Editor’s NoteBY → JD HEYMAN @JDHEYMANFOLLOW US ON: @EntertainmentWeekly @EntertainmentWeekly @EW @EWSnapsabundance. As Jo and Laurie—
Louisa May Alcott’s much-beloved,
thwarted literary pair—they are
both timeless and bracingly mod-
ern. She is strong, while he is
vulnerable; he gives in to romance,
while she is focused on making
her way in a world that can’t box
her in. Put them together and the
aforementioned sparks fly—they
are real stars for this or any age.
The pair kick off an issue packed
with such power: Here are the
movies you’ll be talking about, the
hottest music, and our first-ever
Fall Books Special. And because
we listen to you, we’ve brought
back What to Watch, our picks for
the best, buzziest TV shows of
the month. We’ve also made some
elegant tweaks to our design and
scaled up our type to make the
experience richer for you. And with
all that out of the way, curtain up...IN THIS LINE OF WORK, YOU ARE
periodically asked about what it
takes to be a movie star. Since this
is the issue where we roll out the
best films of the season, allow me
to break it down: Movie stardom
has never been a mere looks thing.Real Star
Power
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The world is actually pretty spoiled
for hot people, while movie stars
have always been a frighteningly
scarce commodity. The quality that
defines them is not garden-variety
prettiness—in fact, many of Holly-
wood’s greatest names have been
delightfully imperfect. No, what sets
off a true star is more magic than it
is a skin-deep glow. It’s something
essential, radiating off megaplex
screens and leaving us spell-
bound in the dark. A star’s persona
eclipses any single performance.
And we still go to the movies (for the
love of God, please go to the mov-
ies) to catch that spark of energy
that makes stars both immediately
relatable and forever untouchable.
Whoever is burning up your social
media feed, stars are not made
merely by being seen but rather
by what they still can make audi-
ences feel. That quality, as they
used to say in old-time pictures, is
simply it. Saoirse Ronan and Timo-
thée Chalamet, on our cover for
Greta Gerwig’s reinvention of Little
Women, have that rare gift inCOVER STORY
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video, and social media extravaganza at the Great Hall with People magazine. At the Social Studio presented by Facebook & Instagram, even jaded Hollywood types cuddled
pups from Finding Them Homes—James Bay Pawsitive Rescue. Another highlight: our EW TIFF Must List party at the Thompson hotel, sponsored by Netflix and Casamigos.
Guests included Chris Evans and Robert Pattinson (flanking the non-superhero, above left). EMMY MADNESS Nobody loves TV like EW, and on Sept. 20 we threw our annual
Emmy party at L.A.’s Sunset Tower Hotel, presented by L’Oréal Paris, with sponsors Ferrari Trento and Casamigos. The event was attended by guests such as The Good Place stars
William Jackson Harper, D’Arcy Carden, and Manny Jacinto, Superstore’s Nico Santos, and Billy Porter of PoseÑwho went on to win an Emmy for Lead Actor in a Drama Series.