Kristen Lopez

Kristen Lopez is an entertainment journalist published in Variety, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. She is an author whose first book, But Have You Read the Book, dropped via Running Press and TCM in 2023.

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Here's how Homer's 'Odyssey’ inspired artists from James Joyce to the Coen Brothers.

Here's how disco once ruled the dance floor.

Dubbed the “wedding of the century,” Grace Kelly’s royal ceremony drew worldwide fascination.

These beloved toys helped inspire Pixar’s groundbreaking animated classic.

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From sushi to cinema, Japanese culture has left a lasting mark on the United States.

These landmark victories reflect the evolving story of the Academy Awards.

The hair, the hiss and the Hollywood history that made this 1935 film a genre-defining sequel.

Their influence turned cooking into a form of mass entertainment.

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'The Man of a Thousand Faces' shocked viewers—and pioneered the art of movie makeup.

Quiet Maine towns became King’s stage for national fears.

Mexico’s movie industry became a cultural powerhouse in the 1930s.

See how vampires have shape-shifted across popular culture.

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