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News Articles: Movies

A scene from the Oscar-nominated documentary <em>To Kill a Tiger,</em> about the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl and how she and her father pursued justice even though many of the people in their village did not support their efforts — and even believed she should marry one of the rapists.

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Oscar-nommed doc: A 13-year-old and her dad demand justice after she is raped

In "To Kill a Tiger," director Nisha Pahuja follows the case of a girl who is gang-raped in her Indian village. The villagers say she should marry one of the rapists.

February 19, 2024
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  • Kamala Thiagarajan
Jennifer Lopez performs during the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2020.

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  • Pop Culture

J.Lo can't stop telling us about herself. Why can't I stop watching?

Jennifer Lopez's latest film is a direct-to-streaming musical extravaganza called This Is Me...Now. It's a self-financed love story inspired by her own that is at once camp, and classically J.Lo.

February 19, 2024
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  • Brittany Luse
Cillian Murphy, winner of the leading actor award for <em>Oppenheimer</em>, poses for photographers at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA's, in London, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.

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'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at British Academy Film Awards

Atom bomb epic Oppenheimer won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month.

February 19, 2024
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<em>Tótem</em> chronicles one afternoon for Sol (Naíma Sentíes) a young girl about to undergo a massive loss. It was written and directed by Lila Avilés.

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  • Arts & Life

A birthday party for a dying father chronicles childhood before loss in 'Tótem'

Director Lila Avilés' film is a celebration of family and spirituality in contemporary Mexican society. And it's a beacon of how women filmmakers are becoming the new face of Mexican cinema.

February 16, 2024
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
In<em> Drift, </em>Jacqueline (Cynthia Erivo) winds up in Greece after experiencing something terrible during a visit to her family in Liberia.

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  • Movie Reviews

A Liberian woman with a mysterious past dwells in limbo in 'Drift'

Cynthia Erivo stars as Jacqueline, a refugee who retreats from the world after experiencing tragedy at home. She befriends an American tour guide (Alia Shawkat) on the shore of an unnamed Greek isle.

February 16, 2024
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  • Justin Chang
Jennifer Lopez, from her film <em>This Is Me...Now</em> © Amazon Content Services LLC

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  • Music

Jennifer Lopez: Then and now

Jennifer Lopez offers a companion to her 2002 album This Is Me...Then. On This Is Me...Now she is once again inspired by falling in love with Ben Affleck.

February 16, 2024
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  • Leila Fadel,
  • Lilly Quiroz,
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A 19th century taste test.

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  • Arts & Life

The 'food' you see on-screen often isn't real food. Not so, in 'The Taste of Things'

Food stylists will sometimes swap glue for milk and coat meat with motor oil. But on the set of The Taste of Things, the meals were real — and the actors kept eating after the director yelled "Cut!"

February 15, 2024
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  • Elizabeth Blair

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  • Movie Reviews

Oscars, take note: 'Poor Things' built its weird, unforgettable world from scratch

Oddsmakers say Barbie will win this year's Oscar for production design. Our critic makes the case for Poor Things, which methodically builds a unique world for its main character to thrive within.

February 15, 2024
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  • Glen Weldon
Hirayama (Kōji<em> </em>Yakusho) sits with his niece Niko (Arisa Nakano) in <em>Perfect Days.</em>

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  • Movie Reviews

How to have 'Perfect Days' in a flawed world — this film embraces beauty all around

Shot entirely in Tokyo, this elegant fable is Wim Wenders' best fiction feature in decades. Although it flirts with glibness, Perfect Days asks questions about how to find joy in imperfect situations.

February 14, 2024
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  • John Powers
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman in <em>Parks and Recreation</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

Pop culture that gets platonic love right

There have been countless romantic movies and TV shows — and a virtually infinite number of ways to watch people fall in love. But we're here to celebrate pop culture that revolves around friendship — where people love and care about each other deeply, even though they'll never kiss. Today we're recommending things to watch that get platonic love right.

February 14, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Linda Holmes,
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Props and sets are available to rent at EcoSet in Los Angeles. It's a resource for the creative industry that implements zero waste practices on productions and events.

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  • Art & Design

How Hollywood art directors are working to keep their sets out of the landfill

Sets are often discarded after productions, with thousands of tons of materials going into dumpsters each year. Now art directors and their allies are pushing for a more sustainable approach.

February 13, 2024
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  • Chloe Veltman
Actor Mark Ruffalo poses during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2024.

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  • Movie Interviews

Mark Ruffalo shed the Hulk suit and had 'a blast' making 'Poor Things'

A bawdy, dark comedy set in Victorian times, Poor Things was a departure from Ruffalo's prior work in movies like Zodiac and Spotlight, and his Marvel role as the Incredible Hulk.

February 13, 2024
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  • Sam Briger
"I love being a mom, but I want to play somebody who pushes the story along," says actor Molly Ringwald. She plays Joanne Carson, ex-wife of Johnny Carson, in<em> Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.</em>

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  • Television

Molly Ringwald breaks free from 'mom purgatory' in 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans'

Ringwald represented teen angst in '80s films like Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. She says early success led to her being typecast, but adds, "I'm really happy with where I'm at right now."

February 12, 2024
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  • Tonya Mosley
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  • Games & Humor

Lena Waithe talks working at Blockbuster and crushing on Jennifer Aniston

This week, A Thousand and One producer and Emmy winner Lena Waithe joins panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Maz Jobrani to talk Blockbuster, Jennifer Aniston, and Guy Fieri.

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February 10, 2024
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Laura Linney, left, and Nico Parker in <em>Suncoast</em>. The film was inspired by writer-director Laura Chinn's teenage experience, caring for her older brother as he died from brain cancer.

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  • Movie Interviews

How do you live while your brother is dying? 'Suncoast' is a teen take on hospice

As a teenager, Laura Chinn was in the room as her older brother died from brain cancer. It was the same Florida hospice where Terri Schiavo received care. The experience inspired Chinn's new film.

February 09, 2024
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