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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​Box Office: Will Smith's Lost 'Focus' and the Oscars Effect

​Box Office: Will Smith's Lost 'Focus' and the Oscars Effect

The narrative going into this weekend was that "Focus" would mark a comeback of sorts for Will Smith. His first lead rol...

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'Two and a Half Men,' 'Parks and Recreation,' and How to End a Series

'Two and a Half Men,' 'Parks and Recreation,' and How to End a Series

I don't envy any showrunner who has to write a series finale, especially after observing the very different reactions ov...

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13 Reasons Why Elizabeth Taylor Is Still the Queen of Hollywood

13 Reasons Why Elizabeth Taylor Is Still the Queen of Hollywood

It's time to raise your glass and rattle your jewelry for a birthday toast to Elizabeth Taylor, who'd have turned 83 on...

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Oscars 2015: 9 Politically-Charged Acceptance Speeches

Oscars 2015: 9 Politically-Charged Acceptance Speeches

There may have been few surprises among the winners at Sunday night's Academy Awards, but one surprise was how political...

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The 15 Most Memorable Moments From the 2015 Oscars

The 15 Most Memorable Moments From the 2015 Oscars

"Stay weird. Stay different." That was the advice of Best Adapted Screenplay winner Graham Moore ("The Imitation Game")...

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Final Predictions for the 2015 Oscars

Final Predictions for the 2015 Oscars

When it comes to predicting success and failure in Hollywood, as "The Princess Bride" screenwriter William Goldman famou...

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What You Can Learn From New Streaming Service Shout! Factory TV

What You Can Learn From New Streaming Service Shout! Factory TV

Streaming video is a godsend if you want to catch up with recent seasons of TV series. But what's a TV fan to do who wan...

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Oscars 2015: 16 Things You'll See at This Year's Academy Awards

Oscars 2015: 16 Things You'll See at This Year's Academy Awards

%Slideshow-267828% Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony should actually be pretty exciting, in a Seattle Seahawks vs. New En...

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The 17 Best and Worst TV Roommates of All Time

The 17 Best and Worst TV Roommates of All Time

%Slideshow-267653% It's been 50 years since Neil Simon wrote his play "The Odd Couple," the story of two divorced, middl...

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​Oscars 2015: 7 Burning Questions Remain

​Oscars 2015: 7 Burning Questions Remain

%Slideshow-260994% The Oscars aren't until next Sunday, but the race will be all over by Tuesday. The 17th is the day ba...

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Disney's 'Cinderella': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Beloved Fairy Tale Classic

Disney's 'Cinderella': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Beloved Fairy Tale Classic

We never get tired of the story of Cinderella, and whether we know it or not, the version we never get tired of is the o...

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Jon Stewart and Brian Williams: TV News, Entertainment, and Accountability

Jon Stewart and Brian Williams: TV News, Entertainment, and Accountability

There has been a lot of chatter -- jokes, tweets, rueful speculation -- noting the paradox of Brian Williams' forced six...

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'The Breakfast Club' Cast: Where Are They Now?

'The Breakfast Club' Cast: Where Are They Now?

%Slideshow-333023% Why do we still care about "The Breakfast Club"? Thirty years after its release (on February 15, 1985...

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Oscars 2015: 'Boyhood,' 'Birdman,' Backlash, Behavior, and Backstory

Oscars 2015: 'Boyhood,' 'Birdman,' Backlash, Behavior, and Backstory

For all the months of campaigning surrounding Oscars season, this week is the one week that actually counts. Ballots for...

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Disney's 'Pinocchio': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Animated Classic

Disney's 'Pinocchio': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Animated Classic

Given how revered Disney's "Pinocchio" is today, it's hard to believe it was a flop when it was first released exactly t...

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Should 'Saturday Night Live' Outlast Lorne Michaels?

Should 'Saturday Night Live' Outlast Lorne Michaels?

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The 35 Best TV Spinoffs Ever

The 35 Best TV Spinoffs Ever

%Slideshow-265201% Its strange that "Better Call Saul," which debuts on Feb. 8 on AMC, is so eagerly awaited. After all,...

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Oscars 2015: The Rest of the Races

Oscars 2015: The Rest of the Races

Is everyone finally ready to move on from the "Selma" vs. "American Sniper" throwdown? It seems so, not just because the...

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How Indie Filmmakers Have Transformed TV

How Indie Filmmakers Have Transformed TV

It's a paradox. Independent films -- the kind that are often dramas or comedies about everyday people, rather than super...

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Oscars 2015: It's a Real Race, But Not Between the Movies You Think

Oscars 2015: It's a Real Race, But Not Between the Movies You Think

Remember just a couple weeks ago, in the days leading up to the Oscar nominations, when there was so much handwringing a...

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13 Reasons Why the SAG Awards Should Be Your Favorite Awards Show

13 Reasons Why the SAG Awards Should Be Your Favorite Awards Show

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, airing this Sunday, January 25, aren't as high-profile as some of the other awards shows...

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