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- See Tim Burton's Live-Action Remake of Disney's 'Dumbo' in New Trailer
- 'Superfly' Review: Remake of Blaxploitation Classic Only Hustles Itself
- 'Hereditary': Inside the Making of a Modern Horror Classic
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- Walt Disney's favorite composers, the Sherman brothers, get a star-filled film academy salute
Walt Disney’s favorite Sherman brothers song from his 1964 blockbuster musical “Mary Poppins” wasn’t the Oscar-winning "Chim Chim Cher-ee,” the upbeat “A Spoonful of Sugar” or the tongue-twisting “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Instead, it was the haunting ballad “Feed the Birds.” Disney...
- 'Incredibles 2' smashes record with the biggest opening ever for an animated film
The Pixar superhero movie "Incredibles 2" made 14 years of anticipation worth the wait for Disney, as the follow-up to 2004's "The Incredibles" smashed the record for highest animation debut of all time with an estimated $180 million in ticket sales for the U.S. and Canada, according to the measurement...
- Indie Focus: Real struggles with 'Superfly,' 'En El Septimo Dia,' and 'The Year of Spectacular Men'
Hello! I'm Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. LALIFF, formerly the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, returns this year from June 20 to 24 in Hollywood, helping to fill the local summer schedule now that the L.A. Film...
- Lil Rel Howery supports black press on MTV Movie and TV Awards red carpet
Actor and comedian Lil Rel Howery took a stand in favor of the black press Saturday while on the red carpet of the MTV Movie and TV Awards, which will air on the cable network Monday. The actor — who had a breakout role in last year’s hit “Get Out” — gave preferential treatment to members of the...
- New video: 'Unsane' may be shot on an iPhone, but it's a slick paranoid thriller
New on Blu-ray “Unsane” (Universal DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.98; 4K, $37.98; also available on VOD) Before the psychological thriller “Unsane” came out earlier this year, a lot of the buzz surrounding the movie focused on how director Steven Soderbergh had shot the project in secret, with an iPhone....
- Overly reverent bio-pic 'Gotti' strands a solid John Travolta performance in less-than-epic drama
The long gestating and theatrically delayed “Gotti” is hardly the dud its inauspicious Cannes Film Festival premiere last month, its original direct-to-VOD release plan and its lack of advance critics’ screenings might lead one to believe. That said, it’s also not particularly strong. Although...
- How 'Jurassic World' used the DNA of a beloved franchise to build a bold new universe
A brilliant chaos theorist once observed that “life … uh … finds a way.” In Hollywood, so do multibillion-dollar properties. Hence the action fivequel “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” which roars into theaters Friday poised to devour the box office 25 years after the first film thrilled audiences...
- Sundance and Toronto film festivals pledge increased access for underrepresented critics
Brie Larson roused the entertainment industry Wednesday when she used her platform at Women in Film’s Crystal + Lucy Awards to drop sobering statistics from a recent USC study about the lack of diversity in film criticism. It’s a field so disproportionately skewed that white men wrote 63.9% of...
- 'Incredibles 2' and other movie picks for June 15
Movie recommendations from critics Justin Chang and Kenneth Turan. American Animals This based-on-fact story of how a quartet of bored college kids looking for kicks and meaning in their lives plan a rare book robbery is one of the summer's freshest, most entertaining films. (Kenneth Turan) R First...
- Romantic comedy 'Set It Up' is little more than a long day at the office
A pair of overworked Manhattan executive assistants conspire to play Cupid for their respective abusive bosses in the Netflix original “Set it Up,” the sort of strained, protracted romantic-comedy that gives the genre a bad rap. Logging late hours is business as usual for harried Harper (Zoey Deutch),...
- Brazilian filmmaker beautifully captures a friend's journey in 'Gabriel and the Mountain'
Brazilian director Fellipe Barbosa opens “Gabriel and the Mountain” with one long take from a fixed point, as two Malawi grass-cutters dwarfed by a stunning mountain range methodically make their way toward us, until one of them, at the base of a huge rock, calls out what is translated in English...
- Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds challenges the Mormon Church on LGBTQ rights in documentary 'Believer'
The release of the documentary “Believer,” which tracks Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, a lifelong Mormon, as he boldly confronts his church’s deep-rooted lack of acceptance for its LGBTQ brethren, is by design perfectly timed to coincide with Pride Month 2018. What could not have been planned,...
- Spanish drama 'Sunday's Illness' artfully navigates mother-daughter reunion
One of the dozens of black-clad servers hired for philanthropic socialite Anabel’s fancy dinner party looks disturbingly familiar to her, which is clearly the effect Chiara — the daughter Anabel abandoned over 30 years ago and hasn’t seen since — intended for this surprise reappearance. In Ramon...
- Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner and Isla Fisher deliver summer fun in comedy romp 'Tag'
One antidote for blockbuster fatigue during the summer is a loose, lighthearted and playful comedy. “Tag” is based on a 2013 Wall Street Journal article by Russell Adams about a group of friends who have played the same game of being “it” or “not it” for 23 years. The featherweight romp follows...
- Lo-fi crime drama 'Counterfeiters' stumbles with points for style
Bryce Hirschberg writes, directs and stars in “Counterfeiters,” a DIY dude-brah SoCal noir, about a young man who dabbles in the copying cash game and finds himself in over his head. Bridger (Hirschberg) has pure motivations but takes to a life of crime a little too easily. When his mother informs...
- Vivienne Westwood rules over the engaging documentary 'Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist'
You might think that having a documentary film made about your life was a good thing, that having awed folks calling you a cultural avatar and far-seeing visionary was worth a little trouble. You might think all that, but Vivienne Westwood does not. The subject of "Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist"...
- Serviceable mystery 'Intersection' follows trite path
The modestly watchable, at times intriguing romantic mystery “Intersection” is never quite skillful or convincing enough to forget for even a moment how many far better haunted hunk-meets-femme fatale thrillers have come before it. Directed by Tim French, from a trope-heavy, on-the-nose script...
- Lea Thompson's family comes out to play in fun rom-com 'The Year of Spectacular Men'
Angsty twentysomething rom-com “The Year of Spectacular Men” is a family affair for the Thompson-Deutch household, and a perhaps unintentionally meta one at that. Writer and star Madelyn Deutch plumbed the depths of her journals to pen the script and plays the floundering Izzy, looking for answers...
- How the stars re-aligned for 'Incredibles 2,' a sequel audiences actually want to see
The buzz was enthusiastic verging on ecstatic. The tracking suggested a potentially record-breaking opening. But just days before the release of the long-awaited Pixar superhero sequel “Incredibles 2,” writer-director Brad Bird was feeling less incredible than simply relieved. “Before I made films,...
- Amazon Studios partners with Nicole Kidman's production company
In another significant production deal that is intended to strengthen its position against Netflix and other competitors, Amazon Studios has signed a first-look agreement with Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman’s production company, Blossom Films, for theatrical, television series and digital...
- Though well-acted, 'The Yellow Birds' relies too heavily on previous war dramas
Making a late appearance in the Iraq War movie cycle, the impressively acted “The Yellow Birds” manages to leave an affecting mark even as it constantly struggles to find a distinctive voice of its own. The melancholic mystery-drama, based on the poetic 2012 novel by Kevin Powers, is seen through...
- Six men push their bodies to the limit in lyrical documentary 'A Skin so Soft'
This minimalist approach to maximalist bodies offers an intimate look at six men whose lives are centered on their physical performance and appearance. “A Skin so Soft” is at once observational and poetic, using little dialogue and no music as the documentary shares their experiences. In Denis...
- Mike Tyson fighting Steven Seagal is a mere sideshow in the strange action flick 'China Salesman'
In the first 15 minutes of writer-director Tan Bing’s action picture “China Salesman,” an international cast of actors — none looks at all comfortable speaking English — delivers some hilariously clumsy exposition about a contest to land a lucrative telecommunications contract in North Africa....
- 'Paul, Apostle of Christ' is an intelligent, stirring biblical drama
Too restrained, perhaps, to have made more of an impression in theaters, Andrew Hyatt’s “Paul, Apostle of Christ” is easily the class act of the year’s Christian-themed dramas so far. Now available for streaming on Amazon Video and iTunes (and due to be released June 19 on DVD and Blu-ray), it’s...
- California filming incentives are falling behind the competition, new study says
California taxpayers shell out $330 million each year in financial incentives intended to persuade Hollywood to roll its cameras closer to home. But even after boosting handouts to the film industry, California is still having a tough time keeping up with the competition, according to a new study....
Walt Disney’s favorite Sherman brothers song from his 1964 blockbuster musical “Mary Poppins” wasn’t the Oscar-winning "Chim Chim Cher-ee,” the upbeat “A Spoonful of Sugar” or the tongue-twisting “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Instead, it was the haunting ballad “Feed the Birds.” Disney...
The Pixar superhero movie "Incredibles 2" made 14 years of anticipation worth the wait for Disney, as the follow-up to 2004's "The Incredibles" smashed the record for highest animation debut of all time with an estimated $180 million in ticket sales for the U.S. and Canada, according to the measurement...
Hello! I'm Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. LALIFF, formerly the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, returns this year from June 20 to 24 in Hollywood, helping to fill the local summer schedule now that the L.A. Film...
Actor and comedian Lil Rel Howery took a stand in favor of the black press Saturday while on the red carpet of the MTV Movie and TV Awards, which will air on the cable network Monday. The actor — who had a breakout role in last year’s hit “Get Out” — gave preferential treatment to members of the...
New on Blu-ray “Unsane” (Universal DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.98; 4K, $37.98; also available on VOD) Before the psychological thriller “Unsane” came out earlier this year, a lot of the buzz surrounding the movie focused on how director Steven Soderbergh had shot the project in secret, with an iPhone....
The long gestating and theatrically delayed “Gotti” is hardly the dud its inauspicious Cannes Film Festival premiere last month, its original direct-to-VOD release plan and its lack of advance critics’ screenings might lead one to believe. That said, it’s also not particularly strong. Although...
A brilliant chaos theorist once observed that “life … uh … finds a way.” In Hollywood, so do multibillion-dollar properties. Hence the action fivequel “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” which roars into theaters Friday poised to devour the box office 25 years after the first film thrilled audiences...
Brie Larson roused the entertainment industry Wednesday when she used her platform at Women in Film’s Crystal + Lucy Awards to drop sobering statistics from a recent USC study about the lack of diversity in film criticism. It’s a field so disproportionately skewed that white men wrote 63.9% of...
Movie recommendations from critics Justin Chang and Kenneth Turan. American Animals This based-on-fact story of how a quartet of bored college kids looking for kicks and meaning in their lives plan a rare book robbery is one of the summer's freshest, most entertaining films. (Kenneth Turan) R First...
A pair of overworked Manhattan executive assistants conspire to play Cupid for their respective abusive bosses in the Netflix original “Set it Up,” the sort of strained, protracted romantic-comedy that gives the genre a bad rap. Logging late hours is business as usual for harried Harper (Zoey Deutch),...
Brazilian director Fellipe Barbosa opens “Gabriel and the Mountain” with one long take from a fixed point, as two Malawi grass-cutters dwarfed by a stunning mountain range methodically make their way toward us, until one of them, at the base of a huge rock, calls out what is translated in English...
The release of the documentary “Believer,” which tracks Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds, a lifelong Mormon, as he boldly confronts his church’s deep-rooted lack of acceptance for its LGBTQ brethren, is by design perfectly timed to coincide with Pride Month 2018. What could not have been planned,...
One of the dozens of black-clad servers hired for philanthropic socialite Anabel’s fancy dinner party looks disturbingly familiar to her, which is clearly the effect Chiara — the daughter Anabel abandoned over 30 years ago and hasn’t seen since — intended for this surprise reappearance. In Ramon...
One antidote for blockbuster fatigue during the summer is a loose, lighthearted and playful comedy. “Tag” is based on a 2013 Wall Street Journal article by Russell Adams about a group of friends who have played the same game of being “it” or “not it” for 23 years. The featherweight romp follows...
Bryce Hirschberg writes, directs and stars in “Counterfeiters,” a DIY dude-brah SoCal noir, about a young man who dabbles in the copying cash game and finds himself in over his head. Bridger (Hirschberg) has pure motivations but takes to a life of crime a little too easily. When his mother informs...
You might think that having a documentary film made about your life was a good thing, that having awed folks calling you a cultural avatar and far-seeing visionary was worth a little trouble. You might think all that, but Vivienne Westwood does not. The subject of "Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist"...
The modestly watchable, at times intriguing romantic mystery “Intersection” is never quite skillful or convincing enough to forget for even a moment how many far better haunted hunk-meets-femme fatale thrillers have come before it. Directed by Tim French, from a trope-heavy, on-the-nose script...
Angsty twentysomething rom-com “The Year of Spectacular Men” is a family affair for the Thompson-Deutch household, and a perhaps unintentionally meta one at that. Writer and star Madelyn Deutch plumbed the depths of her journals to pen the script and plays the floundering Izzy, looking for answers...
The buzz was enthusiastic verging on ecstatic. The tracking suggested a potentially record-breaking opening. But just days before the release of the long-awaited Pixar superhero sequel “Incredibles 2,” writer-director Brad Bird was feeling less incredible than simply relieved. “Before I made films,...
In another significant production deal that is intended to strengthen its position against Netflix and other competitors, Amazon Studios has signed a first-look agreement with Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman’s production company, Blossom Films, for theatrical, television series and digital...
Making a late appearance in the Iraq War movie cycle, the impressively acted “The Yellow Birds” manages to leave an affecting mark even as it constantly struggles to find a distinctive voice of its own. The melancholic mystery-drama, based on the poetic 2012 novel by Kevin Powers, is seen through...
This minimalist approach to maximalist bodies offers an intimate look at six men whose lives are centered on their physical performance and appearance. “A Skin so Soft” is at once observational and poetic, using little dialogue and no music as the documentary shares their experiences. In Denis...
In the first 15 minutes of writer-director Tan Bing’s action picture “China Salesman,” an international cast of actors — none looks at all comfortable speaking English — delivers some hilariously clumsy exposition about a contest to land a lucrative telecommunications contract in North Africa....
Too restrained, perhaps, to have made more of an impression in theaters, Andrew Hyatt’s “Paul, Apostle of Christ” is easily the class act of the year’s Christian-themed dramas so far. Now available for streaming on Amazon Video and iTunes (and due to be released June 19 on DVD and Blu-ray), it’s...
California taxpayers shell out $330 million each year in financial incentives intended to persuade Hollywood to roll its cameras closer to home. But even after boosting handouts to the film industry, California is still having a tough time keeping up with the competition, according to a new study....
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- ‘Incredibles 2’ Moviegoers Warned About Possible SeizuresTheaters are posting notices that flashing lights in the hit Disney Pixar movie could cause seizures in some people with epilepsy.
- A Word With: Holly Hunter Stretches Into Her Superhero PowersMs. Hunter talks about Elastigirl’s latest incarnation in “Incredibles 2,” the state of her career and the pros and cons of turning 60.
- ‘Incredibles 2’ Sells a Record-Setting $180 Million in TicketsThe Pixar movie had the best-ever opening for an animated release, benefiting from rapturous word of mouth. Ticket buyers gave it a rare A-plus in exit polls.
- Review: ‘Incredibles 2’ Is a Fast Blast (With Red Flags)In their new adventure, a sequel to the 2004 hit, Elastigirl, Mr. Incredible and their super-kids again fight the good fight at home and in the world.
- About the Ending of ‘Hereditary’: Really?For a film that largely avoids clichés, the finale indulges a pretty big one that’s unworthy of such an interesting movie.
- These Movies Haunted Me at the Human Rights Watch FestivalThe strongest documentaries in this year’s edition of the annual event are also the most heartbreaking.
- Review: ‘Tag,’ You’re It. Playing the Long Game Into Middle Age.Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson and Ed Helms star as friends who refuse to put away childish things.
- David Lynch on Michael Jackson and That Crazy Frog From ‘Twin Peaks’In these excerpts from his idiosyncratic biography, “Room to Dream,” Mr. Lynch offers insights into his work on “Dangerous,” “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet.”
- How ‘The Incredibles’ Got an UpgradeIt’s the same family, but 14 years later, technological advances mean a much more subtle look for “Incredibles 2.”
- Cultural Studies: These Movies Have Good ClothesIt’s fine if you disagree, but don’t @ us.
- Tiffany Haddish and Tyler Perry Team Up for ‘Nobody’s Fool’Whoopi Goldberg and Tika Sumpter also appear in the comedy, due in November.
- Martin Bregman, Producer of ‘Scarface’ and ‘Serpico,’ Dies at 92Mr. Bregman was a personal manager to stars like Barbra Streisand and Al Pacino. Later, he worked with the directors Sidney Lumet and Brian De Palma.
- Review: John Travolta Has the Dapper Look, but ‘Gotti’ Is a MessPoorly directed by Kevin Connolly, the film about the mobster fails to cohere as a story and its view on the title character is never clear.
- A Word With: Jeff Goldblum, Back in ‘Jurassic World’ and Making a Small Role BigMr. Goldblum talks about reprising the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” his jazz album and new Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
- This Week: New York Circa ’86, Ladyland Festival, ‘The Affair’ ReturnsWatch “Them” at Performance Space New York, go to Ladyfag’s first festival and tune into the tangled Showtime drama.
- Streaming: In ‘Set It Up’ and 2 Other Netflix Comedies, No One Emerges Unscathed“Set It Up” features Taye Diggs and Lucy Liu as bosses from hell, and “I’m Not an Easy Man” centers on a male chauvinist in a gender-reversed world.
- 4 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This WeekendOur guide to film series and special screenings.
- Barbra Streisand Debuts Lost Footage From ‘A Star Is Born’ on NetflixA newly cut version of the 1976 movie starring Ms. Streisand and Kris Kristofferson will be available on Friday, along with six of her TV specials.
- A Word With: Hannibal Buress, Racing Beyond Cosby to a Starring Role in ‘Tag’The stand-up comedian and actor talks about riffing in his new movie and why he stopped drinking, all while avoiding the subject of Bill Cosby.
- Review: ‘The Year of Spectacular Men’ Is a Family Affair, Clichés IncludedLea Thompson directed her daughters in a mostly sweet comedy about sisters in their 20s.
- Review: In ‘The Yellow Birds,’ Two Soldiers Deploy, but Only One Comes HomeTerrific performances and vivid photography distinguish this melancholy war drama about the disappearance of a young Army recruit.
- Review: ‘Eating Animals’ Skewers Factory FarmingChristopher Quinn’s documentary makes a persuasive, far-ranging case against factory farming.
- Review: ‘Straight Into a Storm,’ a Look at the Cult Band Deer TickIn this documentary, the singer-songwriter John McCauley and his bandmates enact the bad-boy antics of rock over a decade in Deer Tick.
- At Snapchat, Redrawing the Bounds of RealityAugmented reality may change entertainment as we know it. For Snapchat, the revolution starts with 15-second cartoons.
- Review: In ‘Gabriel and the Mountain,’ Recalling a Tragic AdventureFellipe Gamarano Barbosa’s film blends documentary and fiction techniques to reconstruct a young Brazilian’s travels in East Africa.
- Missing Lincoln Plaza Cinemas? This Summer Film Series Is for YouThe series involves ex-employees of the closed theater and will take place at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. The first film is “The Catcher Was a Spy.”
- Will ‘The Nun’ Be the Scariest Entry Yet in the ‘Conjuring’ Universe?Taissa Farmiga and Demián Bichir star in this installment, co-written by James Wan and taking place before the other films in the franchise.
- Tim Burton Surprises Us With a Teaser for ‘Dumbo’The clip for the live-action film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and of course the elephant.
- How Drug Deals Meet Jiu-Jitsu in ‘Superfly’Director X narrates a sequence from the film featuring Trevor Jackson and Michael Kenneth Williams.
- Review: ‘Five Seasons’ Explores the Garden Designer Behind the High LineThis film, subtitled “The Gardens of Piet Oudolf,” is a conventional documentary. It follows Mr. Oudolf as he holds forth on his philosophy.
- Review: ‘Superfly’ Adds Bling to an Old TaleThis remake of a 1972 film focuses on the drug trade and the pursuit of wealth in Atlanta.
Theaters are posting notices that flashing lights in the hit Disney Pixar movie could cause seizures in some people with epilepsy.
Ms. Hunter talks about Elastigirl’s latest incarnation in “Incredibles 2,” the state of her career and the pros and cons of turning 60.
The Pixar movie had the best-ever opening for an animated release, benefiting from rapturous word of mouth. Ticket buyers gave it a rare A-plus in exit polls.
In their new adventure, a sequel to the 2004 hit, Elastigirl, Mr. Incredible and their super-kids again fight the good fight at home and in the world.
For a film that largely avoids clichés, the finale indulges a pretty big one that’s unworthy of such an interesting movie.
The strongest documentaries in this year’s edition of the annual event are also the most heartbreaking.
Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson and Ed Helms star as friends who refuse to put away childish things.
In these excerpts from his idiosyncratic biography, “Room to Dream,” Mr. Lynch offers insights into his work on “Dangerous,” “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet.”
It’s the same family, but 14 years later, technological advances mean a much more subtle look for “Incredibles 2.”
It’s fine if you disagree, but don’t @ us.
Whoopi Goldberg and Tika Sumpter also appear in the comedy, due in November.
Mr. Bregman was a personal manager to stars like Barbra Streisand and Al Pacino. Later, he worked with the directors Sidney Lumet and Brian De Palma.
Poorly directed by Kevin Connolly, the film about the mobster fails to cohere as a story and its view on the title character is never clear.
Mr. Goldblum talks about reprising the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” his jazz album and new Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Watch “Them” at Performance Space New York, go to Ladyfag’s first festival and tune into the tangled Showtime drama.
“Set It Up” features Taye Diggs and Lucy Liu as bosses from hell, and “I’m Not an Easy Man” centers on a male chauvinist in a gender-reversed world.
Our guide to film series and special screenings.
A newly cut version of the 1976 movie starring Ms. Streisand and Kris Kristofferson will be available on Friday, along with six of her TV specials.
The stand-up comedian and actor talks about riffing in his new movie and why he stopped drinking, all while avoiding the subject of Bill Cosby.
Lea Thompson directed her daughters in a mostly sweet comedy about sisters in their 20s.
Terrific performances and vivid photography distinguish this melancholy war drama about the disappearance of a young Army recruit.
Christopher Quinn’s documentary makes a persuasive, far-ranging case against factory farming.
In this documentary, the singer-songwriter John McCauley and his bandmates enact the bad-boy antics of rock over a decade in Deer Tick.
Augmented reality may change entertainment as we know it. For Snapchat, the revolution starts with 15-second cartoons.
Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa’s film blends documentary and fiction techniques to reconstruct a young Brazilian’s travels in East Africa.
The series involves ex-employees of the closed theater and will take place at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. The first film is “The Catcher Was a Spy.”
Taissa Farmiga and Demián Bichir star in this installment, co-written by James Wan and taking place before the other films in the franchise.
The clip for the live-action film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and of course the elephant.
Director X narrates a sequence from the film featuring Trevor Jackson and Michael Kenneth Williams.
This film, subtitled “The Gardens of Piet Oudolf,” is a conventional documentary. It follows Mr. Oudolf as he holds forth on his philosophy.
This remake of a 1972 film focuses on the drug trade and the pursuit of wealth in Atlanta.
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- ‘Incredibles 2’ Moviegoers Warned About Possible SeizuresTheaters are posting notices that flashing lights in the hit Disney Pixar movie could cause seizures in some people with epilepsy.
- A Word With: Holly Hunter Stretches Into Her Superhero PowersMs. Hunter talks about Elastigirl’s latest incarnation in “Incredibles 2,” the state of her career and the pros and cons of turning 60.
- ‘Incredibles 2’ Sells a Record-Setting $180 Million in TicketsThe Pixar movie had the best-ever opening for an animated release, benefiting from rapturous word of mouth. Ticket buyers gave it a rare A-plus in exit polls.
- Review: ‘Incredibles 2’ Is a Fast Blast (With Red Flags)In their new adventure, a sequel to the 2004 hit, Elastigirl, Mr. Incredible and their super-kids again fight the good fight at home and in the world.
- About the Ending of ‘Hereditary’: Really?For a film that largely avoids clichés, the finale indulges a pretty big one that’s unworthy of such an interesting movie.
- These Movies Haunted Me at the Human Rights Watch FestivalThe strongest documentaries in this year’s edition of the annual event are also the most heartbreaking.
- Review: ‘Tag,’ You’re It. Playing the Long Game Into Middle Age.Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson and Ed Helms star as friends who refuse to put away childish things.
- David Lynch on Michael Jackson and That Crazy Frog From ‘Twin Peaks’In these excerpts from his idiosyncratic biography, “Room to Dream,” Mr. Lynch offers insights into his work on “Dangerous,” “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet.”
- How ‘The Incredibles’ Got an UpgradeIt’s the same family, but 14 years later, technological advances mean a much more subtle look for “Incredibles 2.”
- Cultural Studies: These Movies Have Good ClothesIt’s fine if you disagree, but don’t @ us.
- Tiffany Haddish and Tyler Perry Team Up for ‘Nobody’s Fool’Whoopi Goldberg and Tika Sumpter also appear in the comedy, due in November.
- Martin Bregman, Producer of ‘Scarface’ and ‘Serpico,’ Dies at 92Mr. Bregman was a personal manager to stars like Barbra Streisand and Al Pacino. Later, he worked with the directors Sidney Lumet and Brian De Palma.
- Review: John Travolta Has the Dapper Look, but ‘Gotti’ Is a MessPoorly directed by Kevin Connolly, the film about the mobster fails to cohere as a story and its view on the title character is never clear.
- A Word With: Jeff Goldblum, Back in ‘Jurassic World’ and Making a Small Role BigMr. Goldblum talks about reprising the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” his jazz album and new Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
- This Week: New York Circa ’86, Ladyland Festival, ‘The Affair’ ReturnsWatch “Them” at Performance Space New York, go to Ladyfag’s first festival and tune into the tangled Showtime drama.
- Streaming: In ‘Set It Up’ and 2 Other Netflix Comedies, No One Emerges Unscathed“Set It Up” features Taye Diggs and Lucy Liu as bosses from hell, and “I’m Not an Easy Man” centers on a male chauvinist in a gender-reversed world.
- 4 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This WeekendOur guide to film series and special screenings.
- Barbra Streisand Debuts Lost Footage From ‘A Star Is Born’ on NetflixA newly cut version of the 1976 movie starring Ms. Streisand and Kris Kristofferson will be available on Friday, along with six of her TV specials.
- A Word With: Hannibal Buress, Racing Beyond Cosby to a Starring Role in ‘Tag’The stand-up comedian and actor talks about riffing in his new movie and why he stopped drinking, all while avoiding the subject of Bill Cosby.
- Review: ‘The Year of Spectacular Men’ Is a Family Affair, Clichés IncludedLea Thompson directed her daughters in a mostly sweet comedy about sisters in their 20s.
- Review: In ‘The Yellow Birds,’ Two Soldiers Deploy, but Only One Comes HomeTerrific performances and vivid photography distinguish this melancholy war drama about the disappearance of a young Army recruit.
- Review: ‘Eating Animals’ Skewers Factory FarmingChristopher Quinn’s documentary makes a persuasive, far-ranging case against factory farming.
- Review: ‘Straight Into a Storm,’ a Look at the Cult Band Deer TickIn this documentary, the singer-songwriter John McCauley and his bandmates enact the bad-boy antics of rock over a decade in Deer Tick.
- At Snapchat, Redrawing the Bounds of RealityAugmented reality may change entertainment as we know it. For Snapchat, the revolution starts with 15-second cartoons.
- Review: In ‘Gabriel and the Mountain,’ Recalling a Tragic AdventureFellipe Gamarano Barbosa’s film blends documentary and fiction techniques to reconstruct a young Brazilian’s travels in East Africa.
- Missing Lincoln Plaza Cinemas? This Summer Film Series Is for YouThe series involves ex-employees of the closed theater and will take place at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. The first film is “The Catcher Was a Spy.”
- Will ‘The Nun’ Be the Scariest Entry Yet in the ‘Conjuring’ Universe?Taissa Farmiga and Demián Bichir star in this installment, co-written by James Wan and taking place before the other films in the franchise.
- Tim Burton Surprises Us With a Teaser for ‘Dumbo’The clip for the live-action film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and of course the elephant.
- How Drug Deals Meet Jiu-Jitsu in ‘Superfly’Director X narrates a sequence from the film featuring Trevor Jackson and Michael Kenneth Williams.
- Review: ‘Five Seasons’ Explores the Garden Designer Behind the High LineThis film, subtitled “The Gardens of Piet Oudolf,” is a conventional documentary. It follows Mr. Oudolf as he holds forth on his philosophy.
- Review: ‘Superfly’ Adds Bling to an Old TaleThis remake of a 1972 film focuses on the drug trade and the pursuit of wealth in Atlanta.
Theaters are posting notices that flashing lights in the hit Disney Pixar movie could cause seizures in some people with epilepsy.
Ms. Hunter talks about Elastigirl’s latest incarnation in “Incredibles 2,” the state of her career and the pros and cons of turning 60.
The Pixar movie had the best-ever opening for an animated release, benefiting from rapturous word of mouth. Ticket buyers gave it a rare A-plus in exit polls.
In their new adventure, a sequel to the 2004 hit, Elastigirl, Mr. Incredible and their super-kids again fight the good fight at home and in the world.
For a film that largely avoids clichés, the finale indulges a pretty big one that’s unworthy of such an interesting movie.
The strongest documentaries in this year’s edition of the annual event are also the most heartbreaking.
Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson and Ed Helms star as friends who refuse to put away childish things.
In these excerpts from his idiosyncratic biography, “Room to Dream,” Mr. Lynch offers insights into his work on “Dangerous,” “Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet.”
It’s the same family, but 14 years later, technological advances mean a much more subtle look for “Incredibles 2.”
It’s fine if you disagree, but don’t @ us.
Whoopi Goldberg and Tika Sumpter also appear in the comedy, due in November.
Mr. Bregman was a personal manager to stars like Barbra Streisand and Al Pacino. Later, he worked with the directors Sidney Lumet and Brian De Palma.
Poorly directed by Kevin Connolly, the film about the mobster fails to cohere as a story and its view on the title character is never clear.
Mr. Goldblum talks about reprising the role of Dr. Ian Malcolm in “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” his jazz album and new Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Watch “Them” at Performance Space New York, go to Ladyfag’s first festival and tune into the tangled Showtime drama.
“Set It Up” features Taye Diggs and Lucy Liu as bosses from hell, and “I’m Not an Easy Man” centers on a male chauvinist in a gender-reversed world.
Our guide to film series and special screenings.
A newly cut version of the 1976 movie starring Ms. Streisand and Kris Kristofferson will be available on Friday, along with six of her TV specials.
The stand-up comedian and actor talks about riffing in his new movie and why he stopped drinking, all while avoiding the subject of Bill Cosby.
Lea Thompson directed her daughters in a mostly sweet comedy about sisters in their 20s.
Terrific performances and vivid photography distinguish this melancholy war drama about the disappearance of a young Army recruit.
Christopher Quinn’s documentary makes a persuasive, far-ranging case against factory farming.
In this documentary, the singer-songwriter John McCauley and his bandmates enact the bad-boy antics of rock over a decade in Deer Tick.
Augmented reality may change entertainment as we know it. For Snapchat, the revolution starts with 15-second cartoons.
Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa’s film blends documentary and fiction techniques to reconstruct a young Brazilian’s travels in East Africa.
The series involves ex-employees of the closed theater and will take place at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. The first film is “The Catcher Was a Spy.”
Taissa Farmiga and Demián Bichir star in this installment, co-written by James Wan and taking place before the other films in the franchise.
The clip for the live-action film stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and of course the elephant.
Director X narrates a sequence from the film featuring Trevor Jackson and Michael Kenneth Williams.
This film, subtitled “The Gardens of Piet Oudolf,” is a conventional documentary. It follows Mr. Oudolf as he holds forth on his philosophy.
This remake of a 1972 film focuses on the drug trade and the pursuit of wealth in Atlanta.
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- David Lynch On 'Room To Dream'NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks David Lynch about Room to Dream, the director's new memoir.
- Actress Holly Hunter Discusses Her Approach To Her Supermom RoleFourteen years after she first gave voice to the animated superhero Elastigirl, Holly Hunter is back at it with Incredibles 2. Hunter speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about how she approached the role a second time around.
- 'Incredibles 2' Will Empower Children And Their ParentsIn the much anticipated sequel, Incredibles 2, the supermom heads off to save the world, while superdad stays home with the superkids. Guess who has the tougher job?
- A Filmmaker's 'Quest' For A Quiet Family Portrait Is Pierced By Unforeseen TraumaJonathan Olshefski spent 10 years filming Christopher Rainey and his family, who run a recording studio in North Philadelphia. Then their daughter was shot. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2017.
- In Pixar's First Female-Directed Short, A Dumpling Child Fills An Empty NestBao was written and directed by Domee Shi, who started working at Pixar as an intern. It tells the story of a woman who discovers joy — and sorrow — when a steamed bun she makes comes to life.
- Wildly Uneven 'Superfly' Strives To Take The Anti- Out Of Its AntiheroThe revamp of the classic low-budget 1972 flick Super Fly softens that film's main character and careens between tones "like a Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado that's had its brake lines cut."
- 'Tag': The Games Men (Or Man-Boys, Anyway) PlayThis "hit-or-miss goof" of an ensemble comedy, about grown men playing a child's game, features a loaded cast, a great soundtrack and impressive action set-pieces.
- 'Gabriel And The Mountain' Explores How A Young Man Died — And How He LivedIn this clear-eyed docudrama, filmmaker Fellipe Barbosa retraces the final days of his mercurial friend who died of exposure on Malawi's Mount Mulanje in 2009.
- Despite Its Title, 'The Year Of Spectacular Men' Is Mostly About WomenThe Year Of Spectacular Men is a comedy that's a real family affair. It's directed by Lea Thompson and written by her daughter, Madelyn Deutch, who also stars in the film.
- 'Incredibles 2' Zips Seamlessly Between Domestic Comedy And Death-Defying ActionThe sequel to the 2004 animated hit continues the superheroic adventures of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and their three gifted children. Critic Justin Chang calls the film "gorgeous" and "touching."
- Comcast Makes Bid For 21st Century Fox In Big Hollywood Power PlayComcast Corp. on Wednesday made a $65 billion offer for much of the Hollywood holdings of 21st Century Fox. The bid tops the $52.4 billion offer made by Disney in December.
- Retrofuturistic 'Incredibles 2' Is More Retro Than FuturisticThe action of this animated sequel, which picks up where The Incredibles ended 14 years ago, is fresh and inventive; pity the laughs aren't.
- Brooklyn Brings Back The 'Fever' With 'John Travolta Day'The Saturday Night Fever actor strutted back into Brooklyn on Tuesday as fans and government officials celebrated how he bought exposure to the borough.
- Paul Schrader And Ethan Hawke Test Their Faith In 'First Reformed'Ethan Hawke's performance is purposefully understated in the film written and directed by Paul Schrader. At 47, Hawke has "a number of lessons in his face that he doesn't have to act," Schrader says.
- Director Ari Aster Says 'Hereditary' Is A Family Drama At Its CoreCritics and audiences have called the film "traumatizing" and "terrifying," and Aster says that was his intention: to upset audiences deeply. But he wanted to focus on family drama before horror.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks David Lynch about Room to Dream, the director's new memoir.
Fourteen years after she first gave voice to the animated superhero Elastigirl, Holly Hunter is back at it with Incredibles 2. Hunter speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about how she approached the role a second time around.
In the much anticipated sequel, Incredibles 2, the supermom heads off to save the world, while superdad stays home with the superkids. Guess who has the tougher job?
Jonathan Olshefski spent 10 years filming Christopher Rainey and his family, who run a recording studio in North Philadelphia. Then their daughter was shot. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2017.
Bao was written and directed by Domee Shi, who started working at Pixar as an intern. It tells the story of a woman who discovers joy — and sorrow — when a steamed bun she makes comes to life.
The revamp of the classic low-budget 1972 flick Super Fly softens that film's main character and careens between tones "like a Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado that's had its brake lines cut."
This "hit-or-miss goof" of an ensemble comedy, about grown men playing a child's game, features a loaded cast, a great soundtrack and impressive action set-pieces.
In this clear-eyed docudrama, filmmaker Fellipe Barbosa retraces the final days of his mercurial friend who died of exposure on Malawi's Mount Mulanje in 2009.
The Year Of Spectacular Men is a comedy that's a real family affair. It's directed by Lea Thompson and written by her daughter, Madelyn Deutch, who also stars in the film.
The sequel to the 2004 animated hit continues the superheroic adventures of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and their three gifted children. Critic Justin Chang calls the film "gorgeous" and "touching."
Comcast Corp. on Wednesday made a $65 billion offer for much of the Hollywood holdings of 21st Century Fox. The bid tops the $52.4 billion offer made by Disney in December.
The action of this animated sequel, which picks up where The Incredibles ended 14 years ago, is fresh and inventive; pity the laughs aren't.
The Saturday Night Fever actor strutted back into Brooklyn on Tuesday as fans and government officials celebrated how he bought exposure to the borough.
Ethan Hawke's performance is purposefully understated in the film written and directed by Paul Schrader. At 47, Hawke has "a number of lessons in his face that he doesn't have to act," Schrader says.
Critics and audiences have called the film "traumatizing" and "terrifying," and Aster says that was his intention: to upset audiences deeply. But he wanted to focus on family drama before horror.
