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- 'Avengers: Infinity War' Review: All-Star Marvel Team-Up Is Superhero Pile-Up
- 'Venom': See Tom Hardy Battle Goons, Inner Alien Symbiote in New Trailer
- Why Amy Schumer's 'I Feel Pretty' Is Quietly Revolutionary
- Everything You Need to Know for 'Avengers: Infinity War'
- Verne Troyer, Mini-Me in 'Austin Powers' Series, Dead at 49
- Robert Redford-Produced Surfer Doc to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
- 'Scarface' Reunion: 10 Things We Learned at Tribeca Film Festival Event
- Cheech and Chong on 40 Years of 'Up in Smoke': 'Real Life Drove Everything'
- 'Super Troopers 2' Review: Cult Comedy's Sequel Is a Cop-Out
- See Denzel Washington Seek Revenge in New 'The Equalizer 2' Trailer
- Jean-Michel Basquiat: New Doc Trailer Shows Artist's Formative NYC Years
- 'I Feel Pretty' Review: Is This Amy Schumer Comedy Fat-Shaming Away the Funny?
- Watch Terrifying Final 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Trailer
- 'Godard Mon Amour' Review: Biopic on Filmmaker Won't Leave You Breathless
- 'Super Troopers 2': How Broken Lizard Finally Made Their Cult Cop-Comedy Sequel
- Jim Henson's 'Labyrinth' Returning to Theaters
- 20 Movies We Can't Wait to See at Tribeca Film Festival 2018
- F. Murray Abraham on Milos Forman: 'Tough as Nails, a Nose for the Truth'
- R. Lee Ermey, 'Full Metal Jacket' Actor, Dead at 74
- Courtney Love on Milos Forman: 'We Have Lost a Cinema Giant'
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- Universal rules CinemaCon with 'Jurassic World,' 'Halloween,' Ryan Gosling and Cher
Each year at CinemaCon, there’s an unspoken competition between every movie studio: Who can put on the best show for the movie theater owners? All of the studios handle this question differently. Some bring out dozens of huge celebrities to impress exhibitors. Other companies announce major new...
- Home-schooler's 'Adventures in Public School' makes for a standout teen comedy
Like its quirky protagonist, “Adventures in Public School” isn’t for everyone. But this oddball high school comedy from director Kyle Rideout has a distinct voice and a wry sense of humor that sets it apart from the standard teen film. Liam (Daniel Doheny) has been home-schooled by his overprotective...
- TCM hosts pick highlights of the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival
An annual destination for classic movie lovers, TCM's Classic Film Festival this year runs April 26-29 in Hollywood. With a substantial selection of classics on offer — ranging from titles everyone knows to far more obscure gems — TCM on-air hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Dave Karger and Alicia Malone share...
- Follow us on a 30-hour theatrical Marvel marathon, finishing with 'Avengers: Infinity War'
Super-fans will binge 12 Marvel movies, starting with the first "Iron Man" film and ending with the premiere of "Avengers: Infinity War."
- 'Avengers: Infinity War': Everything you need to know about the Marvel universe
Ever since Sam Jackson’s Nick Fury walked into Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) high-rise and presented him with info on creating the Avengers (all the way back in 2008’s “Iron Man”), the battle waged in “Avengers: Infinity War” has been the most anticipated event in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....
- 'Avengers: Infinity War': a rousing Marvel mash-up, or a truly epic tease?
Before a recent screening of “Avengers: Infinity War,” my fellow audience members and I were asked not to reveal the secrets of what we were about to see. (I’ve done my best, but depending on what you consider a secret, you may wish to read no further.) This familiar studio entreaty against spoilers...
- Motion picture academy announces new rules for documentary features
On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a series of new rules for next year’s Oscars (the 91st) — most notably, a new regulation that could potentially expand the number of documentary features eligible for awards consideration going forward. Under the new rules, which...
- Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio surprise CinemaCon to tease 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'
Just a couple of months ago, it seemed as if Quentin Tarantino's Hollywood future could be in question. But at a major movie industry event here Monday night, the head of Sony Pictures feted the director as Hollywood royalty, declaring the filmmaker’s new screenplay the best thing he’d read in...
- From oysters to hula hoops, the fantastic worlds of 'Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami'
Who is Grace Jones, exactly? Is she a musician, a stage performer, an interpreter of songs, an actress, a model, a muse? The documentary “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami,” now playing in select theaters, puts forth the answer as all of the above and more. The film captures unguarded moments from...
- The stars come out for 'Avengers: Infinity War' press conference — but they're not talking
Earth's mightiest heroes (with the exception of a notably absent Chris Evans) assembled Sunday afternoon for a press conference in advance of Monday night's "Avengers: Infinity War" world premiere. "Infinity War," a culmination of 10 years and three phases of Marvel Studios' intricately realized...
- Box office: 'I Feel Pretty' exceeds expectations, and 'A Quiet Place' is back on top
“A Quiet Place” has hardly been a silent success. With an additional $22 million in ticket sales over the weekend, the horror film directed by John Krasinski has snatched the No. 1 spot once again in its third week of release. Meanwhile, the STX comedy “I Feel Pretty” starring Amy Schumer performed...
- Five movies to see at the 2018 COLCOA French Film Festival
There are several different pathways through the great swath of cinema unspooling this week at the City of Light, City of Angels French Film Festival. Running April 23 through 30 at the Directors Guild of America Theater, with TV series, shorts, digital series and virtual-reality experiences supplementing...
- Indie Focus: Image and reality in 'I Feel Pretty,' 'Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami' and 'Godard Mon Amour'
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Another week with more good movies than we can fit in the format of this newsletter. Times critic Justin Chang has been absolutely raving about “Western,” the latest from German filmmaker...
- Does Bill Mechanic's angry resignation reflect a deeper schism in the film academy?
When producer and former studio executive Bill Mechanic resigned last week from the motion picture academy’s board of governors, issuing a scorched-earth laundry list of gripes about its handling of some of the most thorny and sensitive issues it faces, it confirmed one of the film industry’s worst-kept...
- Karen Gillan is red-hot thanks to 'Jumanji' and 'Avengers,' but her true passion? Directing
Karen Gillan has recently transplanted herself away from sunny Los Angeles to much-less-sunny New York City, and she couldn’t be happier about it. “It’s cool here! I find it really inspiring,” the actress turned filmmaker explained, FaceTiming in from her new digs on a crisp spring day. “I think...
- Paula Patton stars in the surprisingly effective thriller 'Traffik'
Once again, a distributor chose to hold back a film from reviewers that turns out to be better than its peek-a-boo marketing strategy implied. That movie, “Traffik,” is an effective weekend-from-hell thriller with a vital message, a terrific lead performance by Paula Patton and some unexpectedly...
- Lucrecia Martel fuses the mystical and the historical with bold adventure in 'Zama'
“Zama,” the story of a man waiting to return, has become the vehicle for the long-awaited return of Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel. The film is a bold, heady work made up of sly humor and revelatory vision. It also marks the first new movie since 2009’s “The Headless Woman” from arguably the...
- In May 1968, the Cannes Film Festival ground to a halt. Fifty years later, it's still sparking controversy
In the newly released comedy “Godard Mon Amour,” Michel Hazanavicius’ playful flashback to France in the fateful year of 1968, a young Jean-Luc Godard (played by Louis Garrel) marches with an enormous crowd in Paris. Alongside him is the critic and filmmaker Michel Cournot, whose “Les Gauloises...
- In 1968, moviegoers had a lot more choices before blockbuster fever took over
Remember the fable about frogs in a pot of water, oblivious to the temperature slowly changing from tepid to boiling until it's too late? The same thing is true for critics, except it's not water we're immersed in, it's movies. Because we deal with hundreds and hundreds of films, one 12-month period...
- Rage and wonder in 1968: The year war came through the TV and I felt pieces of childhood ending
I was 9 years old. My father was at war. I watched Vietnam every night on TV, wind blowing through the tall grass of a distant land, numbers of the fallen flashing on the screen, all in black and white, a war in two colors, scary and real in my living room, ticking away in the hour before the latest...
- How filmmaking, romance and the politics of 1968 collide in Michel Hazanavicius's 'Godard Mon Amour'
Michel Hazanavicius' new film "Godard Mon Amour" puts the tumultuous events of Paris in 1968 in relation to the tortured romance of Jean-Luc Godard (Louis Garrel) and Anne Wiasemsky (Stacy Martin).
- 'Western' and other movie picks for April 20
Movie recommendations from critics Justin Chang and Kenneth Turan. Annihilation Natalie Portman plays a biologist who joins an all-female expedition into the heart of an environmental disaster zone in this eerily beautiful and hypnotically unsettling mind-bender from "Ex Machina" writer-director...
- Classy British 'Ghost Stories' to be savored
A handsome throwback to the golden age of British horror anthologies, the supernatural thriller “Ghost Stories” transforms a hit play into something surprisingly cinematic. Like the films it pays homage to, “Ghost Stories” is more classy than chilling; but each of its dark, twisty tales is smartly...
- A va-va-voom flirt and a deliciously amoral world in the restored French noir 'Quai des Orfèvres'
Brooding, beautifully made and drenched in atmosphere, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s knockout 1947 crime thriller/film noir “Quai des Orfèvres” is back in town. Originally released in the U.S. as “Jenny Lamour," “Quai” returns in a new 4K restoration with the soul-destroying shadows of its vintage Paris...
- Antoinette Nwandu's jarring play 'Pass Over' makes an energetic leap to the screen thanks to Spike Lee
“Waiting for Godot” meets “Do the Right Thing” in “Pass Over,” director Spike Lee’s filmed version of Antoinette Nwandu’s electrifying play, which debuted in June 2017 at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre under the direction of Danya Taymor. The movie, shot on the Steppenwolf stage in September in...
Each year at CinemaCon, there’s an unspoken competition between every movie studio: Who can put on the best show for the movie theater owners? All of the studios handle this question differently. Some bring out dozens of huge celebrities to impress exhibitors. Other companies announce major new...
Like its quirky protagonist, “Adventures in Public School” isn’t for everyone. But this oddball high school comedy from director Kyle Rideout has a distinct voice and a wry sense of humor that sets it apart from the standard teen film. Liam (Daniel Doheny) has been home-schooled by his overprotective...
An annual destination for classic movie lovers, TCM's Classic Film Festival this year runs April 26-29 in Hollywood. With a substantial selection of classics on offer — ranging from titles everyone knows to far more obscure gems — TCM on-air hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Dave Karger and Alicia Malone share...
Super-fans will binge 12 Marvel movies, starting with the first "Iron Man" film and ending with the premiere of "Avengers: Infinity War."
Ever since Sam Jackson’s Nick Fury walked into Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) high-rise and presented him with info on creating the Avengers (all the way back in 2008’s “Iron Man”), the battle waged in “Avengers: Infinity War” has been the most anticipated event in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....
Before a recent screening of “Avengers: Infinity War,” my fellow audience members and I were asked not to reveal the secrets of what we were about to see. (I’ve done my best, but depending on what you consider a secret, you may wish to read no further.) This familiar studio entreaty against spoilers...
On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a series of new rules for next year’s Oscars (the 91st) — most notably, a new regulation that could potentially expand the number of documentary features eligible for awards consideration going forward. Under the new rules, which...
Just a couple of months ago, it seemed as if Quentin Tarantino's Hollywood future could be in question. But at a major movie industry event here Monday night, the head of Sony Pictures feted the director as Hollywood royalty, declaring the filmmaker’s new screenplay the best thing he’d read in...
Who is Grace Jones, exactly? Is she a musician, a stage performer, an interpreter of songs, an actress, a model, a muse? The documentary “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami,” now playing in select theaters, puts forth the answer as all of the above and more. The film captures unguarded moments from...
Earth's mightiest heroes (with the exception of a notably absent Chris Evans) assembled Sunday afternoon for a press conference in advance of Monday night's "Avengers: Infinity War" world premiere. "Infinity War," a culmination of 10 years and three phases of Marvel Studios' intricately realized...
“A Quiet Place” has hardly been a silent success. With an additional $22 million in ticket sales over the weekend, the horror film directed by John Krasinski has snatched the No. 1 spot once again in its third week of release. Meanwhile, the STX comedy “I Feel Pretty” starring Amy Schumer performed...
There are several different pathways through the great swath of cinema unspooling this week at the City of Light, City of Angels French Film Festival. Running April 23 through 30 at the Directors Guild of America Theater, with TV series, shorts, digital series and virtual-reality experiences supplementing...
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. Another week with more good movies than we can fit in the format of this newsletter. Times critic Justin Chang has been absolutely raving about “Western,” the latest from German filmmaker...
When producer and former studio executive Bill Mechanic resigned last week from the motion picture academy’s board of governors, issuing a scorched-earth laundry list of gripes about its handling of some of the most thorny and sensitive issues it faces, it confirmed one of the film industry’s worst-kept...
Karen Gillan has recently transplanted herself away from sunny Los Angeles to much-less-sunny New York City, and she couldn’t be happier about it. “It’s cool here! I find it really inspiring,” the actress turned filmmaker explained, FaceTiming in from her new digs on a crisp spring day. “I think...
Once again, a distributor chose to hold back a film from reviewers that turns out to be better than its peek-a-boo marketing strategy implied. That movie, “Traffik,” is an effective weekend-from-hell thriller with a vital message, a terrific lead performance by Paula Patton and some unexpectedly...
“Zama,” the story of a man waiting to return, has become the vehicle for the long-awaited return of Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel. The film is a bold, heady work made up of sly humor and revelatory vision. It also marks the first new movie since 2009’s “The Headless Woman” from arguably the...
In the newly released comedy “Godard Mon Amour,” Michel Hazanavicius’ playful flashback to France in the fateful year of 1968, a young Jean-Luc Godard (played by Louis Garrel) marches with an enormous crowd in Paris. Alongside him is the critic and filmmaker Michel Cournot, whose “Les Gauloises...
Remember the fable about frogs in a pot of water, oblivious to the temperature slowly changing from tepid to boiling until it's too late? The same thing is true for critics, except it's not water we're immersed in, it's movies. Because we deal with hundreds and hundreds of films, one 12-month period...
I was 9 years old. My father was at war. I watched Vietnam every night on TV, wind blowing through the tall grass of a distant land, numbers of the fallen flashing on the screen, all in black and white, a war in two colors, scary and real in my living room, ticking away in the hour before the latest...
Michel Hazanavicius' new film "Godard Mon Amour" puts the tumultuous events of Paris in 1968 in relation to the tortured romance of Jean-Luc Godard (Louis Garrel) and Anne Wiasemsky (Stacy Martin).
Movie recommendations from critics Justin Chang and Kenneth Turan. Annihilation Natalie Portman plays a biologist who joins an all-female expedition into the heart of an environmental disaster zone in this eerily beautiful and hypnotically unsettling mind-bender from "Ex Machina" writer-director...
A handsome throwback to the golden age of British horror anthologies, the supernatural thriller “Ghost Stories” transforms a hit play into something surprisingly cinematic. Like the films it pays homage to, “Ghost Stories” is more classy than chilling; but each of its dark, twisty tales is smartly...
Brooding, beautifully made and drenched in atmosphere, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s knockout 1947 crime thriller/film noir “Quai des Orfèvres” is back in town. Originally released in the U.S. as “Jenny Lamour," “Quai” returns in a new 4K restoration with the soul-destroying shadows of its vintage Paris...
“Waiting for Godot” meets “Do the Right Thing” in “Pass Over,” director Spike Lee’s filmed version of Antoinette Nwandu’s electrifying play, which debuted in June 2017 at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre under the direction of Danya Taymor. The movie, shot on the Steppenwolf stage in September in...
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- ‘Avengers: Infinity War’: It’s Marvel’s Universe. We Just Live in It.Infinity? Come on. It’s not even three hours! But there is enough time to get a hunky-Chris showdown (Pratt vs. Hemsworth vs. Evans).
- ‘Avengers,’ the Most Lucrative Movie Franchise Ever, Is Wrapping Up. Why?The Russo brothers pushed to bring the Avengers series to a close — in a two-part extravaganza beginning with “Infinity War” — and Marvel listened.
- Critic’s Notebook: ‘I Feel Pretty’ and the Rise of Beauty-Standard DenialismCoursing through pop culture, this attitude puts the onus on women to improve their self-esteem instead of criticizing societal beauty standards.
- ‘A Quiet Place’ Returns to No. 1 at the Box OfficeJohn Krasinski’s horror film beat out the Rock’s “Rampage” and Amy Schumer’s “I Feel Pretty” for the top spot.
- Review: The Flesh Is Willing in ‘Disobedience’Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams play former lovers who reunite under the disproving gaze of a male-dominated religious community.
- Review: ‘Let the Sunshine In’ Shows the Complex Radiance of Juliette BinocheMs. Binoche is an artist looking for love in Claire Denis’s new film.
- Robert De Niro’s Top Picks for the Tribeca Film FestivalThe actor who played Robert Mueller on “S.N.L.” leans toward the political in his choices for what you should go see.
- Review: ‘I Feel Pretty’ Doesn’t Even Go Skin DeepIn her latest comedy, Amy Schumer plays an insecure woman who, after an accident, decides she’s a knockout. Laughs ensue, but the movie is a bummer.
- Anatomy of a Scene | ‘Rampage’The director Brad Peyton narrates an action sequence from “Rampage,” featuring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
- Soon-Tek Oh, Actor Who Chafed at Asian Stereotypes, Dies at 85He was among the founders of East West Players, a theater troupe that sought better roles for Asian-American actors and more representative stories.
- There’s No Smoking in Disney Films. What About When It Owns Fox?Walt Disney Studios hasn’t released a movie that depicts smoking since 2015. Now antismoking activists want that rule extended to all films aimed at young audiences by Fox, which Disney is buying.
- In ‘Venom’ Trailer, Tom Hardy Gets a Back StoryRiz Ahmed, Jenny Slate and Michelle Williams also appear in the new preview for the film.
- Rue St. Denis, Longtime Outfitter to TV and Chic People, Is ClosingFor 25 years, a time capsule of perfectly preserved clothing in Alphabet City.
- ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Trailer Stars Henry Golding and Constance WuThe big-screen adaptation of the best-selling novel arrives after controversy of the casting of the biracial male lead.
- Verne Troyer, Mini-Me in Austin Powers Movies, Dies at 49At 2 feet 8 inches, Mr. Troyer was a versatile actor who was widely recognizable from the movies he appeared in.
- Ellen Burstyn Honors a Friendship With a FuturistMs. Burstyn talks about “The House of Tomorrow” and her relationship with Buckminster Fuller, her coming directorial debut and her own #MeToo story.
- Comic Performers Play It Dark in Netflix MoviesIn “Cargo,” “6 Balloons,” and “Kodachrome,” actors known for their funny roles hone their dramatic skills in Netflix Original movies.
- with …: Rachel Weisz Has a Big SurpriseThe 48-year-old actress did same-sex love scenes for her new movie, “Disobedience,” but that’s not what’s about to shake and stir her marriage to Daniel Craig, a.k.a. James Bond.
- Confirm or Deny: Rachel WeiszMaureen Dowd has a few more questions for the “Disobedience” star.
- 4 Film Series to Catch in NYC This WeekendOur guide to film series and special screenings.
- Cannes Brings Back Lars von Trier After 2011 Ban for Hitler CommentsMr. von Trier, the Danish director who was declared persona non grata in 2011, will make a festival comeback this year with “The House That Jack Built.”
- It Could Be Game Over for a Onetime King of Donkey KongThe million-point record of Billy Mitchell, the subject of a 2007 documentary, has been thrown out, and Steve Wiebe, his rival, claims “sweet victory.”
- In ‘The Equalizer 2’ Trailer, Denzel Washington Travels the GlobeThe actor reteams with Antoine Fuqua, the director from the first “Equalizer” for this follow-up, which also features Melissa Leo.
- He Won $1 Million to Make a Movie. Then the Problems Set in.With the prize Faraday Okoro won at the Tribeca Film Festival came enormous pressure. But he was able to finish his project, “Nigerian Prince.”
- Review: ‘Lou Andreas-Salomé’ Places a Great Woman in Her Time“Lou Andreas-Salomé, the Audacity to Be Free” casts four actresses to show the evolution of a 19th-century writer with an unusual life.
- Review: ‘Super Troopers 2’: The Broken Lizard Boys Are BackThe eternal adolescents reprise their roles as Vermont state troopers — this time, overseeing an adjustment of United States borders with Canada.
- Review: In ‘Beyond the Clouds,’ a Brother and Sister Struggle in MumbaiMajid Majidi’s new film aims for neorealism but winds up relying on dynamics that are commonplace, if not outright clichéd.
- Review: ‘After Auschwitz’ Looks at Six Survivors and Their LivesThe documentary traces the experiences of six women who settled in the United States after the end of World War II.
- Review: In ‘The Devil and Father Amorth,’ a Filmmaker Gets RealHow do you go about getting an exorcist? William Friedkin investigates.
- Review: A Paranormal Sleuth Investigates Three ‘Ghost Stories’The film is a nod to vintage British horror anthologies.
- Review: Fighting to Save Her ‘Little Pink House’Catherine Keener stars in the true story of a woman fighting to keep her house from the clutches of eminent domain.
- Review: ‘Kodachrome,’ an Ode to Color Film, Now Streaming Near YouJason Sudeikis and Ed Harris bond over analog media in this drama.
- Table for Three: Passing the Torch: Denzel Washington and Michael B. JordanMr. Washington, next in “The Iceman Cometh” on Broadway, and Mr. Jordan, the “Black Panther” star, discuss their idols, black superheroes and #MeToo.
Infinity? Come on. It’s not even three hours! But there is enough time to get a hunky-Chris showdown (Pratt vs. Hemsworth vs. Evans).
The Russo brothers pushed to bring the Avengers series to a close — in a two-part extravaganza beginning with “Infinity War” — and Marvel listened.
Coursing through pop culture, this attitude puts the onus on women to improve their self-esteem instead of criticizing societal beauty standards.
John Krasinski’s horror film beat out the Rock’s “Rampage” and Amy Schumer’s “I Feel Pretty” for the top spot.
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams play former lovers who reunite under the disproving gaze of a male-dominated religious community.
Ms. Binoche is an artist looking for love in Claire Denis’s new film.
The actor who played Robert Mueller on “S.N.L.” leans toward the political in his choices for what you should go see.
In her latest comedy, Amy Schumer plays an insecure woman who, after an accident, decides she’s a knockout. Laughs ensue, but the movie is a bummer.
The director Brad Peyton narrates an action sequence from “Rampage,” featuring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
He was among the founders of East West Players, a theater troupe that sought better roles for Asian-American actors and more representative stories.
Walt Disney Studios hasn’t released a movie that depicts smoking since 2015. Now antismoking activists want that rule extended to all films aimed at young audiences by Fox, which Disney is buying.
Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate and Michelle Williams also appear in the new preview for the film.
For 25 years, a time capsule of perfectly preserved clothing in Alphabet City.
The big-screen adaptation of the best-selling novel arrives after controversy of the casting of the biracial male lead.
At 2 feet 8 inches, Mr. Troyer was a versatile actor who was widely recognizable from the movies he appeared in.
Ms. Burstyn talks about “The House of Tomorrow” and her relationship with Buckminster Fuller, her coming directorial debut and her own #MeToo story.
In “Cargo,” “6 Balloons,” and “Kodachrome,” actors known for their funny roles hone their dramatic skills in Netflix Original movies.
The 48-year-old actress did same-sex love scenes for her new movie, “Disobedience,” but that’s not what’s about to shake and stir her marriage to Daniel Craig, a.k.a. James Bond.
Maureen Dowd has a few more questions for the “Disobedience” star.
Our guide to film series and special screenings.
Mr. von Trier, the Danish director who was declared persona non grata in 2011, will make a festival comeback this year with “The House That Jack Built.”
The million-point record of Billy Mitchell, the subject of a 2007 documentary, has been thrown out, and Steve Wiebe, his rival, claims “sweet victory.”
The actor reteams with Antoine Fuqua, the director from the first “Equalizer” for this follow-up, which also features Melissa Leo.
With the prize Faraday Okoro won at the Tribeca Film Festival came enormous pressure. But he was able to finish his project, “Nigerian Prince.”
“Lou Andreas-Salomé, the Audacity to Be Free” casts four actresses to show the evolution of a 19th-century writer with an unusual life.
The eternal adolescents reprise their roles as Vermont state troopers — this time, overseeing an adjustment of United States borders with Canada.
Majid Majidi’s new film aims for neorealism but winds up relying on dynamics that are commonplace, if not outright clichéd.
The documentary traces the experiences of six women who settled in the United States after the end of World War II.
How do you go about getting an exorcist? William Friedkin investigates.
The film is a nod to vintage British horror anthologies.
Catherine Keener stars in the true story of a woman fighting to keep her house from the clutches of eminent domain.
Jason Sudeikis and Ed Harris bond over analog media in this drama.
Mr. Washington, next in “The Iceman Cometh” on Broadway, and Mr. Jordan, the “Black Panther” star, discuss their idols, black superheroes and #MeToo.
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- ‘Avengers: Infinity War’: It’s Marvel’s Universe. We Just Live in It.Infinity? Come on. It’s not even three hours! But there is enough time to get a hunky-Chris showdown (Pratt vs. Hemsworth vs. Evans).
- ‘Avengers,’ the Most Lucrative Movie Franchise Ever, Is Wrapping Up. Why?The Russo brothers pushed to bring the Avengers series to a close — in a two-part extravaganza beginning with “Infinity War” — and Marvel listened.
- Critic’s Notebook: ‘I Feel Pretty’ and the Rise of Beauty-Standard DenialismCoursing through pop culture, this attitude puts the onus on women to improve their self-esteem instead of criticizing societal beauty standards.
- ‘A Quiet Place’ Returns to No. 1 at the Box OfficeJohn Krasinski’s horror film beat out the Rock’s “Rampage” and Amy Schumer’s “I Feel Pretty” for the top spot.
- Review: The Flesh Is Willing in ‘Disobedience’Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams play former lovers who reunite under the disproving gaze of a male-dominated religious community.
- Review: ‘Let the Sunshine In’ Shows the Complex Radiance of Juliette BinocheMs. Binoche is an artist looking for love in Claire Denis’s new film.
- Robert De Niro’s Top Picks for the Tribeca Film FestivalThe actor who played Robert Mueller on “S.N.L.” leans toward the political in his choices for what you should go see.
- Review: ‘I Feel Pretty’ Doesn’t Even Go Skin DeepIn her latest comedy, Amy Schumer plays an insecure woman who, after an accident, decides she’s a knockout. Laughs ensue, but the movie is a bummer.
- Anatomy of a Scene | ‘Rampage’The director Brad Peyton narrates an action sequence from “Rampage,” featuring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
- Soon-Tek Oh, Actor Who Chafed at Asian Stereotypes, Dies at 85He was among the founders of East West Players, a theater troupe that sought better roles for Asian-American actors and more representative stories.
- There’s No Smoking in Disney Films. What About When It Owns Fox?Walt Disney Studios hasn’t released a movie that depicts smoking since 2015. Now antismoking activists want that rule extended to all films aimed at young audiences by Fox, which Disney is buying.
- In ‘Venom’ Trailer, Tom Hardy Gets a Back StoryRiz Ahmed, Jenny Slate and Michelle Williams also appear in the new preview for the film.
- Rue St. Denis, Longtime Outfitter to TV and Chic People, Is ClosingFor 25 years, a time capsule of perfectly preserved clothing in Alphabet City.
- ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Trailer Stars Henry Golding and Constance WuThe big-screen adaptation of the best-selling novel arrives after controversy of the casting of the biracial male lead.
- Verne Troyer, Mini-Me in Austin Powers Movies, Dies at 49At 2 feet 8 inches, Mr. Troyer was a versatile actor who was widely recognizable from the movies he appeared in.
- Ellen Burstyn Honors a Friendship With a FuturistMs. Burstyn talks about “The House of Tomorrow” and her relationship with Buckminster Fuller, her coming directorial debut and her own #MeToo story.
- Comic Performers Play It Dark in Netflix MoviesIn “Cargo,” “6 Balloons,” and “Kodachrome,” actors known for their funny roles hone their dramatic skills in Netflix Original movies.
- with …: Rachel Weisz Has a Big SurpriseThe 48-year-old actress did same-sex love scenes for her new movie, “Disobedience,” but that’s not what’s about to shake and stir her marriage to Daniel Craig, a.k.a. James Bond.
- Confirm or Deny: Rachel WeiszMaureen Dowd has a few more questions for the “Disobedience” star.
- 4 Film Series to Catch in NYC This WeekendOur guide to film series and special screenings.
- Cannes Brings Back Lars von Trier After 2011 Ban for Hitler CommentsMr. von Trier, the Danish director who was declared persona non grata in 2011, will make a festival comeback this year with “The House That Jack Built.”
- It Could Be Game Over for a Onetime King of Donkey KongThe million-point record of Billy Mitchell, the subject of a 2007 documentary, has been thrown out, and Steve Wiebe, his rival, claims “sweet victory.”
- In ‘The Equalizer 2’ Trailer, Denzel Washington Travels the GlobeThe actor reteams with Antoine Fuqua, the director from the first “Equalizer” for this follow-up, which also features Melissa Leo.
- He Won $1 Million to Make a Movie. Then the Problems Set in.With the prize Faraday Okoro won at the Tribeca Film Festival came enormous pressure. But he was able to finish his project, “Nigerian Prince.”
- Review: ‘Lou Andreas-Salomé’ Places a Great Woman in Her Time“Lou Andreas-Salomé, the Audacity to Be Free” casts four actresses to show the evolution of a 19th-century writer with an unusual life.
- Review: ‘Super Troopers 2’: The Broken Lizard Boys Are BackThe eternal adolescents reprise their roles as Vermont state troopers — this time, overseeing an adjustment of United States borders with Canada.
- Review: In ‘Beyond the Clouds,’ a Brother and Sister Struggle in MumbaiMajid Majidi’s new film aims for neorealism but winds up relying on dynamics that are commonplace, if not outright clichéd.
- Review: ‘After Auschwitz’ Looks at Six Survivors and Their LivesThe documentary traces the experiences of six women who settled in the United States after the end of World War II.
- Review: In ‘The Devil and Father Amorth,’ a Filmmaker Gets RealHow do you go about getting an exorcist? William Friedkin investigates.
- Review: A Paranormal Sleuth Investigates Three ‘Ghost Stories’The film is a nod to vintage British horror anthologies.
- Review: Fighting to Save Her ‘Little Pink House’Catherine Keener stars in the true story of a woman fighting to keep her house from the clutches of eminent domain.
- Review: ‘Kodachrome,’ an Ode to Color Film, Now Streaming Near YouJason Sudeikis and Ed Harris bond over analog media in this drama.
- Table for Three: Passing the Torch: Denzel Washington and Michael B. JordanMr. Washington, next in “The Iceman Cometh” on Broadway, and Mr. Jordan, the “Black Panther” star, discuss their idols, black superheroes and #MeToo.
Infinity? Come on. It’s not even three hours! But there is enough time to get a hunky-Chris showdown (Pratt vs. Hemsworth vs. Evans).
The Russo brothers pushed to bring the Avengers series to a close — in a two-part extravaganza beginning with “Infinity War” — and Marvel listened.
Coursing through pop culture, this attitude puts the onus on women to improve their self-esteem instead of criticizing societal beauty standards.
John Krasinski’s horror film beat out the Rock’s “Rampage” and Amy Schumer’s “I Feel Pretty” for the top spot.
Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams play former lovers who reunite under the disproving gaze of a male-dominated religious community.
Ms. Binoche is an artist looking for love in Claire Denis’s new film.
The actor who played Robert Mueller on “S.N.L.” leans toward the political in his choices for what you should go see.
In her latest comedy, Amy Schumer plays an insecure woman who, after an accident, decides she’s a knockout. Laughs ensue, but the movie is a bummer.
The director Brad Peyton narrates an action sequence from “Rampage,” featuring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
He was among the founders of East West Players, a theater troupe that sought better roles for Asian-American actors and more representative stories.
Walt Disney Studios hasn’t released a movie that depicts smoking since 2015. Now antismoking activists want that rule extended to all films aimed at young audiences by Fox, which Disney is buying.
Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate and Michelle Williams also appear in the new preview for the film.
For 25 years, a time capsule of perfectly preserved clothing in Alphabet City.
The big-screen adaptation of the best-selling novel arrives after controversy of the casting of the biracial male lead.
At 2 feet 8 inches, Mr. Troyer was a versatile actor who was widely recognizable from the movies he appeared in.
Ms. Burstyn talks about “The House of Tomorrow” and her relationship with Buckminster Fuller, her coming directorial debut and her own #MeToo story.
In “Cargo,” “6 Balloons,” and “Kodachrome,” actors known for their funny roles hone their dramatic skills in Netflix Original movies.
The 48-year-old actress did same-sex love scenes for her new movie, “Disobedience,” but that’s not what’s about to shake and stir her marriage to Daniel Craig, a.k.a. James Bond.
Maureen Dowd has a few more questions for the “Disobedience” star.
Our guide to film series and special screenings.
Mr. von Trier, the Danish director who was declared persona non grata in 2011, will make a festival comeback this year with “The House That Jack Built.”
The million-point record of Billy Mitchell, the subject of a 2007 documentary, has been thrown out, and Steve Wiebe, his rival, claims “sweet victory.”
The actor reteams with Antoine Fuqua, the director from the first “Equalizer” for this follow-up, which also features Melissa Leo.
With the prize Faraday Okoro won at the Tribeca Film Festival came enormous pressure. But he was able to finish his project, “Nigerian Prince.”
“Lou Andreas-Salomé, the Audacity to Be Free” casts four actresses to show the evolution of a 19th-century writer with an unusual life.
The eternal adolescents reprise their roles as Vermont state troopers — this time, overseeing an adjustment of United States borders with Canada.
Majid Majidi’s new film aims for neorealism but winds up relying on dynamics that are commonplace, if not outright clichéd.
The documentary traces the experiences of six women who settled in the United States after the end of World War II.
How do you go about getting an exorcist? William Friedkin investigates.
The film is a nod to vintage British horror anthologies.
Catherine Keener stars in the true story of a woman fighting to keep her house from the clutches of eminent domain.
Jason Sudeikis and Ed Harris bond over analog media in this drama.
Mr. Washington, next in “The Iceman Cometh” on Broadway, and Mr. Jordan, the “Black Panther” star, discuss their idols, black superheroes and #MeToo.
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- In 'Avengers: Infinity War,' The Superheroes Have Their Work Cut Out For ThemAvengers: Infinity War is the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In it, more than two dozen Marvel superheroes come together to try to save — not just the world — but the entire universe.
- Space-Hopping 'Avengers: Infinity War' Raises The Stakes To Infinity — And BeyondThe Avengers try to keep a space-tyrant from bedazzling his space-glove and performing cosmic genocide. The film doubles down on character interactions both familiar (good) and unfamiliar (less good).
- 'Zama' Offers A Withering Critique Of Colonialism From WithinLucrecia Martel's latest film centers on a frustrated Spanish official who is stationed at a remote outpost in South America in 1790. Critic Justin Chang calls Zama "feverishly brilliant."
- Ronan Farrow On #MeToo, Diplomacy, And The 'War On Peace'The newly minted Pulitzer winner talks about his latest work.
- 'Exorcist' Director Makes A New Movie About Exorcism (It's A Documentary)William Friedkin had never actually witnessed an exorcism. Then he recorded the footage at the center of The Devil And Father Amorth. "I was scared, seriously scared," he says.
- Verne Troyer, Actor Who Portrayed Mini-Me In 'Austin Powers,' Dies At 49Troyer died on Saturday, according to a statement posted to social media. The cause of his death was not given, but representatives acknowledged his long battle with depression.
- As Saudi Arabia's Cinema Ban Ends, Filmmakers Eye New OpportunitiesAllowing cinemas is part of a modernization drive by the Saudi government, which hopes to create more business opportunities and become a regional film hub. But it's a tough place to be a filmmaker.
- Amy Schumer Deftly Challenges Beauty Standards In 'I Feel Pretty'A woman with low self-esteem hits her head and suddenly sees herself as madly attractive. Critic David Edelstein says I Feel Pretty suggests the notion of what's "pretty" should be "elasticized."
- Remembering Milos Forman, Director Of 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest' The Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who died on April 13, spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about growing up in the former Czechoslovakia, first under the Gestapo, then under communist rule.
- Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Summer Movie PreviewEvery year at this time, we make wild predictions about what will make money and what will not. But more importantly, we share the films we're looking forward to the most — big and small.
- William Friedkin Meets 'The Devil And Father Amorth'The director of The Exorcist compiles footage of an exorcism he filmed for a magazine article. The bizarre result "seems to have been made by someone who's never seen a movie before."
- 'Godard Mon Amour': A Stylish Homage To The French New Wave Treads WaterMichel Hazanavicius' film about the romance (and breakup) of director Jean-Luc Godard and actress Anne Wiazemsky adopts many of that director's signature flourishes, to lesser effect.
- 1A Movie Club Sees "Come Sunday"The film is based on a This American Life story about a pastor who rethinks he idea of hell.
- Beauty And A Bump On The Head In 'I Feel Pretty'Amy Schumer stars in the new comedy about a woman whose freak accident fills her with confidence in what she believes to be her magically altered appearance.
- Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cultural DichotomiesWe return to a conversation we had in 2014 about cultural dichotomies, from Beatles/Stones to Trek/Wars to creamy/crunchy.
Avengers: Infinity War is the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In it, more than two dozen Marvel superheroes come together to try to save — not just the world — but the entire universe.
The Avengers try to keep a space-tyrant from bedazzling his space-glove and performing cosmic genocide. The film doubles down on character interactions both familiar (good) and unfamiliar (less good).
Lucrecia Martel's latest film centers on a frustrated Spanish official who is stationed at a remote outpost in South America in 1790. Critic Justin Chang calls Zama "feverishly brilliant."
The newly minted Pulitzer winner talks about his latest work.
William Friedkin had never actually witnessed an exorcism. Then he recorded the footage at the center of The Devil And Father Amorth. "I was scared, seriously scared," he says.
Troyer died on Saturday, according to a statement posted to social media. The cause of his death was not given, but representatives acknowledged his long battle with depression.
Allowing cinemas is part of a modernization drive by the Saudi government, which hopes to create more business opportunities and become a regional film hub. But it's a tough place to be a filmmaker.
A woman with low self-esteem hits her head and suddenly sees herself as madly attractive. Critic David Edelstein says I Feel Pretty suggests the notion of what's "pretty" should be "elasticized."
The Academy Award-winning filmmaker, who died on April 13, spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about growing up in the former Czechoslovakia, first under the Gestapo, then under communist rule.
Every year at this time, we make wild predictions about what will make money and what will not. But more importantly, we share the films we're looking forward to the most — big and small.
The director of The Exorcist compiles footage of an exorcism he filmed for a magazine article. The bizarre result "seems to have been made by someone who's never seen a movie before."
Michel Hazanavicius' film about the romance (and breakup) of director Jean-Luc Godard and actress Anne Wiazemsky adopts many of that director's signature flourishes, to lesser effect.
The film is based on a This American Life story about a pastor who rethinks he idea of hell.
Amy Schumer stars in the new comedy about a woman whose freak accident fills her with confidence in what she believes to be her magically altered appearance.
We return to a conversation we had in 2014 about cultural dichotomies, from Beatles/Stones to Trek/Wars to creamy/crunchy.
