The Making Of: The V.F. Archive Collection

Most recent stories in The Making Of: The V.F. Archive Collection

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  Vanity Fair

  

  Cover Story: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Definitive Preview

  Vanity Fair - David Kamp

  Star Wars devotees who can’t wait for December need look no further. With exclusive access to writer-director Rian Johnson, plus interviews with Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, and others, V.F. presents the ultimate sneak peek at The Last Jedi—and Carrie Fisher’s lasting legacy.

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  Vanity Fair

  

  The “Thriller” Diaries

  Vanity Fair - Nancy Griffin

  Behind the scenes of Michael Jackson’s music video “Thriller,” the production of which revealed how damaged the young pop idol already was.

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  Vanity Fair

  

  How the Web Was Won

  Vanity Fair - Keenan Mayo and Peter Newcomb

  The Internet has changed everything, this much we know. Yet not much is known about its mysterious origins. An eight-section compilation answering the where and who the Web came from.

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  Vanity Fair

  

  The Secret History of One Hundred Years of Solitude

  Vanity Fair - Paul Elie

  The house, in a quiet part of Mexico City, had a study within, and in the study he found a solitude he had never known before and would never know again. Cigarettes (he smoked 60 a day) were on the worktable. LPs were on the record player: Debussy, Bartók, A Hard Day’s Night. Stuck up on the wall …

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  Vanity Fair

  

  How Boyz n the Hood Beat the Odds to Get Made—and Why It Matters Today

  Vanity Fair - Sam Kashner

  ‘Didn’t you read my script?” John Singleton asked rapper Ice Cube in 1990. Singleton, then a 22-year-old fresh out of the U.S.C. film program, had set his heart on Cube to play Doughboy, a character based on one of Singleton’s boyhood friends—but Cube was blowing the audition. Over a late breakfast …

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  Vanity Fair

  

  Soul Men: The Making of The Blues Brothers

  Vanity Fair - Ned Zeman

  Then, Landis remembers, the conversation goes accordingly: Mann: “Mr. Landis, we’re not booking The Blues Brothers in any of our national or general theaters. We have a theater in Compton where we’ll book it. But certainly not in Westwood.” Landis: “Why won’t you book it in Westwood?” Mann: “Because I …