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Marcel Ophuls believed subjectivity was key to filmmaking and saw documentaries as an antidote to the news. He's pictured above on May 5, 1987.

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  • Obituaries

Marcel Ophuls, who chronicled 20th century conflict and atrocities, dies at 97

"There's a relationship between attention span and morality," Ophuls said. The filmmaker commanded his audience's attention in four-plus-hour documentaries like The Sorrow and The Pity and Hôtel Terminus.

May 27, 2025
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  • Howie Movshovitz
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  • Movie Interviews

Questlove's Sly Stone documentary confronts the 'burden of Black genius'

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the overwhelming pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. Originally broadcast Feb. 10, 2025.

May 26, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
Director Jafar Panahi, winner of the Palme d'Or for the film 'It Was Just an Accident', poses for photographers at the awards ceremony photo call at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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  • Arts & Life

Iranian director Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just An Accident' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

The dissident filmmaker's thriller is a stinging critique of oppression in his home country.

May 24, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
Final Destination is a horror franchise that laughs at death. Above, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, left, and Rya Kihlstedt in the latest installment, <em>Final Destination Bloodlines.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Final Destination still works — here's why

The long-running franchise taps into a common fear: You're going to die eventually, and there's nothing you can do about it. Final Destination Bloodlines is the sixth installment.

May 24, 2025
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  • Linda Holmes
Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in <em>Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

Mission: Impossible's overblown 'Final Reckoning' still thrills

The two hour, 49 minute conclusion to the seven-sequel franchise is self-congratulatory and inanely plotted. But, as always, it's fun to watch Tom Cruise, now 62, execute eye-popping stunts.

May 23, 2025
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  • John Powers
Kevin Spacey speaks on stage at the Better World Fund Gala in Cannes, France, where he was honored with a lifetime achievement award.<br><br>

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  • Arts & Life

'Nice to be back,' Kevin Spacey says, accepting achievement award in Cannes

When asked if this marked the beginning of a comeback for him, Spacey was quoted as saying, "I'm glad to be working, I'll tell you that."

May 20, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
A backlot on the Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles is built to look like New York City. <em>Seinfeld </em>shot here in the 1990s.

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  • Arts & Life

Amid global competition for production business, Hollywood is hurting

Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California.

May 17, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Qiaoqiao (Zhao Tao) experiences romance and heartbreak in <em>Caught by the Tides.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

'Caught by the Tides' turns discarded documentary scraps into a remarkable drama

This documentary-drama hybrid is one of the best new movies our critic's seen this year. It draws on archival footage to tell a story of two lovers separating and reuniting over roughly two decades.

May 15, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
Brec Bassinger plays Iris in <em>Final Destination Bloodlines, </em>the sixth installment of the series.

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  • Movies

'Gore is back, baby!' Directors of 'Final Destination' are pushing bloody boundaries

Co-directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein say they hope audiences will be cringing – and laughing – as they watch Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the beloved horror franchise.

May 15, 2025
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  • Erika Ryan
Chloë Sevigny leads a wayward American TV crew in rural Argentina in Amalia Ulman's latest feature film, <em>Magic Farm</em>.

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  • Movie Interviews

Amalia Ulman mocks trend chasers in her new film, 'Magic Farm'

Amalia Ulman's new film Magic Farm follows an American TV crew chasing a viral story that, through a series of misunderstandings, ends up in the wrong town in the wrong country.

May 15, 2025
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  • A Martínez and
  • Olivia Hampton
Cannes officials updated the film festival's dress code this year to ban full nudity and "voluminous" clothing. Above, actor Wan QianHui arrives for the opening ceremony on Tuesday.<br><br>

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  • Movies

So far at Cannes: De Niro gets a Palme d'or, Trump gets criticized, nudity gets banned

The updated dress code prohibits nudity on the Red Carpet and in other areas of the festival. The new rules surprised one jury member, who had to make a last-minute outfit change.

May 13, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Florence Pugh plays Yelena Belova in <em>Thunderbolts*</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Thunderbolts*' is an unwieldy jumble, and also the best Marvel film in a while

Thunderbolts* is unapologetically formulaic. And yet, Florence Pugh is terrific; the action is coherent; and the character dynamics strike the right balance of earnest sincerity and glib humor.

May 09, 2025
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  • Justin Chang
Actor Jon Voight, his advisor and CEO of SP Media Group Steven Paul, President Trump, and SP Media Group/Atlas Comics president Scott Karol met at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend.

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  • Business

How a visit from actor Jon Voight led Trump to post about movie tariffs

Since he announced his intention to impose a 100% tariff on movies made outside of the United States, President Trump has hedged, saying he's open to meeting with industry leaders.

May 07, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
The Hollywood sign in January 2024. Production in Hollywood has been declining.

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  • Business

Trump's plan for movie tariffs leads to global confusion

Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help.

May 05, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Miles Caton as aspiring bluesman Sammie Moore in a pivotal scene from <em>Sinners</em>.

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  • Music Features

In 'Sinners,' the blues is a portal between this world and the next

Ryan Coogler's period thriller knows "the devil's music" isn't the opposite of the holy word, but its twin.

May 05, 2025
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  • Sheldon Pearce
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