Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Arts|Entertainment

Why does 'The Babadook' still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers

Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Jennifer Kent’s directorial debut “The Babadook” is one of them

Why does 'The Babadook' still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers
Arts|Entertainment

Carrie Coon is still fighting

It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own

Carrie Coon is still fighting
Arts|Entertainment

'The Life of Chuck' wins the Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award

The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award has gone to “The Life of Chuck.”

'The Life of Chuck' wins the Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award
Arts|Entertainment

Denzel Washington hands over to his son Malcolm and keeps August Wilson in the family

August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson" deals profoundly with ancestry and heritage, which makes it all the more fitting that the new film adaptation, produced by Denzel Washington and directed by his son Malcolm, is a family affair

Denzel Washington hands over to his son Malcolm and keeps August Wilson in the family
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative

Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams, and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams

Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative
Entertainment

Aaron Pierre is a star in the making. 'Rebel Ridge' shows you why

Aaron Pierre is a star in the making, and Jeremy Saulnier's new Netflix thriller, “Rebel Ridge," shows you why

Aaron Pierre is a star in the making. 'Rebel Ridge' shows you why
Arts|Entertainment

'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu on 'shooting the moon,' casting Ariana Grande and growing 9M tulips

“Musical” has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but there’s no avoiding it in bringing “Wicked” to the big screen

'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu on 'shooting the moon,' casting Ariana Grande and growing 9M tulips
Entertainment|Sports

'Unstoppable' captures Anthony Robles' singular life, with Robles as his own stunt double

“Unstoppable," about the one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles, was one of the most-anticipated premieres of the Toronto International Film Festival

'Unstoppable' captures Anthony Robles' singular life, with Robles as his own stunt double
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'

As a movie, “Nightbitch” captures some of the truest and rawest but seldom Instagrammed things about early motherhood

Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'
Arts

Mike Leigh on 'Hard Truths' and his moviemaking struggles

When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to quit drawing pictures of people

Mike Leigh on 'Hard Truths' and his moviemaking struggles
Celebrity|Entertainment

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield debate the yeas and neighs of the ‘We Live in Time’ horse meme

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield made one the most emotionally wrecking, tenderly exquisite movies of their careers

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield debate the yeas and neighs of the ‘We Live in Time’ horse meme
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Pamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for 'The Last Showgirl'

The Toronto International Film Festival has played host to many comeback stories over the years

Pamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for 'The Last Showgirl'
Entertainment

How 'Moana 2' charted a course back to the big screen

When you look at some of the numbers, it’s hard to believe “Moana 2” was ever going to be anything but a movie

How 'Moana 2' charted a course back to the big screen
Entertainment|Lifestyle

The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off. Here are 5 things to look for this year

The Toronto International Film Festival is the clean-up hitter of the fall festival circuit

The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off. Here are 5 things to look for this year
Entertainment|Lifestyle|News

They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it

By a landslide, “The Apprentice” is the most controversial movie of the fall

They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it
Arts|Entertainment

Ridley Scott rebuilds Rome for 'Gladiator II'

Ridley Scott is calling his upcoming Roman epic “Gladiator II" his best film

Ridley Scott rebuilds Rome for 'Gladiator II'
Arts|Election|Entertainment

This fall, Hollywood tries to balance box office with the ballot box

This fall, Hollywood will be trying — with everything from swaggering historical epics like “Gladiator II” to the high-seas adventure of “Moana 2” — to capture the nation’s attention at a time when much of it will be directed at the polls

This fall, Hollywood tries to balance box office with the ballot box
Celebrity|Election|Entertainment

Trump film 'The Apprentice' finds distributor and will open before the election

After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November

Trump film 'The Apprentice' finds distributor and will open before the election
Entertainment

What's hot in theaters? Old movies — and some that aren't so old

Look at almost any movie theater marquee right now and you’ll probably see not just new titles but a smattering of older films, too

What's hot in theaters? Old movies — and some that aren't so old
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Who won at the box office this weekend? The Reynolds-Lively household

In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out winners

Who won at the box office this weekend? The Reynolds-Lively household
News|Opinion|Political

Could another insurrection happen in January? This film imagines what if

Election results are contested

Could another insurrection happen in January? This film imagines what if
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop

The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition with selections including Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,” Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey.”

New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop
Business|Entertainment

One thing that hasn't changed in Hollywood: Male characters still more than double female ones

In recent years the movie industry has gone through the streaming revolution, the pandemic, labor strikes and “Barbenheimer.”

One thing that hasn't changed in Hollywood: Male characters still more than double female ones
Entertainment

With a $97M second weekend, 'Deadpool & Wolverine' sets a new high mark for R-rated films

After 10 days in theaters, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is already the highest grossing R-rated movie ever, not accounting for inflation

With a $97M second weekend, 'Deadpool & Wolverine' sets a new high mark for R-rated films
Arts|Entertainment

In Sean Wang's 'Dìdi,' a portrait of an artist as a young skater kid

Within the span of five days in January, Sean Wang’s life changed about as dramatically as is possible for a young filmmaker

In Sean Wang's 'Dìdi,' a portrait of an artist as a young skater kid

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