11 Stories on Matt Groening
As it turns 20 on Thursday, "The Simpsons' " greatest enemy may be itself.
Homer Simpson and his cartoon family soon will help you get letters, bills and packages to their destinations.
New stamps honor Bart and his family on their show's 20th anniversary
TIME talks to the American humorist about the most literary band in America, why he advises investing $20,000 in mass transit and what Sarah Palin might mean for the future of politics
The most eagerly anticipated animated film this year hits big screens this weekend, as "The Simpsons Movie" opens worldwide. The Screening Room spoke to creator Matt Groening and writer Al Jean in London about everyone's favorite two-dimensional yellow family.
This month on the Screening Room we're turning to the wonderful world of animated films.
After 18 years and 400 episodes of a show that refuses to grow old, "The Simpsons" finally graduates to a movie theater near you. It doesn't take Homer long (about two minutes) to ask the obvious question: What kind of sucker pays for something he can watch at home for free?
The miracle, says Richard Corliss, is that their new film plays out at four times the length without giving you a headache
Selma Blair has filed for divorce from actor-writer Ahmet Zappa after two years of marriage.
As it turns 20 on Thursday, "The Simpsons' " greatest enemy may be itself.
Homer Simpson and his cartoon family soon will help you get letters, bills and packages to their destinations.
New stamps honor Bart and his family on their show's 20th anniversary
TIME talks to the American humorist about the most literary band in America, why he advises investing $20,000 in mass transit and what Sarah Palin might mean for the future of politics
The most eagerly anticipated animated film this year hits big screens this weekend, as "The Simpsons Movie" opens worldwide. The Screening Room spoke to creator Matt Groening and writer Al Jean in London about everyone's favorite two-dimensional yellow family.
This month on the Screening Room we're turning to the wonderful world of animated films.
After 18 years and 400 episodes of a show that refuses to grow old, "The Simpsons" finally graduates to a movie theater near you. It doesn't take Homer long (about two minutes) to ask the obvious question: What kind of sucker pays for something he can watch at home for free?
The miracle, says Richard Corliss, is that their new film plays out at four times the length without giving you a headache
Selma Blair has filed for divorce from actor-writer Ahmet Zappa after two years of marriage.
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