Zach Schonfeld

Zach Schonfeld is a freelance journalist and critic based in New York. He was formerly a senior writer at Newsweek. His most recent book, "How Coppola Became Cage," a biography of Nicolas Cage, was published in 2023.

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The movie musical premiered 50 years ago. Here's how fishnets and fan rituals turned it into one of cinema’s longest-running cult hits.

English actor Boris Karloff reprises his role as the monster in 'Bride of Frankenstein,' directed by James Whale.

These are some of the monster's most memorable reincarnations.

Underwater view of the mechanical shark from 'Jaws'

It wasn't just a hit—it changed how Hollywood does business.

Joni Mitchell

Springsteen's breakout. Dylan's heartbreak. P-Funk's Mothership. From punk poetry to hot-and-heavy disco, 1975 had something for everyone.

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Daft Punk musicians in space suit-looking costumes perform from an elaborate colored-light pyramid above the 2006 Coachella Music Festival stage

The Flaming Lips’ frontman in a bubble. Daft Punk’s pyramid perch. Tupac’s ‘hologram.’ Coachella’s most iconic sets didn’t just wow crowds—they changed what festivals could be.

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