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• See Mick Jagger Portray Scheming Gallery Owner in ‘Burnt Orange Heresy’ Trailer
  Rolling Stones singer makes first significant big screen appearance since 2001’s The Man From Elysian Fields
• Taylor Swift Doc ‘Miss Americana’ Opens Sundance 2020 With Cheers, Tears, T-Swift
  Swift's politicized, curated pop-star-confidential portrait opens the festival and gets the crowd on its feet
• Watch Steve Carell Help Chris Cooper Run for Office in ‘Irresistible’ Trailer
  Film was written and directed by Jon Stewart
• Tina Fey to Take ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Back to Big Screen for New Adaptation
  "I've spent 16 years with these characters now. They are my Marvel Universe and I love them dearly,” writer-actress says
• Michael Palin, John Cleese Pay Tribute to Monty Python Mate Terry Jones
  "He threw himself into things with such passion and such energy, and he really refused to take on things which didn't excite him"
• ‘The Last Full Measure’ Review: A Hero’s Long Road to Glory
  The amazing true story of a soldier's valor in Vietnam takes a back seat to a decades-long tale of bureaucratic incompetence and corruption
• ‘The Gentlemen’ Review: Lock, Stock, and Way Too Stale for Its Own Good
  Guy Ritchie returns to the sort of clever, tough-guy crime caper he made his name with — and you kind of wish he hadn't
• Terry Jones, Monty Python Co-Founder and Comedy Polymath, Dead at 77
  Jones was a writer, actor, director, plus a medieval historian, children's book author, political pundit, and more
• 20 Movies We Can’t Wait to See at Sundance 2020
  From a Taylor Swift doc to a movie based on the most epic tweetstorm ever — our picks for the best bets at this year's fest
• Alison Brie Encounters the Strange and Surreal in ‘Horse Girl’ Trailer
  Brie portrays introverted arts and crafts store employee with an eerie family history

LA Times©

• Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin fondly look back at 'The Last of Sheila'
  Classic Hollywood: Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin look back fondly at `The Last of Sheila' and the coolest man in Hollywood, James Coburn
• Sundance 2020: Ron Howard's California wildfire documentary and more Day Two highlights
  Ron Howard's "Rebuilding Paradise," about a California community's efforts to recover from 2018's Camp fire, premieres at Sundance
• Sundance 2020: What does an independent producer actually do? Two of the best tell us
  Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger talk rejection, persistence and their new film at Sundance: 'The Last Shift,' with Richard Jenkins, directed by Andrew Cohn.
• The 7 biggest revelations from Netflix's Taylor Swift documentary 'Miss Americana'
  The seven juiciest revelations from the new Taylor Swift Netflix documentary "Miss Americana," which dropped at the Sundance Film Festival.
• Review: Cuddly South Korean comedy 'Secret Zoo' delivers laughs and heart
  A failing attraction resorts to using humans dressed in animal costumes in hopes of fooling the public in the South Korean comedy "Secret Zoo."
• Review: Hip-hop musical 'My Name Is Myeisha' remains stagebound
  A young African American woman in the Inland Empire sees her life flash before her eyes after a fatal encounter with police in hip-hop fantasy 'My Name Is Myeisha.'
• Review: 'John Henry,' a swing and a miss at a Quentin Tarantino-style revenge thriller
  Terry Crews plays "John Henry," a former gang member who tries to protect two immigrant children who are on the run from the leader of his old crew.
• Review: 'Get Gone' stirs familiar horror stew of killers, promiscuity and backwoods weirdos
  "Get Gone" sends coworkers on a team-building exercise to run afoul of a creepy family in the deep woods.
• Review: 'Elsewhere' has indie spirit but lacks precision
  Aden Young stars in "Elsewhere" as a widower who connects with the new tenant after his former in-laws evict him from the seaside cottage he once shared with his wife.
• Examining the deep roots of Justin Simien's '80s-set killer weave movie 'Bad Hair'
  'Dear White People' creator Justin Simien returns to Sundance with a New Jack Swing in the retro-horror satire 'Bad Hair.'
• Review: Matthew Barney takes to nature to ask his big questions in 'Redoubt'
  "Cremaster" artist and filmmaker Matthew Barney updates the tale of Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, by setting the action of "Redoubt" in the Idaho wilderness.
• Even without an Oscar nomination, Adam Sandler is on fire in 'Uncut Gems'
  Overlooked by the Academy for the best performance of his career, Adam Sandler propels the Safdie brothers' crime thriller "Uncut Gems."
• Review: Sebastian Stan and all-star cast elevate the heroism of 'The Last Full Measure'
  "The Last Full Measure" is a fact-based drama about efforts to secure a Congressional Medal of Honor for a heroic Air Force medic in Vietnam.
• Review: 'The Turning,' a Henry James update starring Mackenzie Davis, is a ghostly puzzle
  A new nanny is tasked with caring for a pair of disturbed orphans at a creepy estate in rural Maine.
• Review: Guy Ritchie is back, though not better than ever, with 'The Gentlemen'
  Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam and Hugh Grant star in Guy Ritchie's diverting but low-impact crime thriller "The Gentlemen."
• Sundance Film Festival: A Taylor Swift doc and more day one highlights
  Netflix's Taylor Swift documentary, "Miss Americana," is the hottest ticket on the opening day of the Sundance Film Festival.
• Buzzy films to check out at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
  Kenneth Turan previews a standout selection of narrative and documentary films set to premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
• Sundance buyers, beware! Studios may be more cautious after last year's flops
  With indie film box office declines and more movies coming into the Sundance Film Festival with distribution, the days of sky high sales could be over.
• Review: An over-the-top Nicolas Cage wigs out in H.P. Lovecraft's 'Color Out of Space'
  "Color Out of Space" stars Nicolas Cage in an H.P. Lovecraft adaptation about a family battling an alien organism after a meteorite crash-lands on their farm.
• Greta Gerwig, Ava DuVernay among 50 to urge Directors Guild to improve policies for working parents
  The proposed policy would not provide paid leave per se, but would enable new parents to take time off work without fear of losing health insurance coverage.
• Taylor Swift's Netflix documentary is almost here. Watch the 'Miss Americana' trailer
  No songs from Taylor Swift's first six studio albums are featured in the trailer for her Netflix documentary, "Miss Americana," set to premiere at Sundance.
• Monty Python stars John Cleese, Eric Idle fondly salute Terry Jones
  Monty Python alumni John Cleese and Eric Idle took to Twitter to honor their "dearly beloved brother" Terry Jones, who died Tuesday night.
• Mr. Miyagi on Broadway? 'Karate Kid' musical in the works
  The 1984 movie's screenwriter, Robert Mark Kamen, has written the musical's book. Amon Miyamoto ("Pacific Overtures") has signed on to direct.
• The nine best picture Oscar nominees need to woo voters. Here's how they should do it
  The best picture Oscar race is almost over. How might the nominated movies sell themselves to academy voters?
• Crafting 'Bombshell's' fair and balanced looks for Charlize Theron and John Lithgow
  Prosthetics guru Kazu Hiro and the 'Bombshell' makeup team reshaped faces, eyes, noses and hairlines to turn Charlize Theron and others into Fox News staff.
• Once upon a time, Tarantino slept in his car and DiCaprio was a break dancer
  'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood's' Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino and Leonardo DiCaprio compare notes on their own early experiences in Tinseltown.
• 1929 Oscar winner 'Sunrise' scores a new voice. How you can hear the music, live
  Married composer Jeff Beal and librettist Joan Beal write new music for the Los Angeles Master Chorale to sing during the silent-film classic.
• Oprah Winfrey insists exit from Sundance documentary 'not a victory' for Russell Simmons
  Oprah Winfrey is doubling down on her decision to cut ties with a Sundance documentary featuring Russell Simmons' sexual-misconduct accusers.
• How Johnny Mann came to write the KHJ jingle in 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood'
  The KHJ jingle from longtime Hollywood music figure Johnny Mann set the mood — and the scene — for Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time.'
• Erskine: Separate Oscars? Maybe it's time to roll out the red carpet and a blue carpet too
  What if there were two Oscar ceremonies, one for red states and one for blue? Vastly different values, but they would both call dibs on Mr. Rogers. Thankfully.
• Director Ladj Ly on his incendiary Oscar-nominated debut 'Les Misérables'
  With his epic Oscar-nominated crime debut 'Les Misérables,' French director Ladj Ly wants to spark a revolution.
• Screaming, laugh-crying and paparazzi: First-time Oscar nominees on hearing their names
  Florence Pugh, Antonio Banderas and other first-time acting nominees share how hearing their names announced played out for them
• Review: The portraits of 'Gauguin' reach the big screen, #MeToo issues and all
  Documentary "Gauguin From the National Gallery, London" profiles the problematic French post-Impressionist painter and includes a survey of a new portrait exhibit.
• Lucas Museum leader says Separate Cinema Archive brings a big picture on black film
  George Lucas' art museum acquires the Separate Cinema Archive, which includes 37,000 items of black film history.
• Backstage with the 'Parasite' cast celebrating a historic SAG Awards win: 'Where's Bong?!'
  The cast of South Korea's "Parasite" celebrate a history-making win backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
• 'Parasite' becomes the first foreign-language film to win SAG Awards' top prize
  With just three weeks to go until the Oscars, "Parasite" was the big winner at the 2020 SAG Awards
• The Oscar acting races are over: Why the four SAG award winners will go all the way
  You can take Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern to the bank for Oscars. But "Parasite" has renewed momentum with two standing ovations at the SAG Awards.
• Robert De Niro stays proudly political at the 2020 SAG Awards
  Robert De Niro, presented with a SAG lifetime achievement award, speaks up for candidates who support unions and speaks out against 'abuse of power.'
• Brad Pitt winks at Quentin Tarantino's love of feet in SAG Awards speech
  Brad Pitt, a winner for "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood," went out of his way to thank his female costars'... feet.
• Here are all the 2020 SAG Award winners
  The ensemble casts for "Parasite," "The Crown" and "The Marvelous Mrs.
• Movies opening in L.A. this week: 'The Gentlemen' and more
  Movies opening in L.A. for Jan. 19-26 include the British crime drama "The Gentlemen" starring Matthew McConaughey
• Box office: 'Bad Boys for Life' opens at No. 1, 'Dolittle' falters in 2nd
  Sony releases the highly anticipated 'Bad Boys for Life,' and Universal unveils the Robert Downey Jr.-led 'Dolittle' reboot.
• Classic movies in L.A. this week: 'The Godfather,' 'An American in Paris' and more
  Classic movies, film festivals, etc., in L.A. for Jan. 19-26 include "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II" plus "An American in Paris."
• '1917' wins the PGA; is the Oscar next?
  Although the award is not a strictly reliable Oscar predictor, it does add to '1917's' momentum.
• 'Zombieland: Double Tap' is good, goofy fun
  New on Blu-ray "Zombieland: Double Tap" (Sony DVD, $19.96; Blu-ray, $34.99; 4K, $45.99; also available on VOD) Ten years after the horror-comedy "Zombieland" became a surprise hit with critics and moviegoers, the cast reunites with director Ruben Fleischer and "Deadpool" screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick for this cheeky sequel, which once again combines over-the-top monster-fighting violence with wacky romantic complications.
• A timeline of Oprah Winfrey's involvement with the Russell Simmons documentary
  When Oprah Winfrey signed on to produce a documentary about Russell Simmons' accusers, no one expected what would transpire. Here's a timeline of those events.
• Review: Tyler Perry heads to Netflix with latest drama 'A Fall From Grace'
  Multi-hyphenate Tyler Perry makes his Netflix Originals debut with the murder mystery "A Fall From Grace," featuring Crystal Fox, Cicely Tyson and Phylicia Rashad.
• Oprah Winfrey backed out of the Russell Simmons sexual assault documentary. Why the fallout was 'horrible'
  When Oprah Winfrey pulled her support of Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick's documentary about sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons, the filmmakers were in total shock.
• Review: Do not try to resist the comic charms of Federico Fellini's 'The White Sheik.' You will fail
  Federico Fellini's 1952 comedy "The White Sheik," starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste and Brunella Bovo, effortlessly charms today
• Review: Justin Long gets lost in 'The Wave,' a trippy, comic exploration of the universe
  Justin Long stars in "The Wave" as a lawyer who undertakes a psychedelic trip after being dosed with a hallucinogen while out on the town with a coworker.
• Review: 'Afterward' analyzes the legacy of trauma, fascism and anti-Semitism
  Jerusalem-born trauma expert Ofra Bloch engages with damaging historic forces and present-day anti-Semitism and fascism in the documentary "Afterward."
• New cinema books on 'French New Wave' and 'Hollywood Chinese' to brighten your shelves
  "French New Wave: A Revolution In Design" and "Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films" are gorgeously illustrated new books to enhance any cinefile collection.
• Review: London and Amsterdam are the stars in dull Euro-thriller 'The Host'
  In Euro-thriller "The Host," a London banker on the lam with a briefcase full of stolen cash encounters a mystery woman in Amsterdam.
• Pro wrestler Rocky Johnson, who trained his son 'The Rock,' dead at 75
  Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson adopted his nickname from his father
• Review: 'Bad Boys for Life' is a meditation on mortality — sort of
  Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back, if a bit longer in the tooth, in the franchise's third entry, "Bad Boys for Life."
• Review: Nimble thriller 'Intrigo: Death of an Author' can't stick the landing
  Benno Fürmann and Ben Kingsley star in 'Intrigo: Death of an Author' about an author who murders his wife but fears she might still be alive when her body is never found.
• Review: #MeToo meets Brexit in the Eddie Marsan-propelled, never dull 'Feedback'
  Eddie Marsan stars in "Feedback" as the host of a late-night radio program in London whose show is hijacked by masked and armed assailants.
• Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Dolittle' isn't as bad as 'Cats,' but it's close, the reviews say
  'Do little? They could not have done less,' writes Katie Walsh, who — like most critics — was very underwhelmed by Robert Downey Jr.'s new film, 'Dolittle.'
• Review: 'The End of Quantum Reality' induces its own existential crisis
  Documentary "The End of Quantum Reality" explores the life and work of physicist and philosopher Wolfgang Smith.
• Review: Neo-western 'Disturbing the Peace' proves one cool horse ain't enough
  Guy Pearce stars in "Disturbing the Peace" as a small-town Texas lawman who faces off against an outlaw biker gang.
• Behind the scenes on the 'surreal nightmare' within '1917'
  Cinematographer Roger Deakins and production designer Dennis Gassner explain what director Sam Mendes was after in this pivotal scene and how they made it work.
• Review: An ode to the weird, 'Troop Zero' invokes the spirit of David Bowie
  'Troop Zero' is a charming tale about a young girl in 1977 Georgia who forms her own Girl Scout-like troop in hopes of winning a talent competition.
• Robert Downey Jr. could've done anything after Marvel. Why he wanted to make 'Dolittle'
  With the family film "Dolittle," Robert Downey Jr. and his producing partner and wife, Susan, enter a new post-Marvel chapter.
• Al Pacino and Robert De Niro: Five decades of friendship crowned with 'The Irishman'
  Robert De Niro and Al Pacino approach acting from different places. But their friendship has sustained them through career ups and downs.
• Review: Day in the life of a sex worker turns up unexpected gem in 'Jezebel'
  Tiffany Tenille stars in "Jezebel" as a sex worker on a journey to discover her womanhood while navigating her dying mother's financial struggles.
• Antonio Banderas has won many awards for 'Pain and Glory.' It's time for the Oscar
  Antonio Banderas gave the best performance with 'Pain and Glory.' Historically, the lead actor Oscar has gone to the actor who does the "most."
• Performances we love: Christian Bale fools us again
  An actor at the top of his game
• 'Parasite' was one of the best-acted movies of 2019. Why didn't the Oscars recognize that?
  Bong Joon Ho's movie made Oscar history, but it also revealed the industry's blind spots about Asian actors.
• Review: 'Weathering With You' wraps larger concerns in a surprising modern-day fable
  Makoto Shinkai's masterful anime 'Weathering With You,' his first feature since 'Your Name, ' is about a runaway boy and a weather-controlling girl in Tokyo.
• 'Jojo Rabbit,' '1917' — why do war films always grab Oscar's attention?
  War works its way into five films this season. Why is it so popular? Maybe it's the underlying message of hope.
• Judd Apatow's Pete Davidson comedy will open 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival
  2020 South by Southwest Film Festival will open with Judd Apatow's "King of Staten Island," starring Pete Davidson. Spike Jonze's "Beastie Boys Story" is among the other premieres.
• Review: Hasty, hectic and harried, Robert Downey Jr.-starring 'Dolittle' is cursed
  Robert Downey Jr. heads "Dolittle" as the veterinarian who can talk to animals in this effects-laden adventure tale with Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen.
• James Bond producer: 007 'can be of any color' but never a woman
  'I'm not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it,' says longtime James Bond film producer Barbara Broccoli.
• Review: 'Feast of the Epiphany' offers a challenging serving of food for thought
  Directors Michael Koresky, Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman mix fact and fiction in "Feast of the Epiphany."
• With 'No Time to Die,' Billie Eilish is the youngest artist to record a Bond theme song
  Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell co-wrote the title track for "No Time to Die," starring Daniel Craig as James Bond.
• New Oscar nominees Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh team up in 'Black Widow' teaser
  The first trailer for Marvel's 'Black Widow' pitted Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh against each other. A new 'special look' shows them working together.
• Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo feels 'bittersweet' as the only actor of color recognized
  Cynthia Erivo reacts to her double Oscar nominations and being the sole nominee of color in the four acting categories.
• Nine reasons why the 2020 Oscar nominations were not completely dispiriting
  The academy didn't do great this year, but at least they handed six Oscar nominations for the Korean film "Parasite" and recognized Antonio Banderas and Florence Pugh.
• Column: Netflix isn't disrupting anything when it comes to Oscar nominations and diversity
  A year after its admirable push for "Roma" as best picture, Netflix decided if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
• Oscar nominees: It's David and Goliath in animation, but the little guy is well-armed
  Smaller nominees "I Lost My Body" and "Klaus" from Netflix are underdogs with a potential audience of hundreds of millions
• 6 Oscar nominations? 'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho celebrated with ice cream
  How did 'Parasite' director Bong Joon Ho react to his film's historic six Oscar nominations?
• The Oscars could use a little more horror
  In the 92-year history of the Academy Awards, just one horror film has won the best picture statue. Here's a brief history of Oscar-nominated horror movies.
• Everything you need to know about 'Parasite' and its Oscar nominations
  Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" is a hit film beloved by critics and audiences alike. Here's a guide to why everyone is raving about the South Korean thriller.
• Commentary: Oscar nominations 2020: Kenneth Turan says the academy looks both forward and backward
  Commentary: The Oscar nominations blend the future (Netflix) and the past (historical subjects)
• Joe Pesci earns his third Oscar nomination with quiet menace for 'The Irishman'
  Joe Pesci returned to the screen after nearly 10 years away for "The Irishman" in a role of surprising quiet and confident menace, and earned his third Oscar nomination for it.
• The Oscar best picture race could be over this weekend. Here's why
  '1917' checks all the right boxes, positioning itself as the Oscar front-runner.
• 'Knives Out' filmmaker Rian Johnson on his first Oscar nomination
  The writer-director of 'Knives Out' earned his first Oscar nomination for the original screenplay to the audience-pleasing whodunit murder mystery.
• Adam Sandler trolls academy with witty reaction to Oscars snubbing 'Uncut Gems'
  'Uncut Gems' star Adam Sandler was shut out of Oscar nominations but had the perfect response on Twitter, and Kathy Bates says he was robbed.
• Leonardo DiCaprio on his Oscar nod, Brad Pitt and Ricky Gervais (he's cool with him)
  Leonardo DiCaprio reacts to being nominated for an Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood"
• Elton John leads pack of 2020 Oscar nominees for best original song
  Elton John and Bernie Taupin for 'Rocketman,' Randy Newman for 'Toy Story 4' and veteran nominee Diane Warren top the Oscar nominations for best original song.
• Tom Hanks ends 20-year drought with new Oscar nomination
  With a supporting actor nod for playing Fred Rogers in 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,' Tom Hanks receives his first Oscar nomination in nearly 20 years.
• In an increasingly conservative Indonesia, filmmakers fight to tell LGBTQ stories
  A small but determined cadre of filmmakers is fighting to tell diverse and progressive stories in an Indonesia that no longer wants to let them do so.
• Critics loved Jennifer Lopez's 'Hustlers' turn, so why the Oscar snub?
  After scoring Golden Globe, SAG and critics nominations for 'Hustlers,' J. Lo gets no love from the 2020 Oscar nominations.
• The Obamas, Charlize Theron and other Oscar nominees celebrate their good news
  "Holy crap," said "Knives Out" screenwriter Rian Johnson, a first-time Oscar nominee. Here are the best reactions to this year's Academy Award nominations.
• 'Joker' tops this year's Oscar nominations, with '1917,' 'Irishman,' 'Once Upon a Time' close behind
  The 2020 Oscar nominations are out, and the comic book blockbuster 'Joker' leads the pack with 11 nominations.
• Netflix leads 2020 Oscar nominations with 'The Irishman' and 'Marriage Story'
  Netflix had a strong showing in the Academy Award nominations for 'The Irishman.' But as the Golden Globes showed, there's a big difference between being nominated and winning.
• 'Rise of Skywalker' looks for first 'Star Wars' Oscar win in nearly 40 years
  Here's how 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' fared with the 2020 Oscar nominations. Will a 'Star Wars' film ever win again?
• Déjà vu: 2020 Oscar nominations ignore female directors once again
  2019's crop of contending films included a strong showing of disparate titles directed by women. But the Oscar nominations go only to men.
• 'Joker' gets 11 Oscar nominations. Yes, Hollywood takes comic book movies seriously
  Despite its controversy, the billion-dollar-grossing 'Joker' earned multiple Oscar nominations, including best picture and an actor nod for Joaquin Phoenix.
• With her first Oscar nominations, 'Harriet' star Cynthia Erivo could become the youngest EGOT winner
  Cynthia Erivo is one step closer to EGOT status with an Oscar nomination for her turn as the iconic freedom fighter and suffragist Harriet Tubman in Kasi Lemmons' 'Harriet.'

NY Times©

• What Taylor Swift Reveals in the New Documentary ‘Miss Americana’
  It covers pressure not to speak out politically and an eating disorder kept at bay as she questions her eagerness to please. What’s missing? Her feud with Scooter Braun.
• The Making of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Was as Far Out as the Movie
  A jumble of memorabilia, storyboards and props, an exhibit illustrates the whirl of influences behind Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking 1968 film.
• ‘The Gentlemen’ Review: Boys Will Be Boys, Sometimes With Guns
  Guy Ritchie makes a very Guy Ritchie movie, this time with Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant and Charlie Hunnam.
• 10 Years Later, an Oscar Experiment That Actually Worked
  Expanding the best-picture list has made the category better, but there’s still more to do to give us a fuller sense of the year in movies.
• ‘Before Sunrise’: The Making of an Indie Classic
  On a tiny budget and at the mercy of Viennese trains and Ferris wheels, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke managed to create ’90s movie magic.
• Mission Impawsible: How Much ‘Cats’ Can a Person Take?
  The assignment: Head to Boston to see the touring stage show and the movie musical all in one day. The result: a purr, a yowl or both?
• ‘Zombi Child’ Review: Race, Class and Voodoo
  A new film about a schoolgirl’s erotic obsession examines the social hierarchies of midcentury Haiti and present-day France.
• ‘Color Out of Space’ Review: Bother From Another Planet
  Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson face an evil shade of lilac in this inventive sci-fi horror film directed by Richard Stanley.
• A New Player at Sundance, Backed by Laurene Powell Jobs
  One-fourth of the documentaries in the Sundance Film Festival’s competition for American nonfiction films come from the same upstart company, Concordia Studio.
• A Dancing Spirit Makes ‘Little Women’ Wild at Heart
  Movement is a priority in Greta Gerwig’s bold, physicalized look at the March sisters. Some secret ingredients? James Brown and David Bowie.
• Does Hollywood Really Love Movies About Itself?
  Awards-season observers often say that films about the industry are catnip for Oscar voters. We did the math.
• How ‘Honeyland’ Became an Oscar Game Changer
  The movie from North Macedonia is the first to be nominated for both best documentary and best international feature.
• A Legendary Documentary Maker Closes ‘an Open Wound’
  Cecilia Mangini made a splash in 1958 with a movie about disaffected Roman teenagers. Her latest, drawing on material from North Vietnam in the mid-1960s, will be released this weekend.
• Pauly Shore: Eyewitness to Comedy History
  While the club owner Mitzi Shore fostered stand-ups and feuded with them, her son was soaking in everything he could from Richard Pryor, Robin Williams and others.
• Sonny Grosso, Cop Who Severed ‘French Connection,’ Dies at 89
  He and his partner broke the heroin case that inspired that 1971 film. After he retired, he became a movie and television producer and consultant.
• 3 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend
  Our guide to film series and special screenings.
• Jonas Mekas’s Debut Is an Artifact of Beat-Era New York
  Newly restored, his first feature, “Guns of the Trees” documents the city’s bohemian youth with gloom and gusto.
• ‘John Henry’ Review: Hammer Time
  Terry Crews stars as an ex-gang member reluctant to take revenge in Will Forbes’s over-the-top action flick.
• ‘I Wish I Knew’ Review: A Melancholy Master’s Portrait of a City
  In this elegiac documentary, the director Jia Zhangke explores Shanghai through its people, stories and soaring cranes.
• ‘The Turning’ Review: Taking a Dusty Book Off the Shelf
  Henry James’s 19th-century novella “The Turn of the Screw” receives an update in this film that has the hallmarks of horror but few real terrors.
• ‘Quezon’s Game’ Review: In the Philippines, a Refuge From the Nazis
  The real challenge wasn’t getting the Jews out of Nazi Germany, but rather persuading the United States to grant them visas to the Philippines.
• ‘The Last Full Measure’ Review: Remembering a Fallen War Hero
  This fact-based story directed by Todd Robinson follows the quest to get a Medal of Honor for a pararescue medic who died in Vietnam.
• Hollywood Women Push Directors Guild for Better Parental Benefits
  Taking leave can result in lost coverage, as one female director discovered after giving birth. She’s enlisted Amy Schumer, Amy Poehler and others in her effort to get the rules revised.
• The Pythons Remember Terry Jones, a ‘Renaissance Comedian’
  The surviving members of Monty Python paid tribute to another founder, Terry Jones, after his death Tuesday.
• Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Groping Trial Can Include Testimony From 2 More Women
  A judge allowed prosecutors to admit into evidence the accounts of two accusers who say that Mr. Gooding groped them in bars in New York and California. The claims date back to 2013 and 2018.
• A Bollywood Star Takes On a Global Stigma
  Deepika Padukone’s new movie, “Chhapaak,” highlights the activism of survivors of acid attacks.
• Aidy Bryant’s Week: Music and More Music, With a Side of Garbage
  The comedian and star of “Shrill” shared what she watched, read and listened to last week.
• SAG Award Winners 2020: ‘Parasite’ Pulls Off Huge Victory
  Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Laura Dern take the individual honors for film. “The Crown” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” win best TV drama and comedy.
• ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Excelled at the Box Office. ‘Dolittle’ Didn’t.
  Will Smith and Martin Lawrence led “Bad Boys for Life” to box office glory this weekend. “Dolittle” did less well.
• ‘1917’ Becomes Oscar Front-Runner After Producers Guild Win
  Its director, Sam Mendes, dedicated the award to his grandfather, a World War I veteran who was one of the inspirations behind the war film.
• Pressured by Simmons Over Exposé, Oprah Winfrey Faced a Big Decision
  Ms. Winfrey acknowledged that Russell Simmons pushed her to abandon a documentary about his accusers, but said her own concerns led her to pull support.

NPR©

• Actress Annabella Sciorra Testifies That Harvey Weinstein Raped Her
  She is the first of six women expected to testify at his trial that Weinstein raped or sexually assaulted them. "I said, 'No, no,' but there was not much I could do at that point," Sciorra said.
• A Drug Kingpin Worries Over His Imminent Regicide In 'The Gentlemen'
  Guy Ritchie returns to the genre he made his bones on, and the film's "rigorous and largely circular" plot is fun; more fun than McConaughey's undercooked performance, anyway.
• 'Zombi Child': When The Real Horror Is Colonialism
  Writer-director Bertrand Bonello uses the tale of a Haitian zombie to explore intergenerational racial trauma in this quiet, moody film.
• No Love, Little Craft In Pulpy Body-Horror Flick 'Color Out Of Space'
  In this loose, grisly adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story, a family undergoes a series of mutations while Nicolas Cage gets increasingly unhinged; the result is "a gory mess."
• Actress Annabella Sciorra Testifies That Harvey Weinstein Raped Her
  Actress Annabella Sciorra took the stand today in the criminal sex crimes trial of Harvey Weinstein. She testified that the movie mogul raped her in the winter of 1993-94.
• A Preview Of This Year's Sundance Film Festival
  The festival, which prides itself on showcasing up-and-comers, opens Thursday in Park City, Utah. What films are generating buzz this year? We'll hear about some of them.
• Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Trial Begins With Opening Statements
  Opening statements began Wednesday in the sex crimes trial of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The prosecution and defense outlined their cases.
• Remembering 'Monty Python' Star Terry Jones
  Jones, who died Jan. 21, co-founded the British comedy troupe in 1969, and went on to direct and co-star in the 1979 Python film Life of Brian. Originally broadcast in 1987.
• The Harvey Weinstein Trial: A Brief Timeline Of How We Got Here
  For years, dark rumors swirled around the movie producer. So how did those whispered allegations result in a full-fledged criminal trial? Here's an abridged history.
• A Profile Of Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein's Attorney
  Chicago attorney Donna Rotunno is defending movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in what is expected to be a knock-down-drag-out trial. Rotunno has publicly disparaged the #MeToo movement.
• Tim Roth On Working With Tarantino And Getting His Start In London Pub Theater
  The British actor has over 100 acting credits, including the new film The Song of Names and the streaming TV series Tin Star. Roth also appeared in Reservoir Dogs, The Hateful Eight and Pulp Fiction.
• From Memoir To Movie: 'Just Mercy' And Capital Punishment
  Bryan Stevenson's memoir has changed the way we talk about capital punishment. Now, it's being turned into a movie.
• Asian Americans In Hollywood
  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with YouTube personality Philip Wang about how far Asian media representation has come in the U.S.
• No Women Nominated For Best Director Oscar
  No women were included in the Oscar's Best Director category, yet there were many notable movies directed by women last year.
• Who'll Stop The Rain? She Will: 'Weathering With You'
  Makoto Shinkai's latest animated feature doesn't live up to his hit Your Name, with which it shares many plot similarities. But it speaks to anxieties about climate change in a captivating way.