Inside the big picture show.

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• Reality Bites Why the actors' strike won't happen.
  Kim Masters June 26, 2008
  
• Tom Cruise Mystery The case of the doctored publicity photo.*
  Kim Masters June 12, 2008
  
• HBO's Roman Polanski Problem A crucial scene of a celebrated documentary turns out to be wrong.
  Kim Masters May 28, 2008
  
• Does NBC Really Have an Office Spinoff? Also: Gaming out the Conan, Fallon, Leno, and Kimmel late-night musical chairs.
  Kim Masters May 8, 2008
  
• Analyze This How did a Robert De Niro flop get chosen to close Cannes?
  Kim Masters April 21, 2008
  
• How To Piss Off Steve Martin In one easy step.
  Kim Masters March 28, 2008
  
• The Real Pellicano Story Did the private eye intimidate alleged rape victims on behalf of a client?
  Kim Masters March 14, 2008
  
• Farewell, New Line The dysfunctional studio gets absorbed by Warner Bros.
  Kim Masters Feb. 28, 2008
  
• Spielberg Bails on the Beijing Olympics Will Darfur spoil everything for China?
  Kim Masters Feb. 5, 2008
  
• The Dark Knight Without Heath Ledger How will Warner Bros. sell a summer blockbuster marked by tragedy?
  Kim Masters Jan. 31, 2008
  
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  Kim Masters Jan. 22, 2008
  
• The Oscar Nominations Once again, there are lots of films that most people haven't seen and don't care about.
  Kim Masters Jan. 18, 2008
  
• American Gladiators To Crush Writers' Strike? Reality shows are holding up well for the networks.
  Kim Masters Jan. 4, 2008