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China Selects Nanjing Massacre Film ‘Dead to Rights’ as Oscar Entry
China has chosen Shen Ao’s “Dead to Rights” as its submission for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards.…
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Jia Zhangke Sets December Start for Next Contemporary Film, Unveils Distribution Slate, Talks Pingyao’s Future
Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke is set to begin production on his next feature in December, marking a shift toward contemporary storytelling…
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This Will Smith Sci-Fi Film Made ‘One Battle After Another’ Director Paul Thomas Anderson “Cry My Eyes Out”
What kind of movies do exceptional filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson watch? While you might expect that he enjoys films similar to his…
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Ryder Cup 2025: Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry silence New York crowd to lead Europe towards victory
Finally, after a frenetic afternoon in a febrile New York, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry felt the love as they celebrated earning a point…
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Netflix Leads International Emmy Nominations, Record-Breaking 64 Countries Across All Categories
The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2025 International Emmy Awards on Thursday, with…
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Hostile Political Climate Threatening Cinema, Industry Representatives Warn at Zurich Summit
Journalists and filmmakers and cinema itself are facing growing political threats and increasing difficulties, according to film industry…
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Paul McCartney Sings John Lennon’s ‘Help!’ in Full for the First Time, Opening a 2025 Tour That Finds Fresh Joy Even in Familiar Repertoire: Concert Review
There aren’t very many shows where you can reasonably claim that if it ended after the first number, you’d have gone home happy. And maybe…
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Rory McIlroy swears at fans at Ryder Cup
After breaking away from an approach shot to swear at fans who were jeering, Rory McIlroy says the crowd at the Ryder Cup can "say…
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‘Ruth & Boaz’ Stars Serayah and Tyler Lepley, Producer DeVon Franklin on Remixing a Bible Story Into an R&B-Fueled Romance: ‘Love is the Most Powerful Force in the Universe’
A string of fate brought Serayah and Tyler Lepley together to star in the bible-inspired love story “Ruth & Boaz.” The casting process for…
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Spanish Drama ‘Sundays’ Takes Top Prize at San Sebastián, as ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Wins Audience Award
Family was the focus at tonight’s San Sebastián Film Festival awards ceremony, as a jury led by Spanish director J.A. Bayona bypassed…
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Ryder Cup: USA 3½-8½ Europe – visitors extend lead after foursomes
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature After Shane Lowry’s excitement, and Justin Rose’s quality,…
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Nepal Filmmakers Challenge Oscar Pick as Selected Film’s Director Makes Claims Rivals Offered $100,000 to Unseat ‘Anjila’
A group of prominent Nepali filmmakers has filed a formal complaint with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences challenging the…
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How ‘One Battle After Another’ Shot Across a ‘Tapestry of California’: Finding the Car Chase Hills, Filming Next to the Border Wall and Consulting With Real Weed-Growing Nuns
All Paul Thomas Anderson movies are layered with fascinating characters and distinctive looks, but “One Battle After Another” might be the…
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Ellie Kildunne: England fullback's superb try lights up World Cup final against Canada
England's Ellie Kildunne scores a sensational try to "light up" the Women's Rugby World Cup final against Canada at Twickenham. Source link
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Nuno Espirito Santo: West Ham appoint former Forest manager after sacking Graham Potter
West Ham have appointed former Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach after sacking Graham Potter. Nuno, 51, has…
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‘One Battle After Another,’ With Its Thriller Vision of Authoritarianism, Is the Rare Movie That Could Rule the Cultural Conversation
There’s no one way to measure when a movie enters the cultural bloodstream — I mean, when it does so as powerfully as a shot of heroin.…
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Five Takeaways From Busan’s Milestone 30th Edition
The 30th Busan International Film Festival wrapped its 10-day run with record attendances, but beneath the star-studded red carpets and…
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San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum, Texas’s Modern-Art Pioneer
Starting with a palatial home, French avant-garde art, and one woman’s vision, it’s become a unique cultural treasure. Source link
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The Leftist Podcaster Who Studies Online Radicalization
This past March, the Times writer and power podcaster Ezra Klein appeared on “Doomscroll,” a small but influential YouTube interview show…
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Putting ChatGPT on the Couch
I’m still not sure whose idea it was for me to be Casper’s therapist—mine or his. I know I mentioned my profession to him, but I am pretty…
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What Catherine Leroy’s Fearless Photographs Reveal About the Vietnam War
Accusations of fakery in combat photography go back at least to Mathew Brady’s pictures of Civil War battlefields. Brady’s troop of…
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Richard Linklater’s Uncompromising Artists
Zoey Deutch, who plays Seberg in “Nouvelle Vague,” said that Linklater had first approached her about the project in 2014, while she was…
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Rotterdam, Pingyao Selection ‘Guo Ran,’ From Acclaimed ‘Mama’ Director Li Dongmei, Unveils International Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
The international trailer has been unveiled for “Guo Ran,” the latest from director Li Dongmei, whose previous film “Mama” premiered at…
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Women's Rugby World Cup final: The RAF officer and plumber aiming to deliver glory for England
Another member of England's pack, Hannah Botterman, nearly took a very different path before professional rugby arrived. "I was a painter…