Gary Susman
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Gary Susman

Gary Susman has been covering movies and TV for more than 25 years and has been a Moviefone columnist since 2009. He is a former senior writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he helped launch the award-winning PopWatch blog. He has written about entertainment for such outlets as Time, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, People, CNN, MSNBC, Life, The Village Voice, The Guardian, The Chicago Sun-Times, and The Boston Phoenix. He has been a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics since 1993. He is one of the authors of the 2011 book "LIFE 75 Years: The Very Best of LIFE."

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'Brokeback Mountain': 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Oscar-Winning Film

'Brokeback Mountain': 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About the Oscar-Winning Film

When "Brokeback Mountain" opened 10 years ago (on December 9, 2005), Hollywood's first mainstream gay love story was exp...

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Box Office: How Did 'Krampus' Become a Hit?

Box Office: How Did 'Krampus' Become a Hit?

This weekend at the box office, the most surprising good news was the unlikely success of Christmas-themed horror comedy...

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The 30 Best Disney Live-Action Movies Ever Made

The 30 Best Disney Live-Action Movies Ever Made

%Slideshow-345773%Everyone has seen at least one Disney animated film at least twice. Or eleventy times. They're easy to...

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The 8 Best Movies You Didn't See in 2015

The 8 Best Movies You Didn't See in 2015

%Slideshow-343844%More than 600 movies have opened in theaters in 2015, so if you missed a few while you were seeing "Ju...

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'The Good Dinosaur': Has Pixar Run Out of Box Office Magic?

'The Good Dinosaur': Has Pixar Run Out of Box Office Magic?

2015 isn't just the first year with two Pixar movies. It's also the first time that their movies haven't opened at No. 1...

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The 25 Best Christmas Movies Ever Made, Ranked

The 25 Best Christmas Movies Ever Made, Ranked

%Slideshow-342892%In the holiday spirit, here's a list of the all-time best Christmas movies ever made, the ones that ac...

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11 Thanksgiving Movies That'll Make Your Turkey Day Seem Perfect

11 Thanksgiving Movies That'll Make Your Turkey Day Seem Perfect

%Slideshow-342751%In most films depicting the November holiday, Thanksgiving is a disaster. From travel nightmares to sq...

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11 Unforgettable Movies Featuring Transgender Characters

11 Unforgettable Movies Featuring Transgender Characters

%Slideshow-342737%Will last winter's Oscar-winning Best Actor Orange Is the New Black," and Jeffrey Tambor winning an Em...

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Is 'Hunger Games' $101M Opening Weekend Really a Bad Thing?

Is 'Hunger Games' $101M Opening Weekend Really a Bad Thing?

When is a movie that opens with an estimated $101.0 million a box office disappointment?Sure, "The Hunger Games: Mocking...

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'Toy Story': 20 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About Pixar's First Movie

'Toy Story': 20 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About Pixar's First Movie

These days, when a Pixar movie is as close to a sure thing as films get, it's hard to remember what a risky venture the...

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'The Hunger Games': 15 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Blockbuster Franchise

'The Hunger Games': 15 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the Blockbuster Franchise

What's left to say about "The Hunger Games" franchise? You've seen the first three movies, you've contributed to their $...

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'Harry Potter': 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About 'Goblet of Fire'

'Harry Potter': 10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About 'Goblet of Fire'

Based on the middle book in J.K. Rowling's series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was a pivotal film in many ways...

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Box Office: Why This Weekend Was Full of Surprises

Box Office: Why This Weekend Was Full of Surprises

This was the weekend that nothing went as expected at the box office -- hinting that the multiplex may be in for a wild...

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'Home Alone' Stars: Where Are They Now?

'Home Alone' Stars: Where Are They Now?

%Slideshow-341225% "Home Alone" is an odd movie -- half gooey holiday sentiment, half slapstick-cartoon sadism. Still, u...

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11 Must-See Movies Starring Real-Life Celebrity Couples

11 Must-See Movies Starring Real-Life Celebrity Couples

%Slideshow-340907% Anyone expecting to get a glimpse into the real-life marriage of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt from th...

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'Fantasia': 15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About This Disney Classic

'Fantasia': 15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About This Disney Classic

"Fantasia" wasn't a huge hit when it was first released 75 years ago (on November 13, 1940). Since then, however, over t...

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How James Bond and Charlie Brown Saved the Box Office

How James Bond and Charlie Brown Saved the Box Office

As expected, James Bond and Charlie Brown conquered the box office this weekend. After the slump of the last few weeks,...

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The 10 Best Shows You're (Probably) Not Watching

The 10 Best Shows You're (Probably) Not Watching

%Slideshow-339231%Now's your last chance. The third and final season of HBO's "Getting On" started November 8, so you ca...

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11 Best Training Montages in Movie History, Ranked

11 Best Training Montages in Movie History, Ranked

Ralph Macchio's birthday -- he turns 54 on November 4 -- reminds us that, not only do we love the Karate Kid, but we lov...

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7 Reasons for This Weekend's Box Office Catastrophe

7 Reasons for This Weekend's Box Office Catastrophe

Last weekend's box office looked like the beginning of a disastrous slump, but it's a golden age compared to this weeken...

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10 Best Robert Zemeckis Movies, Ranked

10 Best Robert Zemeckis Movies, Ranked

%Slideshow-335925% ​The 30th anniversary of "Back to the Future" suggests the question: Is director Robert Zemeckis more...

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