Vanity FairCover Story: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Definitive Previewverified_publisherVanity Fair - David KampStar 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.
Vanity FairThe “Thriller” Diariesverified_publisherVanity Fair - Nancy GriffinBehind the scenes of Michael Jackson’s music video “Thriller,” the production of which revealed how damaged the young pop idol already was.
Vanity FairHow the Web Was Wonverified_publisherVanity Fair - Keenan Mayo and Peter NewcombThe 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.
Vanity FairThe Secret History of One Hundred Years of Solitudeverified_publisherVanity Fair - Paul ElieThe 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 …
Vanity FairHow Boyz n the Hood Beat the Odds to Get Made—and Why It Matters Todayverified_publisherVanity 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 …
Vanity FairSoul Men: The Making of The Blues Brothersverified_publisherVanity Fair - Ned ZemanThen, 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 …