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News Articles: Movies

Director Francis Ford Coppola at the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. on March 27, 2022.

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  • Arts & Life

Lionsgate apologizes to Coppola for now-pulled 'Megalopolis’ trailer

“We offer our sincere apologies to the critics involved and to Francis Ford Coppola and American Zoetrope for this inexcusable error,” a Lionsgate spokesperson said in a statement.

August 22, 2024
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  • Mandalit del Barco

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  • National

Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood is on borrowed time. A film is documenting it all

Mountains, the first feature by filmmaker Monica Sorelle, focuses on a Haitian American family struggling to get ahead in a South Florida neighborhood targeted by developers.

August 22, 2024
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  • Greg Allen
French actor Alain Delon in 1976.

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  • Obituaries

Alain Delon, cinematic heartthrob and one of the most beloved French actors, has died

Delon starred in more than 80 movies over six decades, including such classics as "Le Samouraï" and "The Leopard." He was 88.

August 18, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
<em>Alien: Romulus</em> is the latest movie in the long-running <em>Alien</em> sci-fi/horror series. But it actually takes place shortly after the events of the very first film: Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic, <em>Alien</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Alien: Romulus' is another franchise movie that brings more nostalgia than novelty

The latest installment of the "Alien" series is an efficient and reasonably entertaining thriller. But dwelling too obsessively on the past won't guarantee a franchise's future.

August 16, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Gena Rowlands in 1968.

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  • Arts & Life

Gena Rowlands, a luminous leading lady of independent film, has died

Actress Gina Rowlands has died. She collaborated with husband John Cassavetes on nearly a dozen films.

August 15, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
Ruaridh Mollica in <em>Sebastian.</em>

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  • Movies

‘Sebastian’ re-writes the sex work movie

Director and writer Mikko Mäkelä says he wasn’t interested in creating yet another sex worker drama focused on trauma. Instead, Sebastian is a knowing but conflicted young man learning about himself.

August 12, 2024
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  • Ryan Benk and
  • Ayesha Rascoe
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake of its classic animated film.

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  • Movies

The trailer for Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’ remake has some people very Grumpy

The film, set to be released in March 2025, has been mired by a string of controversies on everything from its new “woke” messaging to its depiction of dwarfism.

August 11, 2024
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  • Rebecca Rosman
 Matt Damon and Casey Affleck become uneasy partners in crime in <em>The Instigators.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are 'The Instigators' in a classic heist film throwback

After a heist goes bad, two inept Boston crooks (played by Damon and Affleck) become uneasy partners. The Instigators is a reasonably enjoyable film that reflects an earlier cinematic era.

August 09, 2024
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  • John Powers
Lily Collias brings a nearly wordless intensity as Sam in <em>Good One.</em><br>

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  • Movie Reviews

In ‘Good One,’ a family camping trip is full of emotional switchbacks

On its surface, Good One is about a teen on a backpacking trip with her dad and his friend. But the film is so sharp and engrossing you might not notice the deeper story taking shape underneath.

August 08, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Robert Downey Jr. onstage at the Marvel Studios panel during Comic-Con in San Diego over the weekend.

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  • Movies

A puzzling match made in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom

The one-time Tony Stark will soon play Marvel Comics villain Doctor Doom. The news has our pop culture critic asking: Can you imagine Robert Downey Jr. saying these Doctor Doom lines?

July 30, 2024
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  • Glen Weldon
GPB  NPR

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  • Movies

Why don't you see more James Baldwin works on the big screen?

Baldwin was arguably the most evocative Black writer of his generation. But if you know him from film, it is for just one movie, If Beale Street Could Talk, released more than 30 years after his death.

July 30, 2024
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  • Bob Mondello
 Prince on the custom motorcycle featured in <em>Purple Rain.</em>

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  • Movies

40 years after 'Purple Rain,' Prince’s band remembers how the movie came together

Before social media, the film Purple Rain gave audiences a peek into Prince’s musical life. Band members say the true genesis of the title song was much less combative than the version presented in the film.

July 29, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Ryan Reynolds stars as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in an odd-couple action hero pairing.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a self-cannibalizing slog

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have good, thorny chemistry in this odd-couple action hero flick. But brand extension disguised as a satire of brand extension is still just ... brand extension.

July 26, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
There's been a lot of online chatter about Denzel Washington and his accent in the upcoming movie <em>Gladiator II. </em>There are longstanding conventions around using a posh-sounding British accent for ancient characters ... but why? Nobody spoke English in Rome.

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  • Arts & Life

So how do you 'accurately' speak English in ancient Rome?

Many studios and viewers cling to longstanding conventions around using a posh-sounding British accent for ancient characters — even though this defies logic. Absolutely no one spoke English in Rome.

July 26, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Visitors watch <em>Jesus VR: The Story of Christ</em> during the 73rd Venice Film Festival in 2016.

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  • Movies

This could be the way we watch movies in the future

Watching a movie is all about kicking back in a comfy chair with a bucket of popcorn and letting the story unfold. But that might change thanks to virtual reality.

July 25, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
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