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How ‘Elio’ Pays Homage to Classic Sci-Fi Films Like ‘The Thing,’ ‘Close Encounters’ and ‘Alien’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Elio,” now playing in theaters. Disney Pixar’s latest animated feature, “Elio” centers on…
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Shanghai International Film Festival Crowns Kyrgyzstan Drama ‘Black Red Yellow’ as Best Feature
The 27th Shanghai International Film Festival has announced its Golden Goblet Awards winners, with Kyrgyzstan’s “Black Red Yellow,”…
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10 Movies From 2016 That Are Already Considered Classics, Ranked
The mid-2010s was a time of rapid change in the movie industry. MCU films were reigining supreme, CGI was rampant, and many franchises…
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These Are the Most Intense 5 Minutes of 'Reacher' and Nothing Has Come Close Since
The hit Prime Video television seriesReacher has no shortage of intense moments and suspenseful sequences, especially since executive…
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Baltimore Museum of Art Does Another Ho-Hum Race Show
Black Earth Rising seasons oppression with the climate folly — the museum can do better. Source link
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The Magic of Daylight in a Land of Sun Worship
With “P’unchaw,” the photographer Victor Zea captures the light falling on Cuzco, Peru, where people have mixed Catholic and Indigenous…
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The Rise of the Anti-Cinderella Story
A pair of recent films, Celine Song’s “Materialists” and Sean Baker’s “Anora,” turn the fairy tale on its head, with mixed results. Source…
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Why I Wear the Turban
“The Turban” exposes a paradox. I can’t imagine ever surrendering my turban. It’s become soldered to my identity, serving as both the…
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Shanghai Launches Merged Film and TV Market With Industry-Public Hybrid Model
Shanghai’s newly merged International Film & TV Market kicked off Saturday at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, launching a five-day event…
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10 Best 2010s Monster Movies, Ranked
Talking about monster movies and their history requires one to go back pretty much 100 years at this point. The Lost World came out in…
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George A. Romero Made a Lot of Important Zombie Movies, but These Are His 3 True Masterpieces
If you know George A. Romero for something, it’s probably his zombie movies. The word “zombie” had existed before Romero started directing…
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Walmart to pay US$10 million to settle US FTC lawsuit over money transfer fraud
Walmart has agreed to pay US$10 million to settle a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) civil lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer…
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Rhiannon Giddens’ All-Star Roots Revue at the Bowl Has Steve Martin, Our Native Daughters and Others Covering the Full Banjo Spectrum, From Black Consciousness to Comedy: Concert Review
There was a good share of on-stage comedy happening at Rhiannon Giddens‘ all-star roots music night Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl. That…
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Jon Bernthal’s Punisher Set for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ With Tom Holland
The Punisher returns. Jon Bernthal is suiting up as the vigilante once again for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” Sony and Marvel’s latest…
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From ‘Agatha All Along’ to ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’: TV Witches Cast a Spell on Viewers
From Samantha Stephens on “Bewitched” to Sabrina Spellman on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” the concept of a TV show about witches is an old…
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FilmLA Wins Five-Year Contract Renewal Despite Criticism From Industry Workers
The agency that handles film permits in Los Angeles won a five-year contract renewal on Friday, over objections from industry workers who…
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Astroworld is back in the spotlight and survivors are sharing haunting stories on TikTok
Astroworld is back in the news, and social media has some thoughts. In November 2021, a deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld…
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‘Jaws’ 50th anniversary: How to watch the movie that launched blockbusters
The summertime beaches of 1975 were empty, but the movie theaters were full thanks to Steven Spielberg’s thriller Jaws. Considered by film…
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Russell Crowe Joins Henry Cavill in ‘Highlander’
Russell Crowe will instruct Henry Cavill in the ways of the immortals in the remake of “Highlander.” The Oscar-winner is set to play…
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LVMH Wins Luxury Grand Prix at Cannes Lions for Olympics Campaign
GOLD STANDARD: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton’s Olympics campaign has won a gold medal. The world’s biggest luxury group was awarded the…
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Revisiting “Columbus,” a Thrilling Drama of Growing Up Modernist
There’s a special kind of movie that’s inextricably linked to where it’s filmed. The locations aren’t just picturesque settings for action…
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What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Company
Starting Hawke Media over a decade ago was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. If I could go back in time and give…
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In ‘American Heart,’ Benson Boone’s Music Still Isn’t Half as Much Fun as His Image: Album Review
We live in a world of pop “girlies” right now, and while that’s a triumphant thing, for them and for us, we’ve still got to maintain some…
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Israeli Film and TV Industry Halted as War With Iran Escalates: ‘It’s Heartbreaking to Be an Israeli Artist Today,’ Says ‘Tehran’ Writer
Already weakened in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, Israel’s once vibrant film and television industry has been halted as…