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• Ta-Nehisi Coates to Pen New ‘Superman’ Film for DC Extended Universe
  “I look forward to meaningfully adding to the legacy of America’s most iconic mythic hero," author says of J.J. Abrams-produced reboot
• ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Fails to Take Into Account the Life of the Woman We Still Love
  Directed by Lee Daniels, the movie stars Andra Day as the titular Lady Day and tells the story of Holiday’s life in the wake of “Strange Fruit”
• ‘Spoken Dialogue’: ‘Hamilton’ Actors Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr.
  The duo discuss the impact Hamilton has had on their careers since the musical first premiered back in 2015
• The 7 Things We’re Most Excited to See from Amazon Studios’ ‘Coming 2 America’
  It’s hard to believe that after 30 years the speculation of what a Coming to America […]
• ‘Tom and Jerry’: Cat v. Mouse: Dawn of Justice
  Feline gets outsmarted by rodent. Human actors collect checks. An intellectual property gets dragged out one more time. What do you need, a road map?
• Watch Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones, Wesley Snipes Revive ‘Soul Glo’ for ‘Coming 2 America’
  Original film's commercial for hairstyling product gets 2021 update ahead of Coming 2 America
• A Matter of ‘Time’: Director Garrett Bradley on Making the Year’s Best Documentary
  The filmmaker takes us inside her intimate look at the effects of incarceration on one family — and reveals what she plans to do next
• From ‘Nomadland’ to ‘Minari,’ These Are the Best New Movie Releases to Stream Online Now
  Can't get to a movie theater? Studios have made these films available to stream from home
• ‘The Father’: Anthony Hopkins Shows the Reality of Living With Dementia
  The cruelty, confusion, and conflicts are on full display in this moving and memorable movie about aging
• ‘The Vigil’: The Dybbuk Stops Here
  A former Hasid agrees to watch over a recently deceased member of the community — and who may have been haunted — in this subculturally specific supernatural thriller

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• What really happened when the FBI persecuted Billie Holiday
  "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" tells the tale of the FBI's targeting of the jazz singer, whose "Strange Fruit" became a protest anthem.
• Everything to know about Sunday's 2021 Golden Globe Awards
  Come pandemic or a bombshell Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. investigation, the 2021 Golden Globes will go on Sunday. Here's how to watch and what to expect.
• Review: 'Tom & Jerry' doesn't give the beloved cat and mouse enough time to shine
  Tom and Jerry's violent cat-and-mouse games are a familiar delight, but they're underutilized in this snoozer of a movie.
• Time's Up slams lack of Black voters for Golden Globes, calls for reforms
  A Times report highlighting ethical lapses and the lack of Black members in the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has drawn widespread attention. Now Time's Up is joining those calling for more action.
• Ruth E. Carter is first costume designer since Edith Head to get a Walk of Fame star
  Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter is the first Black artist in her field to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "Wakanda forever," she says.
• Review: Mexico's 'I'm No Longer Here' spans the gap between alienation and connection
  Fernando Frias de la Parra's 'I'm No Longer Here' follows a young man from Northern Mexico to New York City, and is Mexico's entry for this year's international feature Oscar.
• Review: The workers' minds are wide open in the Brazilian documentary 'My Darling Supermarket'
  Tali Yankelevich's documentary 'My Darling Supermarket' explores the aisles and workers' minds in a Brazilian grocery store.
• Review: Veteran musicians chase a dream long-deferred in amiable 'The Independents'
  Three veteran singer-songwriters with dead-end showbiz careers meet serendipitously and must decide whether to pursue their dreams in "The Independents."
• Review: 'Sex, Drugs & Bicycles' weighs the pros and cons of going Dutch
  Jonathan Blank returns to the Netherlands for the documentary 'Sex, Drugs & Bicycles' to check on the Dutch people's quality of life.
• Yes, this Oscar season has no blockbuster contenders. Why that's a good thing
  Two-and-a-half years after trying to institute an entire popular film category, the motion picture academy is looking at its least "popular" best picture lineup ... maybe ever.
• Netflix shows inclusion progress. But Latinos are still left out
  Netflix outperformed industry peers in key metrics when it came to diversity and inclusion. But the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities were underrepresented, according to a USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
• Review: Global shutdown spurs cinematographers' creativity in 'Erēmīta (Anthologies)'
  Six cinematographers from around the world turn their cameras on the global shutdown in the film "Erēmīta (Anthologies)."
• Review: 'Night of the Kings,' a movie about the power of storytelling, also has a good story to tell
  Philippe Lacôte's second feature, which will represent Ivory Coast in the Oscar race for best international feature, is a heady weave of contemporary grit and mythic enchantment.
• What's playing at the drive-in: 'Minari,' 'Tom & Jerry,' a Billie Eilish doc and more
  Find a flick with our guide to new and classic movies playing outdoors at L.A.-area drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops.
• Review: Billie Eilish is an ordinary teen with extraordinary talent in 'The World's a Little Blurry'
  A revealing new documentary for Apple TV+ offers a fly-on-the-wall look at Billie Eilish's meteoric ascent from Highland Park teen to global superstar.
• After Times investigation, Golden Globes voters vow to 'bring in Black members'
  After the Times investigation and mounting criticism in Hollywood, how will the HFPA and the Golden Globes move forward?
• Review: 'Un Film Dramatique': Teens and tweens trying your patience. Go figure
  Éric Baudelaire turned 21 middle-school students in Paris loose with cameras. The documentary "Un Film Dramatique" is the result.
• Review: Chinese Uyghur drama 'A First Farewell' is gorgeous — and murky
  Chinese film "A First Farewell" blurs the lines between narrative and documentary as it chronicles the lives of Uyghur children.
• Review: Andra Day burns hot and cool as jazz great in 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
  Writer Suzan-Lori Parks and director Lee Daniels present Lady Day as an early civil rights activist in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday," starring Andra Day.
• Review: 'The Father' showcases Anthony Hopkins at his devastating best
  Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman lead the cast of "The Father," an examination of the shattering impact of dementia.
• Review: Horror movie 'The Vigil' effectively explores grief and trauma through a Jewish lens
  Writer-director Keith Thomas' "The Vigil" is a supernatural Hasidic Jewish horror film starring Dave Davis as a young Brooklyn man performing a religious ritual.
• What's the title of Marvel's next Spider-Man film? Don't ask Tom Holland or Zendaya
  Sony Pictures has finally revealed the official title for its third "Spider-Man" film after stars Zendaya and Tom Holland trolled fans with fake ones.
• Florian Zeller's goal with 'The Father' was for an active, unsettling, film experience
  The writer-director changes actors and sets so audiences feel the main character's confusion of dementia
• Kata Wéber excavates personal tragedy for 'Pieces of a Woman'
  With director-husband Kornél Mundruczó, the "Pieces' writer delves into her unspoken tragedy to break the silence.
• Sienna Miller inhabits 'Wander Darkly's' unsettling personal story
  In a twisty tale of shifting memories, the actress goes raw for the tale sparked by director Tara Miele's real experience
• A crime thriller written by a younger self, embraced by the older for new reasons
  John Lee Hancock had shelved his script -- with its themes of obsession, compulsion, redemption -- for decades but, with a little push, brought it out again and decided to direct it.
• Fathers and daughters have a special bond, captured this season in several films
  'On the Rocks,' 'The Father,' 'Dick Johnson Is Dead' and 'The Glorias' all look at the father-daughter dynamic in different ways
• Review: Opioid-epidemic drama 'Crisis' misses the mark
  Armie Hammer, Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly star in attempted thriller about the opioid "Crisis."
• Here's the one Oscar nomination these contenders need to win best picture
  Oscar voting begins next week. For the best picture contenders, nominations in certain categories are crucial.
• Actress Mara Wilson empathizes with Britney Spears being sexualized as a child
  "Our culture builds these girls up just to destroy them," wrote former child star Mara Wilson in a powerful new essay for the New York Times.
• Review: 'Made You Look: A True Story about Fake Art,' a fascinating $80 million con
  The Netflix documentary "Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art" depicts those involved in the largest art fraud in American history.
• Re-creating Billie Holiday's iconic style was about finding and enhancing her essence
  Costume designer Paolo Nieddu avoided literal re-creations of the singer's style. The movie is not, after all, 'an A&E "Biography" documentary.'
• Her name, her heroes, her humor: A tour through the mind of Olivia Colman
  The award-winning star of 'The Crown' and the upcoming 'The Father' keeps her ego in check, she says, with the help of her dogs and blunt friends.
• As the sober-living for the deaf leader, Paul Raci breaks through in 'Sound of Metal'
  The 72-year-old journeyman actor is himself the child of deaf parents. He added some of his own experiences to the script.
• Two people, a house and a big ego. Zendaya uses shutdown to make 'Malcolm & Marie'
  The actress stars and produces the black and white movie with a strained relationship at its core.
• 'Judas' writer asks: Does art have a place in the face of social injustice?
  Will Berson decided the story of Blank Panther leader Fred Hampton needed to be told after the Ferguson uprising.
• Director Lee Daniels was determined to bring Billie Holiday's story to a new generation
  The modern retelling of the singer's story is based on a nonfiction book that chronicles the FBI's targeting of her.
• What's it like directing actress Robin Wright? Ask director Robin Wright
  The 'House of Cards' actress makes her directorial debut with 'Land.' She also stars as the grief-stricken woman at its heart.
• Some unusual guidance is behind writing 'Minari.' Director Lee Isaac Chung explains
  Following the words of novelist Willa Cather, Chung stopped admiring others and "began to remember" his childhood for his "Minari" script, he writes.
• Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield share the love of a hero and freedom of performance
  The 'Judas and the Black Messiah' actors talk about their early years, their love of the craft and their appreciation of slain Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, who is at the heart of their film.
• Here are our Oscar predictions for director and screenplay. Get ready for historic firsts
  In the Oscar director category, there could be a record number of women and nominees of Asian descent.
• Timeline: Woody Allen's relationship with Mia Farrow, alleged abuse of Dylan Farrow
  HBO's new docuseries details the couple's partnership, its dissolution and Allen's alleged abuse of daughter Dylan Farrow. Here's a timeline of key events.
• 'I'm Your Woman': Writing, producing, directing. It's all artistry
  'I'm Your Woman' was inspired by the 1970s crime movies where the actresses just faded away. Partners Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz brought different skills to the writing process.
• Frank Langella feels the power — and its abuse — in playing the 'Chicago 7' judge
  What made Judge Julius Hoffman such a great role? 'His lack of morality, his total disinterest in being fair ... and his cruelty,' says Frank Langella.
• The Russo brothers get deeply personal in their big-budget indie 'Cherry'
  "Avengers: Endgame" was just the beginning. The next phase for the Russo brothers? An impressionistic indie about love, PTSD and opioid addiction, "Cherry" — cowritten by their sister
• Rosamund Pike embraces her despicable, fascinating con artist in 'I Care a Lot'
  The 'Gone Girl' actress finds that same contrast of chilling but exciting in her newest role.
• Is real life actually a simulation? A new documentary examines those who think they know
  Are we living in a simulation? Filmmaker Rodney Ascher probes the age-old conundrum in his new documentary, 'A Glitch in the Matrix.'
• How Rosamund Pike makes an appalling character fun to watch in 'I Care a Lot'
  In the topsy-turvy thriller 'I Care a Lot,' Pike plays a woman who takes advantage of the elderly, and yet audiences may end up rooting for her.
• Review: HBO's devastating 'Allen v. Farrow' is a nail in the coffin of Woody Allen's legacy
  For years, observers have wondered what would seal the disgraced filmmaker's fate. Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering's four-part docuseries could be it.
• What's playing at the drive-in: 'Nomadland,' 'Minari' and more
  Find a flick with our guide to new and classic movies playing outdoors at L.A.-area drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops.
• Review: Hard to watch, hard to look away, '17 Blocks' chronicles a D.C. family's struggles
  The documentary "17 Blocks," directed by Davy Rothbart and drawn from more than 20 years of footage, reveals the lives of a Washington, D.C., family through tumultuous times.
• Column: Ted Cruz goes full movie villain with his craven flight to Cancun
  Fleeing to Mexico while his constituents are in crisis places Sen. Ted Cruz squarely in the ranks of cowardly big-screen bad guys.
• Review: Rosamund Pike's in peak form in the crafty but muddled Netflix thriller 'I Care a Lot'
  Peter Dinklage and Dianne Wiest are also featured in J Blakeson's movie about an elaborate guardianship scam.
• Exposition Park drive-in to screen 'Waiting to Exhale,' 'Set It Off'
  A new L.A. drive-in experience organized by Lena Waithe's production company and Women Under the Influence will feature a few beloved films.
• Review: Andrei Konchalovsky applies his cinematic grit to Michelangelo in the biopic 'Sin'
  Alberto Testone stars as Michelangelo in 'Sin,' a biographical drama about the Renaissance artist directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
• Review: 'Silk Road' spills the unsavory journey of a dark-web drug lord
  'Silk Road' is a docudrama about the black market on the dark web, based on the rise and fall of drug lord Ross Ulbricht.
• Review: Health insurance scam preys on human suffering in fascinating, flawed 'Body Brokers'
  Jack Kilmer plays a junkie attempting to get clean in the health insurance scam thriller "Body Brokers," written and directed by John Swab.
• Review: Melodrama 'The Violent Heart' stays at a low boil
  Jovan Adepo plays a young mechanic trying to turn his life around in "The Violent Heart," written and directed by Kerem Sanga. Grace Van Patten also stars.
• Review: Why revive Noël Coward's 'Blithe Spirit'? Why, indeed
  Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann and Judi Dench star in the latest film revival of Noël Coward's 'Blithe Spirit,' directed by Edward Hall.
• A negroni made Stanley Tucci a social media star. There's more where that came from
  Fittingly, the veteran actor and foodie went viral last spring for mixing a drink: "I have experienced my life, in a lot of ways, through my mouth," he says.
• John Lasseter-run Skydance Animation sets Apple movie and TV deal
  Lasseter was previously head of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
• Review: Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth are beautifully matched in the moving romantic drama 'Supernova'
  This beautifully acted second feature from the writer-director Harry Macqueen follows two lovers, one of whom has early onset dementia, on a fateful road trip.
• Emma Stone unleashes her evil laugh in 'Joker'-esque trailer for 'Cruella'
  Emma Stone stars as wicked Cruella de Vil in Disney's '101 Dalmatians' spinoff, 'Cruella.' See the first trailer for the film, also starring Emma Thompson.
• Review: A shy young woman's affections go for a ride in 'Jumbo'
  Noémie Merlant ('Portrait of a Lady on Fire') plays a woman whose affections go for a ride in 'Jumbo.'
• Review: In 'Days of the Bagnold Summer,' life is ordinary — and beautiful
  In the adaptation of the British graphic novel 'Days of the Bagnold Summer,' a mother and son's season of discontent is worth the time.
• Review: Shatara Michelle Ford's potent 'Test Pattern' opens a conversation on bias and privilege
  Brittany S. Hall and Will Brill play a Black woman and her white boyfriend in a crisis after she is sexually assaulted in the drama 'Test Pattern.'
• Review: A tender romance blooms for two elderly, closeted Hong Kong men in 'Twilight's Kiss'
  Two elderly, closeted gay men in Hong Kong pursue a relationship in director Ray Yeung's drama "Twilight's Kiss."
• Appreciation: Why working with Larry Flynt was an endless adrenaline rush — and an education
  Hustler magnate and free speech activist Larry Flynt was fearless, his longtime publicist writes, and understood the power and limitations of media.
• Thousands sign petition condemning Sia's 'Music' after outcry from autism community
  Members of the autism community are urging the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. to rescind its Golden Globe nominations for Sia's "Music."
• Why Salma Hayek cried while filming the sex scene in her breakout film, 'Desperado'
  Salma Hayek still has a tough time revisiting her 1995 breakthrough role in Hollywood. "I kept thinking of my father and my brother, are they going to see it?"
• Olivia Wilde praises Harry Styles for taking a supporting role. Critics ask, Why?
  As Olivia Wilde lauds Harry Styles for supporting role in "Don't Worry Darling," starring Florence Pugh, critics ask what's so special about "the bare minimum."
• Bieber, pimples, Lassie with a facelift: John Waters on his L.A. art exhibition
  "I thought it would be a perfect show to have at Oscar time," the gleefully perverse filmmaker says of his gallery exhibition, 'Hollywood's Greatest Hits.'
• Trapped amid endless false starts, abandoned drafts, Andy Siara found 'Palm Springs'
  With Andy Samberg on board — even with all the plane crashes, dinosaurs and goats — 'Palm Springs' found its way out of the cave and onto film.
• Go ahead and laugh at the 1980s. 'Wonder Woman 1984' embraces that bold color palette
  Costume designer Lindy Hemming and production designer Aline Bonetto mix in-your-face excess with classic, timeless styles
• Director Kelly Reichardt writes while she scouts — as with 'First Cow'
  COVID-19 isn't helping getting her small stories that examine 'What is our responsibility to each other?' in front of audiences, the director says.
• Here are our Oscar 2021 predictions for the craft categories
  David Fincher's 'Mank' seems a good bet to lead the field in Oscar nominations this year.
• David Strathairn finds connection — and disconnection — in nomad lifestyle
  The veteran actor stars with Frances McDormand in the film that turns its lens on Americans living -- and roaming -- in their cars.
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II finds his creative space as Bobby Seale in 'Chicago 7'
  The 'Watchmen' actor says Black creatives are "beyond the age of asking for permission." They're demanding to be seen.
• For Eliza Hittman, getting first-time actress Sidney Flanigan into 'Never Rarely' was the key
  The writer-director had met her lead only once but knew she was right to star in 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' the film that centers on abortion restrictions that compound women's burden of shame, secrecy and anonymity.
• Steven Yeun and Lee Isaac Chung connect to the unspoken feelings in 'Minari'
  'Minari' breaks new ground in its portrayal of a Korean family pursuing the American dream.
• Rose Glass examines the private horror of mental illness in 'Saint Maud'
  'Saint Maud,' Rose Glass' feature debut, stars Morfydd Clark as a hospice nurse whose newly found religious faith takes her to horrific extremes.
• 1980s high-top fades and asymmetrical bobs are just part of the horror of 'Bad Hair'
  Nikki Wright is on the leading edge of styling Black hair for film and TV: 'We can do so much with Black hair. It's a crown, however you decide to wear it.'
• Legendary casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies at 93
  Lynn Stalmaster became the first casting director to receive an honorary Oscar. He cast some 400 films and TV shows and helped launch many stars.
• Here's how HBO Max doc 'There Is No "I" in Threesome' pulled off the shocking twist
  All the behind-the-scenes details on how they pulled off the surprise ending in the HBO Max documentary "There Is No 'I' in Threesome."
• Review: A polyamorous relationship is laid bare in 'Show Me What You Got'
  Director-cinematographer Svetlana Cvetko's ambitious indie drama "Show Me What You Got" follows three twentysomethings in a polyamorous relationship in Los Angeles.
• After 'Mandalorian' exit, Gina Carano vows to fight 'cancel culture' with new film deal
  "Welcome to the rebellion," actress Gina Carano said Friday as she revealed she'll develop and produce a film for conservative pundit Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire.
• Commentary: Critics ridiculed Brandy's 'Cinderella.' Its lasting legacy is a lesson to Hollywood
  Amid a new wave of movie musicals, the lighthearted theatricality of this 1997 production, now on Disney+, offers a thoughtful model for the genre.
• Review: 'Breaking News in Yuba County' could stand some fixing
  Allison Janney heads a large cast of familiar faces in comedy that isn't dark enough: 'Breaking News in Yuba County.'
• Inside our photo shoot with Alan Kim, 'Minari' actor and 2021 awards season breakout star
  At Sundance in 2020, The Times invited young "Minari" star Alan Kim into its photo studio. Now he's in the Golden Globes and Oscars races.
• 'Judas and the Black Messiah' delivers justice for Fred Hampton. Thank those he left behind
  Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton's widow Akua Njeri and son Fred Hampton Jr. were instrumental in bringing the story of "Judas and the Black Messiah" to the screen.
• Review: Horror-comedy 'Willy's Wonderland' isn't nearly wacky enough to deserve Nicolas Cage
  Nicolas Cage plays a man fighting his way out of a possessed Chuck E. Cheese-type restaurant in the horror-comedy 'Willy's Wonderland.'
• Review: 'Fear of Rain,' a character study at odds with thriller genre
  Madison Iseman stars in the YA thriller 'Fear of Rain' as a young woman tormented by schizophrenia and possible real-life horrors.
• After a 50-year career, why 'Minari' star Yuh-Jung Youn finally made a movie in America
  'Minari' actress Yuh-Jung Youn on the critically acclaimed family drama from Lee Isaac Chung and her legendary acting career.
• Meet Alan Kim, the adorable 'Minari' star who will steal your heart
  Alan Kim was 7 years old when he filmed 'Minari,' and now he finds himself in the midst of an awards campaign while going to Zoom school.
• Review: In 'French Exit,' Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges are lost souls looking for a lost cat
  Directed by Azazel Jacobs, "French Exit" belongs to the performance of Michelle Pfeiffer, who as a newly insolvent socialite captures an unexpected mix of whimsy and melancholy.
• What's playing at the drive-in: 'Judas and the Black Messiah' and more
  Find a flick with our guide to new and classic movies playing outdoors at L.A.-area drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops.
• Review: Despite a strong Tahar Rahim, Guantanamo drama 'The Mauritanian' sells its subject short
  Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch star in Kevin Macdonald's well-acted but miscalculated post-9/11 legal thriller.
• Review: 'To All the Boys: Always and Forever,' a suitable sendoff to the beloved couple
  "To All the Boys: Always and Forever," a rom-com three-quel, stars Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Sarayu Blue and John Corbett.
• Review: Give in to the kooky charms of 'Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar.' You need the laugh
  Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo wrote and star in the wacky comedy 'Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar.'
• Review: Clever sci-fi satire 'Lapsis' sees the gig economy as a new wilderness
  'Lapsis,' a science fiction satire directed by Noah Hutton, critiques capitalism as it follows a Queens delivery driver sucked into a new way of making money.

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• 2021 Golden Globes Predictions: Will ‘Borat’ Be the Big Winner?
  Sacha Baron Cohen and his news-making movie could sweep the comedy categories. In drama, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Nomadland” will battle it out.
• ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Review: Singing for Her Life
  Lee Daniels’s hectic biopic portrays the singer as a victim of abuse, addiction and government persecution.
• ‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’ Review: Fame and Family
  A documentary captures the creation of Eilish’s multiple-Grammy-winning debut album, recorded at home but poised to go global.
• ‘The Father’ Review: A Capricious Mind
  Anthony Hopkins gives a scalding performance as a man stricken by dementia in this clever drama.
• ‘Cherry’ Review: A Very Different Tangled Web for Tom Holland
  Joe and Anthony Russo, the M.C.U. filmmaking brothers, stretch out into the real world of war, crime and addiction in a gritty drama based on a best-selling novel.
• Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall on ‘Coming 2 America’
  The comic stars and longtime friends talk about their history together and their many, many roles in the original film and the new sequel.
• For ‘Minari,’ Lee Isaac Chung Returns to the Home He Longed to Leave
  With “Minari,” Lee Isaac Chung tells a semi-autobiographical tale of growing up Korean-American in the heartland.
• Netflix Productions Are More Diverse Than Studio Films, Study Shows
  The study, which the streaming giant commissioned, looked at films and TV series from 2018 and 2019.
• American Evangelicals, Israeli Settlers and a Skeptical Filmmaker
  A new documentary illuminates what the director calls an “unholy alliance” that sharply altered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the Trump administration.
• How to Watch the Golden Globes 2021: Date, Time and Streaming
  Here’s a quick guide with everything you need to know for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association film and television awards.
• Raymond Cauchetier, Whose Camera Caught the New Wave, Dies at 101
  A self-taught photographer, he created indelible images on the sets of a French revolution in film, though he was not recognized for them for decades.
• Amazon Moves From Film Industry’s Margins to the Mainstream
  With several films competing for Golden Globes on Sunday and a number of high-priced movies coming this year, the streaming service has altered its reputation in Hollywood.
• Julie Delpy, Science-Fiction Filmmaker? It’s True
  Best known for romantic comedies, the creator of the cloning drama “My Zoe” refuses to be pigeonholed: “I love to mess up and not go in the direction that is expected.”
• ‘Tom & Jerry’ Review: Chasing the Mouse of Nostalgia
  This feature-length expansion of the popular cartoon is too brainless for adults, but its kid-friendly title characters are barely supporting players.
• California Lost 175,000 ‘Creative Economy’ Jobs, Study Finds
  “There is no economic recovery in our area unless a working creative engine is driving it,” said Representative Karen Bass of California.
• ‘’Til Kingdom Come’ Review: An Unusual Religious Bond
  Maya Zinshtein’s revelatory documentary explores the political and philanthropic alliance of American evangelical Christians and Israeli Jews.
• With 'The Father,' Florian Zeller Pivots From Stage to Screen
  Florian Zeller has found success in the theater and as a novelist. Now, his first movie as a director is nominated for four Golden Globe Awards.
• ‘The Vigil’ Review: What Could Go Wrong Watching Over the Dead?
  Money pulls in a night watcher, but a malicious spirit gets into his head in this feature debut from Keith Thomas.
• ‘Crisis’ Review: Finding a Fix
  Nicholas Jarecki’s new crime drama, which examines the opioid epidemic from different angles, is well-paced but often strains credulity.
• ‘My Darling Supermarket’ Review: Cosmic Tales From the Checkout Lane
  The director Tali Yankelevich applies an experimental flair to her documentary about supermarket workers in Brazil.
• ‘Un Film Dramatique’ Review: Students Record the Paris Suburbs
  This documentary gives middle school children a chance to show their experiences.
• Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future?
  A frothy adaptation market is just one sign of the rapid evolution of the industry. But some worry that big money will stifle the D.I.Y. spirit that has driven much of its success.
• Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Breakthrough Year Didn’t Come Easily
  Playing Malcolm X in “One Night in Miami” is a dream realized for the British actor, but drama school didn’t prepare him for all the disappointments along the way.
• History Meets the Present on the ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Album
  The songs inspired by Shaka King’s film about the 1969 police killing of the Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton mostly don’t appear in the movie, but they expand its story.
• ‘My Zoe’ Review: Julie Delpy’s Provocative Family Drama
  The characters can be confoundingly self-involved, but Delpy finds unusual threads to pull you closer to them and their crises.
• ‘This Is the Life’ Review: A Valuable Part of Hip-Hop History
  Ava DuVernay’s 2008 documentary, now streaming on Netflix, is a personal love letter to a slice of Los Angeles’s 1990s hip-hop scene.
• Golden Globes Faces Lawsuit, and Questions About Voting Group
  Members of the tax-exempt Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the ceremony, are courted by stars and studios, and sometimes paid.
• ‘Night Catches Us,’ ‘Ida’ and More Offbeat Streaming Options
  Still looking for things to watch? Go out on a limb with these titles.
• ‘Pelé’ Review: A National Treasure
  This Netflix documentary surveys the Brazilian soccer player’s pioneering career.
• What Frances McDormand Would (and Wouldn’t) Give to ‘Nomadland’
  The acclaimed film required her to draw from a life she prefers to keep private. So when the director asked to cast her family, too, the star pondered whether to cross a personal line.
• ‘Allen v. Farrow’ Episode 1 Recap: ‘Inappropriately Intense’ Behavior
  The new HBO documentary series takes another look at Dylan Farrow’s sexual abuse allegations against her adoptive father, Woody Allen.
• Settlement Reached in Suit Accusing James Franco of Sexual Misconduct
  Two former students of Mr. Franco’s have agreed to drop their claims that he had intimidated them into performing explicit sex scenes. Mr. Franco has denied the allegations.
• Zendaya on ‘Malcolm & Marie’ and That Toxic Relationship
  The actress has heard both the praise for her performance and the criticism of the film. She sees it differently.
• Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Soon-Yi Previn, Dylan Farrow: A Timeline
  A look at major events in the complicated history of the director, his children and the Farrow family as a new documentary revisits the case.
• How to Stream This Year’s Oscar Hopefuls

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• Will Nico Walker Watch 'Cherry?' Probably Not
  The new movie Cherry follows an Iraq war vet who gets addicted to heroin and starts robbing banks. It's based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nico Walker, who was just released from prison.
• Movie Review: 'The Father'
  An elderly pensioner, played by Anthony Hopkins, refuses all assistance, to the distress of his daughter, played by Olivia Colman, in the dementia drama The Father.
• Hulu's New Billie Holliday Biopic Falls Short Of Capturing Her Real Story
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