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• ‘Dune’ at Home: How to Stream the 2021 Sci-Fi Remake Online on HBO Max
  Denis Villeneuve's blockbuster is now streaming online for a limited time
• Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg Pursue ‘Greatest Treasure Never Found’ in ‘Uncharted’ Trailer
  The film also stars Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas
• ‘Dune’ Wages an All-Out Attack on the Senses — and Wins
  Denis Villeneuve's ambitious adaptation turns Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic into a big, bold blockbuster
• Nicole Kidman Gets the Last Laugh and Embodies Lucille Ball in Biopic Trailer
  Aaron Sorkin-directed biopic premieres in theaters on December 10th
• Pete Buttigieg Reflects on Campaigning While Openly Gay in ‘Mayor Pete’ Trailer
  Documentary was directed by Jesse Moss
• The ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Arrive on Peacock Just In Time For Halloween
  All eight films of the critically-acclaimed series are now available to stream on Peacock
• Olivia Colman Is Obsessed With a Mother and Child in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’
  Adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same title also stars Dakota Johnson
• You’re Gonna Have to Wait a While to See ‘Black Panther 2’ and ‘Thor 4’
  Indiana Jones 5 pushed back a year as Disney shifts release schedule
• There Are Crazed, Manic Cult Movies — and Then There’s ‘Possession’
  A body-horror answer to 'Kramer vs. Kramer,' this 1981 portrait of a divorce gone bad — real bad — returns with a vengeance in a beautiful new 4K restoration
• How to Watch ‘Halloween Kills’ Online for Free: Stream the New Sequel on Peacock
  Peacock is the only place to watch the 2021 'Halloween' sequel online right now - here's how to find a free stream

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• Alec Baldwin prop gun shooting stirs memories of Brandon Lee's tragic death
  The shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins reminds many of what happened to actor Brandon Lee on the set of "The Crow." Here's a timeline of that case.
• Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins killed by a prop gun, just as her career was taking off
  Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed on set of an Alec Baldwin movie, was "going to be a very famous DP," according to a director who recently worked with her.
• Review: I can has Cumberbatch? Cat painter bio-pic 'Louis Wain' is no meow-sterpiece
  Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the titular English painter in 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain' for Amazon Studios.
• Why 'Dune' made these 5 key changes from Frank Herbert's book
  "Dune" director Denis Villeneuve discusses several significant departures from the sci-fi classic source material.
• Review: Charlotte Gainsbourg is caught between desire and nothingness in 'Suzanna Andler'
  Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in French director Benoît Jacquot's adaptation of "Suzanna Andler," based on a play by Marguerite Duras.
• Review: Netflix's starry Black western 'The Harder They Fall' is both a dazzler and a muddle
  Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Regina King, Lakeith Stanfield and many more star in this stylish, intensely violent exercise in genre reclamation.
• Review: 'Broadcast Signal Intrusion' extracts suspense from retro video pranks
  The psychological thriller 'Broadcast Signal Intrusion' stars Harry Shum Jr. as a video archivist tracking a prankster ... or worse.
• Review: A triumph of classical storytelling, 'Luzzu' captures the struggles of a fisherman
  Desperate times drive a struggling fisherman in Malta to desperate measures in director Alex Camilleri's drama "Luzzu."
• Review: 'Ron's Gone Wrong'? What could possibly go ... oh
  Adventure about the meaning of friendship struggles to stand out from the animated crowd.
• Review: 'Becoming Cousteau' smartly charts Jacques' crusading life aquatic
  FIlmmaker Liz Garbus chronicles the adventurous career of legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau in the documentary "Becoming Cousteau."
• Hollywood's Animation Is Film Festival offers global preview of animated Oscar contenders
  L.A.'s international animation festival is back for its fourth year, with some heavy hitters in its lineup.
• A break-up, an idol and work-life balance. How Mia Hansen-Løve found 'Bergman Island'
  Critically hailed French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve makes her English-language debut with 'Bergman Island,' featuring Vicky Krieps and Mia Wasikowska.
• Review: The grand letdown of Wes Anderson's boorish 'The French Dispatch'
  Wes Anderson directs 'The French Dispatch,' featuring a star-studded cast including Timothée Chalamet, Jeffrey Wright, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton.
• 'Frasier' co-creator pledges $5 million to save Palm Springs' Plaza Theatre
  The historic Plaza Theatre downtown, where Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra performed, takes a big step toward restoration.
• Review: Corruption, stress and romance fuel hybrid documentary 'A Cop Movie'
  Director Alonso Ruizpalacios mixes nonfiction and drama to tell the story of two Mexico City police officers in 'A Cop Movie.'
• 'Eternals' has the MCU's first Deaf superhero. Her Deafness is one of her superpowers
  'Eternals' boasts the most diverse cast in Marvel history — including Lauren Ridloff, a Deaf actor who plays the franchise's first Deaf superhero.
• Nicole Kidman's Lucille Ball is finally here (briefly) in 'Being the Ricardos' trailer
  The first trailer for Aaron Sorkin's "Being the Ricardos" gives fans (and skeptics) a fleeting glimpse of Nicole Kidman as comedy icon Lucille Ball.
• Marvel wanted to keep Harry Styles' 'Eternals' role a secret. Too late
  Spoiler alert! Singer-actor Harry Styles makes his MCU debut in 'Eternals,' a post-credits scene revealed during the Los Angeles premiere of the film.
• The film academy's chief executive, Dawn Hudson, will step down at end of term
  After a transformative and at times tumultuous decade leading the film academy, Dawn Hudson will step down from her role as chief executive.
• Jamie Lee Curtis believes #MeToo movement might have 'really upset' mom Janet Leigh
  Actress Jamie Lee Curtis reflects on her mother Janet Leigh's thoughts on #MeToo given Leigh's work with Alfred Hitchcock, who has been accused of misconduct.
• Bowen Yang's 'proud gay Oompa Loompa' pokes fun at Timothée Chalamet's 'Twink Wonka'
  This week's 'Saturday Night Live' saw Bowen Yang appear on 'Weekend Update' as a 'proud, gay Oompa Loompa' to comment on Timothée Chalamet's 'Wonka.'
• Hollywood strike averted: How studios and crews union reached a deal
  The deal between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the major studios is a rare display of muscle for the industry's "below-the-line" production crews.
• 'Halloween' kills at the box office with a new horror record, as 'Last Duel' gets slayed
  'Halloween Kills,' the latest entry in the blockbuster horror franchise, and period drama 'The Last Duel' face different fates in theaters this weekend.
• The new trailer for 'The Batman' is here. What's different about Robert Pattinson's superhero?
  A new trailer reveals just how dark this take on the Caped Crusader will be, with much more Catwoman, Penguin and the Riddler.
• Hollywood crews union reaches a deal with studios, averting a strike
  IATSE reaches a deal on a new contract with the Hollywood studios, which would end a months-long standoff that threatened to trigger a historic strike.
• How a group of 'ornery,' 'nerdy' divers pulled off the miraculous Thai cave rescue
  Oscar-winning 'Free Solo' directors E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin turn their attention to another incredible story in 'The Rescue.'
• Yes, 'The Last Duel' is a true story. Here's what's historical fact and fiction
  Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jodie Comer and Nicole Holofcener break down what's true and what's invented in Ridley Scott's historical epic 'The Last Duel.'
• Robin Williams' daughter has seen that viral 'test footage.' Stop sending it to her
  Zelda Williams watched the video of an actor impersonating her late father. He's 'SUPER talented,' but she wants people to stop spamming her with it.
• 'The Manor' mines the terrors of ageism for a horror movie. The star and director explain why
  The star and director of Amazon Studios' 'Welcome to the Blumhouse' entry 'The Manor' discuss the terrifying pervasiveness of ageism.
• 13 spooky best bets for Halloween fun: Elfman and Eilish, haunts, kids' stuff and more
  Make your plans for Halloween with our list of 13 spooky best bets.
• In her acting comeback, Kyle Richards had one question: 'How far do you need me to go?'
  After starting her career as a child star, 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' cast member Kyle Richards is returning to acting in 'Halloween Kills.'
• Classic movies in SoCal: 'Possession,' 'Silence of the Lambs,' 'The Howling' and more
  'Possession,' 'The Silence of the Lambs' and other classic movies and film festivals streaming online or playing this week at a theater near you.
• Review: The marvelous Japanese trilogy 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy' is well worth a spin
  Three self-enclosed stories about fate and coincidence confirm Ryûsuke Hamaguchi as one of the most exciting voices in world cinema.
• Review: 'The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses' lacks the requisite horsepower
  "The Mustangs: America's Wild Horses," executive produced by Robert Redford, is such a gentle tale that it's hard to get charged up about it.
• Review: Lost lovers looking for a 'Needle in a Timestack'
  Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo star in a sci-fi romantic drama about the inevitability of love.
• Review: Mia Hansen-Løve's captivating 'Bergman Island' lures us into a maze of meta-mirrors
  Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth play a filmmaking couple on a trip to Fårö, the island immortalized by Ingmar Bergman.
• Review: Documentary 'Found' maps a tender DNA journey for three Chinese adoptees
  Amanda Lipitz's emotional documentary 'Found' follows three teen girls, adopted separately from China, who discover they are related via 23andMe.
• Review: Selma Blair faces MS with humor, strength and messy honesty in new documentary
  'Introducing, Selma Blair,' directed by Rachel Fleit, chronicles the 'Cruel Intentions' actor's journey with multiple sclerosis.
• Review: Its voice is ragged, but 'Hard Luck Love Song' hits so many right notes
  The tiny, music-infused indie lives in a grimy, dangerous world with love in it.
• Review: Ridley Scott's epic 'The Last Duel' rebukes the patriarchy in every era
  Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer star in Ridley Scott's return to historical epic form, written by Damon, Ben Affleck and Nicole Holofcener.
• Review: Spellbinding, experiential 'Velvet Underground' digs into seminal band and its time
  Todd Haynes' documentary 'The Velvet Underground,' about the influential 1960s rock band, is a work of art of its own.
• 'Black Panther's' Letitia Wright says report on anti-vax conduct 'completely untrue'
  'Black Panther' actress Letitia Wright shuts down the Hollywood Reporter's story about her COVID-19 misinformation, saying it's 'completely untrue.'
• Review: Neither trick nor treat, 'Halloween Kills' is just a messy letdown
  Jamie Lee Curtis returns in director David Gordon Green's "Halloween Kills," a pointless sequel to the 2018 reboot of the horror franchise.
• In stunning new documentary, Todd Haynes makes the Velvet Underground come impossibly alive
  On Friday, AppleTV+ will premiere 'The Velvet Underground,' acclaimed director Todd Haynes' documentary on the band's origins, influences and music.
• Review: 'Detention' is a deft video game adaptation that reckons with Taiwan's past
  Based on a video game, director John Hsu's horror-drama 'Detention' is set in 1960s Taiwan.
• Watch streamers turn to screamers with new horror movies out this month
  Indulge in 13 of the more interesting new horror movies streaming this new spooky season.
• Ghostface still making Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox 'Scream' in relaunch's new trailer
  The new 'Scream' trailer sees the return of Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott, who gathers her friends to take down Woodsboro's latest serial slasher.
• Top Disney movie executive Alan Horn to retire in December
  Horn's retirement comes amid a larger changing of the guard within Disney, as former CEO Bob Iger prepares to officially exit at the end of the year.
• 'No Time to Die' meets domestic box office expectations, continues to kill overseas
  The latest installment in the James Bond franchise, 'No Time to Die,' has unseated Marvel's 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' at the domestic box office.
• 'No Time to Die' says goodbye to James Bond, for now. Here's what worked, and what didn't
  James Bond will return, but Daniel Craig won't. How well did the series send him off? Two critics debate the spoiler-filled finer points.
• Exactly what is going on in 'Lamb'? The director and star unpack the wild Icelandic fable
  Star Noomi Rapace and director Valdimar Jóhannsson answer some of the lingering questions you might have after watching A24's horror drama "Lamb."
• How Cary Fukunaga cracked the ending of Daniel Craig's James Bond saga
  Daniel Craig's era as James Bond comes to a bittersweet, epic conclusion in 'No Time to Die.'
• Classic movies in SoCal: 'Hellboy,' 'Rocky Horror,' Screamfest and more
  'Hellboy,' 'Rocky Horror,' Screamfest and other classic movies and film festivals streaming online or playing this week at a theater near you.
• How Cary Fukunaga brought James Bond into a new era in 'No Time to Die'
  Cary Fukunaga steps into directing the James Bond franchise with 'No Time to Die,' bringing his sophisticated sensibility to the emotional conclusion of Daniel Craig's five-film run in the role.
• Review: 'Convergence: Courage in a Crisis' provides a hurried view of COVID-19 activists
  The documentary "Convergence: Courage in a Crisis" follows community activists and others from around the world in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Review: 'The Rescue' is a solid, suspenseful nonfiction retelling of the 2018 Thai cave rescue
  Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's follow-up to their Oscar-winning "Free Solo" is a gripping nonfiction account of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue.
• Review: Horror haunts the edges of darkly meditative Icelandic folk tale 'Lamb'
  Noomi Rapace brings a steady but feminine power to the dark Icelandic tale "Lamb," about a couple raising a sheep as if it were their child.
• The 'Cats' movie was so horrific that it made Andrew Lloyd Webber get a dog
  Andrew Lloyd Webber reacted as many did to the 'Cats' movie: 'I saw it and I just thought, Oh, God, no.' But a new little buddy is helping him manage.
• Review: 'Ascension' documentary finds rich stories in China's economic divide
  'Ascension' review: Documentary examines the growing class divide in China.
• 'Mass' gives Ann Dowd and Martha Plimpton the spotlights they deserve
  Fran Kranz's debut feature 'Mass' powerfully explores the subject of a school shooting from the perspectives of parents.
• Review: 'Mass' powerfully explores the emotional aftermath of a school shooting
  Superb, anguished performances by Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney and Ann Dowd anchor Fran Kranz's assured writing-directing debut.
• Showbiz lives: Ron and Clint Howard open up in their breezy, brotherly Hollywood memoir
  In 'The Boys,' Oscar-winning director Ron Howard and longtime character actor Clint Howard write the book of their family in distinctly different voices.
• With the IATSE strike vote, film and TV crews are saying what is on a lot of other workers' minds
  By threatening to strike for better pay, hours and working conditions, film and TV workers are taking a stand for many who believe our work culture is broken.
• Review: Heartfelt moments highlight out of sync Russian-Israeli comedy 'Golden Voices'
  Married film dubbers who emigrate from Russia to Israel in 1990 struggle to make a new life in the bittersweet comedy 'Golden Voices.'
• Review: The fears of motherhood blend with the unexplainable in the thriller 'Fever Dream'
  The Spanish-language thriller 'Fever Dream,' directed by Claudia Llosa, occupies the space between man-made catastrophe and supernatural intervention.
• 'What If...?' is the MCU's first big misstep. Why the series should have fans worried
  The thuddingly unimaginative Disney+ series wastes its unlimited canvas — and inadvertently reveals what a train wreck the MCU's Multiverse could be.
• Hoping to boost flagging ratings, film academy sets new Oscars producer
  The Oscars look to rebound from a minimalist pandemic-era production.
• Elijah Wood reveals how the 'Lord of the Rings' team mocked Harvey Weinstein
  Harvey Weinstein's Miramax trapped 'The Lord of the Rings' in turnaround. Actor Elijah Wood says the trilogy had a parting shot at the convicted rapist.
• What went wrong with the 'Sopranos' prequel: Our experts break it down
  'Sopranos' creator David Chase would return to his characters only in the form of a movie, but the result shows the perils of revisiting a classic.
• 'Titane' director Julia Ducournau explains how she crafted the year's wildest film
  The Cannes Film Festival prize-winner explains what went into her singular 'Titane.'
• Get on up for Boseman Scholars: Netflix, Howard create Chadwick Boseman scholarship
  Meet Howard University's Boseman Scholars, whose tuition is covered thanks to a $5.4-million inaugural donation by Netflix in Chadwick Boseman's honor.
• 'Venom 2' smashes pandemic box office record; 'No Time to Die' soars overseas
  With an exclusive theatrical window, 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' set a three-day opening-weekend record for the pandemic-era domestic box office.
• He made history as Hollywood's first animal trainer. Then he scammed L.A. with 'iceless ice'
  Hollywood scamming is a tradition. The century-old saga of Paul Bourgeois — cinematographer, animal wrangler, con artist — shows how far back it goes.
• How 'Many Saints of Newark' resolves the mysterious fate of a 'Sopranos' character
  The 'Sopranos' prequel film resolves a long-standing debate among fans about what happened to a key character, but it may not be who you think.
• Golden Globes won't get an NBC reprieve as first-ever CEO joins HFPA
  In its latest step toward its promised 'transformational change,' the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has appointed an interim CEO.
• After 'The Many Saints of Newark,' where will the 'Sopranos' universe go next?
  Can the prequel film 'The Many Saints of Newark' kick off a new era in the 'Sopranos' saga?
• Review: Madcap mother-daughter duo enlivens downward social spiral of 'El Planeta'
  The Spanish tragicomedy 'El Planeta' features real-life mother and daughter Ale Ulman and Amalia Ulman (who wrote and directed).
• Struggling to rebound from controversy, Golden Globes group adds 21 new members
  With the future of the Golden Globe Awards still in jeopardy, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. tries to diversify membership.
• Review: 'Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam' provides a frustrating introduction
  The documentary 'Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam' offers a narrow portrait of the German Turkish feminist and human rights activist.
• Classic movies in SoCal: 'Joker,' 'The Witch,' 'Dracula,' 'Scream' and more
  'Joker,' 'The Witch,' 'Dracula,' 'Scream' and other classic movies and film festivals streaming online or playing at a theater near you.
• Review: 'The Addams Family 2' goes on a road trip but can't follow the first movie's clear direction
  'The Addams Family 2' review: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Snoop Dogg and Chloë Grace Moretz reprise their voice roles in this sequel to the 2019 animated comedy.
• Let's talk about that universe-shaking 'Venom 2' credits scene
  Does 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' kick down a certain cosmic door MCU fans have been waiting to see obliterated?
• Scarlett Johansson and Disney settle 'Black Widow' contract dispute
  Johansson sued Disney in July over profits lost from the Marvel movie's release on Disney+.
• Review: In 'Sopranos' prequel movie, Tony Soprano's origin story gets short shrift
  "The Many Saints of Newark" revisits HBO's seminal TV drama "The Sopranos," but the rich material would have been better off as a limited series.
• Review: 'Old Henry' and star Tim Blake Nelson have a few tricks up their sleeves
  The familiarity of western thriller 'Old Henry' is elevated by Tim Blake Nelson's fine performance and filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli's flair for suspense.
• Review: Outré sex and violence aside, Cannes-winning 'Titane' is a surprisingly sweet love story
  Winner of top prize at 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Julia Ducournau's body-horror freakout amply confirms the promise of her cannibal thriller, "Raw."
• Review: 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' works best as a relationship movie. Seriously
  Tom Hardy once again shares his body with a bloodthirsty alien creature in this wild, breezy sequel directed by Andy Serkis.
• Review: New Zealand thriller 'Coming Home in the Dark' opens old wounds
  'Coming Home in the Dark,' a thriller from New Zealand starring Daniel Gillies ('The Vampire Diaries') as a talkative psychopath.
• 'This is my pantheon': Tour Spike Lee's Academy Museum exhibit with the man himself
  The Times joins the acclaimed director of 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Malcolm X' to preview an exhibit saluting his career in film.
• Review: James Bond saves the day in 'No Time to Die.' But can he save the future of moviegoing?
  Daniel Craig's final James Bond adventure is a classic blend of fresh and familiar, and it arrives just as cinemas need it the most.
• Review: 'Falling for Figaro' fails to hit the high (or even so-so) notes
  Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumley star in "Falling for Figaro," a weak comedy about a young Scottish woman chasing her dream of opera stardom.
• 'No Time to Die' is finally here: (00)7 things to know about Daniel Craig's final James Bond movie
  Now that "No Time to Die" has officially had its world premiere, all your burning James Bond questions can be answered. (Without spoiling all the fun.)
• Britney Spears retracts statement calling new conservatorship documentary untruthful
  Britney Spears said a lot of a new documentary about her life 'is not true.' Then she edited that Instagram statement, and fans are wondering why.
• MacArthur fellowship for this Academy Museum film scholar brings shock and tears
  Jacqueline Stewart receives a $625,000 MacArthur genius grant for her work shining a light on overlooked Black filmmakers.
• 'Licorice Pizza' looks like Paul Thomas Anderson's love letter to San Fernando Valley
  The 'Licorice Pizza' trailer dropped Monday and stars musician Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, the son of Philip Seymour Hoffman, as 1970s teens from the Valley.
• Britney Spears' fiancé, Sam Asghari, hopes Netflix documentary will be 'respectful'
  Britney Spears' fiancé, actor Sam Asghari, comments on Netflix's upcoming documentary about his partner after others "left a bad after taste."
• Academy Museum gala: Regina King, Cher, Lady Gaga lead celeb parade on green carpet
  Jennifer Hudson, Eva Longoria, Cher, Chloé Zhao, Olivia Rodrigo and other celebs open L.A.'s new Academy Museum.
• Classic movies in SoCal: 'The Wizard of Oz,' 'The Outsiders,' Beyond Fest and more
  'The Wizard of Oz,' 'Casablanca' and other classic movies and film festivals streaming online or playing at a theater near you.
• Haile Gerima rejected racist Hollywood. How Ava DuVernay is helping pay tribute
  Filmmaker Haile Gerima was long unrecognized by the industry. Now, ahead of a master class and film academy retrospective in L.A., he sits down with Ava DuVernay to talk about the changing state of the movie business.
• Review: Antoine Fuqua, Jake Gyllenhaal mostly justify remake of 'The Guilty'
  Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Antoine Fuqua's tense thriller 'The Guilty,' a remake of a Danish film about a police officer on 911 desk duty.

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• Why Do Actors Keep Working With Wes Anderson?
  What is it about the director that draws stars like Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton again and again? There are many reasons, but the nightly feasts don’t hurt.
• ‘Dune’ Review: A Hero in the Making, on Shifting Sands
  Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation is an equally sweeping and intimate take on Frank Herbert’s future-shock epic.
• ‘The French Dispatch’ Review: Remember Magazines?
  Wes Anderson pays antic tribute to the old New Yorker and its far-flung correspondents.
• ‘The Last Duel’ Review: A Medieval Epic in the Age of #MeToo
  Ridley Scott and his all-star cast rip the moldy fig leaf off chivalric romance in a he-said, he-said, she-said spectacle.
• Selma Blair Wants You to See Her Living With Multiple Sclerosis
  The actress puts herself out there in “Introducing, Selma Blair,” an unflinching documentary that she hopes can help others.
• Visconti’s Operatic Autopsy of German History, Restored Anew
  The trilogy of “The Damned,” “Death in Venice” and “Ludwig” is whole again, in editions that freshly reveal their conflicted queerness.
• Léa Seydoux on 'No Time to Die' and More
  The French actress has roles in “No Time to Die,” “The French Dispatch” and the upcoming “France.” She sees acting as a way to connect to the world.
• Alan Horn, a top creative executive, is the latest high-ranking Disney departure.
  His retirement adds to brain drain at the world’s largest entertainment company as a new generation of executives rise to power.
• ‘My Dinner With André’ at 40: Still Serving Hot Takes
  The film was a feature-length conversation. And it is still stirring up plenty of chatter today.
• Renato Casaro’s Posters Capture Films’ Essential Moments
  Renato Casaro’s hand-drawn art has hooked movie audiences around the world since the 1950s. Tarantino and Stallone are big fans. One secret to his success? “You can’t cheat.”
• Alec Baldwin Fatally Shoots Crew Member on 'Rust' Set, Authorities Say
  The movie’s director of photography was killed and the director was injured on the set of “Rust,” a Western, a sheriff’s office in New Mexico said.
• Diane Weyermann, Executive Who Championed ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ Dies at 66
  A former public interest lawyer, she oversaw this and many other documentaries that addressed urgent social issues.
• ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Review: The Cat’s Meow
  Benedict Cumberbatch plays a British artist who found love, both human and feline, and became famous as the man who drew cats.
• ‘Becoming Cousteau’ Review: The Old Man and the Sea
  Liz Garbus’s new documentary is about the life of the French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau and the fate of the oceans he loved.
• ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Review: Still Under Warranty
  This animated feature, with Zach Galifianakis voicing a malfunctioning robot, sends up technology addiction with a decent amount of wit.
• ‘No Future’ Review: On a Downward Spiral
  A recovering addict and a grieving mother follow a self-destructive path in this bleak, understated drama.
• What to Do for Halloween in New York City
  The Village Halloween Parade is back. Haunted houses have reopened. And we’ve rounded up movies that are not-so scary or are downright horrifying.
• ‘Minyan’ Review: Cruising Delancey
  This queer and Jewish coming-of-age drama builds up a vision of neighbors who speak through gestures of care and affection.
• Jack Whitehall Will Do Anything to Get to the Glastonbury Festival
  When he’s not getting fitted on Savile Row or jogging to the “E.T.” score, the actor and comedian can be found in the “Clifford the Big Red Dog” movie.
• ‘Learning to Live Together’ Review: Remaking a Once-in-a-Lifetime Band
  Joe Cocker’s bacchanalian “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” tour gets a reconsideration and a revival in this documentary by Jesse Lauter.
• ‘Warning’ Review: Untethered From Humanity
  Agata Alexander directs this contemplative collection of science fiction shorts set in the near future.
• Leslie Bricusse, Prolific Songwriter for Stage and Screen, Dies at 90
  His songs from “Stop the World,” “Willy Wonka,” “Goldfinger” and other shows and movies became hits for a range of performers.
• ‘Chameleon Street’: The Art of the Con
  This forgotten 1990 movie, now showing at Brooklyn Academy of Music, introduced a Black confidence man who played with the assumptions of a white world.
• ‘Found’ Review: Three Adoptees Seek Their China Roots
  This documentary, taking emotional cues from the teenagers at its center, is smart, illuminating and tender.
• AMC to Add Onscreen Captions at Some Locations
  The move was lauded by advocates for the deaf and the hard of hearing, but theater owners worry audiences don’t want captions.
• ‘Night Teeth’ Review: You’re So Vein
  In this spiritless Netflix movie, an unwitting chauffeur in Los Angeles is drawn into a murderous vampire plot.
• Capturing the Magic of Movies
  The long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures recognizes many of those who worked behind the scenes and comes to terms with Hollywood’s past.
• The Secret Toll of Racial Ambiguity
  Rebecca Hall’s new film adaptation of the 1929 novel “Passing” has cracked open a public conversation about colorism and privilege.
• ‘Escape From Mogadishu’ Review: Conflict Abroad
  South Korea’s entry for the 2022 Oscars is a fraught action-adventure thriller set in Somalia that leaves a bitter aftertaste.
• Netflix Earnings Results: Q3 2021
  The company has 222 million customers, with 67 million in the U.S., and expects to add 8.5 million subscribers in the December quarter.
• ‘Women Is Losers’ Review: A Woman Beaten but Not Defeated
  The film follows Celina, a young Latina woman navigating sexism and systemic oppression in the 1960s.
• Dawn Hudson, the C.E.O. of the Motion Picture Academy, will step down in 2023.
  Under her leadership, the Academy has taken steps to diversify and expand its membership.
• A Sweeping New History Looks Back at 100 Years of Black Filmmaking
  Wil Haygood’s “Colorization” feels crisp and urgent while covering a lot of ground: from the earliest pioneers to the careers of Sidney Poitier, Lena Horne, Spike Lee and many others.
• Russian Film Crew Wraps Space Station Shoot and Returns to Earth
  A Russian actress and film director landed near Russia’s spaceflight base in Kazakhstan after 12 days in orbit.
• Brian Goldner, Hasbro Executive With Hollywood Vision, Dies at 58
  He turned a traditional maker of toys and games into an entertainment company with its own TV and movie studio.
• Dave Chappelle Isn’t Canceled. He Just Likes to Talk About It.
  In Netflix’s “The Closer,” he returns to views about transgender people that drew anger in his last special. With his popularity partly built on courting outrage, it’s no surprise he’s doubling down.
• Haile Gerima Is Having a Hollywood Moment. It’s Left Him Conflicted.
  The director, an eminence of American and African indie cinema, is being recognized by the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Netflix. But he has long rejected the industry.
• Five Horror Films to Stream Now
  The month’s picks include a contagion film, an ’80s throwback, an unnerving tale of siblings, a faux documentary and a slow-burn thriller.
• The Velvet Underground Meets Its Match in Todd Haynes
  In the director’s hands, music subjects are as much about their cultural moment as about their sound — a good description of the band led by Lou Reed.

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• Deaths involving fake weapons on movie sets are tragic — and rare, prop masters say
  The death of director of photography Halyna Hutchins on a film set in Santa Fe, N.M., is a reminder that prop weapons can pose a serious risk. But Hollywood history includes only a few such incidents.
• Sci-fi epic 'Dune' uses stunning visuals to cover soulless storytelling
  Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel is undeniably staggering. But his Dune also feels rudimentary, as if he's managed his source material without fully mastering it.
• The house from the movie 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' is up for sale
  For $3.5 million, you can roam the halls of the Los Angeles house where Freddie Krueger murdered his victims. You have until Halloween to make an offer.
• Alec Baldwin fires prop gun on movie set killing a film crew member
  Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of Rust near Sante Fe, killing the film's director of photography and injuring the director, according to the sheriff's office of Santa Fe County, N.M.
• A prop gun discharged by Alec Baldwin killed a film crew member on set, sheriff says
  Production on the Western movie Rust in New Mexico has been halted. The investigation is ongoing and authorities say no charges have been filed.
• Lorli von Trapp Campbell from the 'Sound of Music' family has died at age 90
  Campbell was born in Austria, the second daughter of Georg and Maria von Trapp and a younger stepsibling to the older von Trapp children who went on to be depicted in the musical and beloved movie.
• Review: 'Dune' may be on HBO Max, but it's one film you want to see on a big screen
  Denis Villeneuve's Dune — based on Frank Herbert's bestselling sci-fi novel — arrives in cinemas and on home screens starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya.
• For Oscar Isaac, life — and acting — is all about impermanence
  Isaac says the bonds he makes on set are both meaningful and transient: "You have these really intense months ... and then it goes away." He stars in Dune, The Card Counter and Scenes from a Marriage.
• The world's largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations
  The world's largest movie theater chain is adding onscreen captioning to 240 locations across the U.S. in an effort to make moviegoing more accessible.
• With 'Dune,' Denis Villeneuve has made Hollywood's definitive post-9/11 epic
  With the new 2021 movie, director Denis Villeneuve turns the novel's meditations on race, culture and colonialism into riveting and undeniable cinema.
• The film version of 'Dune' aims to remain true to the sci-fi author's vision
  Director Denis Villeneuve's film Dune recreates the desert world of the 1965 sci-fi novel. He tells NPR's A Martínez that Dune has lived in his imagination since he was a kid.
• 'The French Dispatch' is a love letter to 'The New Yorker' — and to love itself
  Wes Anderson's meticulously-constructed tenth feature adopts the format of a New Yorker-like Sunday magazine supplement to tell three very different, but equally idiosyncratic, love stories.
• From Scar to James Bond enemy Safin, movie villains have long shared a harmful trope
  The new James Bond film No Time To Die is providing an opportunity for advocates to push back on ways villains are portrayed with scars and other facial differences.
• Velvet Underground documentary gets to the heart of the band's radical magic
  Todd Haynes' inventive, immersive movie is full of interesting ideas. The Velvet Underground neatly sidesteps the usual rock-doc banalities as it plunges us into the Velvets and their world.
• 'Genius' actor Cynthia Erivo opens up her voice on 'Ch. 1 Vs. 1'
  The British actor and singer played abolitionist Harriet Tubman in Harriet, and Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha. Now Erivo has a debut album. "I sing often with a bit of a smile," she says.