons, exactly? The enigmatic title alone has confounded people. The plot that's been revealed so far in trailers comes down to a question: Why did 17 children in a small town disappear into the darkness, never to return?
VF's Anthony Breznican chats with filmmaker Zach Cregger, who plans to keep his audience guessing, right up until his new movie's release date. |
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While it seems unlikely that JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is going to start showing up to campaign events with Mamdani and urging New Yorkers to cast their vote for the guy, he does appear to have moderated his opinion on the candidate, if only slightly! |
Gone are the days of the Simon Cowells and Michael Korses of reality competitions, but reality shows seem to be turning a corner from their more recent kid-glove approach. |
VF speaks with director Akiva Schaffer on making a "deceptively complex" comedy boosted by Neeson's specific talents: "I'm just trying not to say particular set of skills." |
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Robert Wilson, king of the avant-garde, multimedia performance event, died Thursday at age 83. While Wilson's work often displayed a fascination with royalty and absolute power, Bob Colacello wrote in the December 2006 issue, there was also tremendous sympathy for oppressed individuals.
Revisit the profile of the late Wilson, who spoke about the inspirations, methods, and technology behind his single-star productions, which showcased a rarefied group including Brad Pitt, Princess Caroline of Monaco, and Winona Ryder. |
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