The Making Of: The V.F. Archive Collection

From an oral history of the Internet to the stories behind Hollywood franchises like Star Wars, these are the ultimate inside accounts of the events and personalities that shape our culture.

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Cover Story: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Definitive Preview
Vanity Fair - By 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. I. “We’re Going Back?” The …
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The “Thriller” Diaries
Vanity Fair - By Nancy Griffin
Michael Jackson’s 1983 “Thriller” remains the most popular music video of all time: a 14-minute horror spoof that changed the business. Behind the scenes it gave its star a temporary home with director John Landis, sparked a near romance with actress Ola Ray, and revealed how damaged the young pop …
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How the Web Was Won
Vanity Fair - By Keenan Mayo and Peter Newcomb
Fifty years ago, in response to the surprise Soviet launch of Sputnik, the U.S. military set up the Advanced Research Projects Agency. It would become the cradle of connectivity, spawning the era of Google and YouTube, of Amazon and Facebook, of the Drudge Report and the Obama campaign. Each …
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The Secret History of One Hundred Years of Solitude
Vanity Fair - By Paul Elie
A half-century ago, Gabriel García Márquez, after yet another visit to the pawnshop, sent his now signature novel to his publisher. As Solitude turns 50, Paul Elie interviews Gabo’s longtime agent—just weeks before her death, at 85—and discovers the events that led to a literary revelation. The …
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How Boyz n the Hood Beat the Odds to Get Made—and Why It Matters Today
Vanity Fair - By Sam Kashner
When John Singleton first approached Ice Cube to be in a movie, the rapper didn’t take him seriously. But soon the novice actor, along with Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett, realized Singleton’s script about South-Central Los Angeles was unlike anything that had come before …
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Soul Men: The Making of The Blues Brothers
Vanity Fair - By Ned Zeman
The pitch was simple: “John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Blues Brothers, how about it?” But the film The Blues Brothers became a nightmare for Universal Pictures, wildly off schedule and over budget, its fate hanging on the amount of cocaine Belushi consumed. From the 1973 meeting of two young comic …

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