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JAKE COYLE

JAKE COYLE

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'Emilia Pérez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apiece

As fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry has lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday

'Emilia Pérez' tops Oscar nominations with 13, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' land 10 apiece
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Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' to open SXSW

The SXSW Film & TV Festival will kick off on March 7 with the world premiere of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s “The Studio,” the Apple TV+ comedy series starring Rogen as a fictional Hollywood studio head

Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' to open SXSW
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Steven Soderbergh: 'I'm the cockroach of this industry. I can survive any version of it'

Steven Soderbergh isn’t just the director and cinematographer of his latest film

Steven Soderbergh: 'I'm the cockroach of this industry. I can survive any version of it'
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On movie screens in Toronto, home is a battleground

As the Toronto International Film Festival winds down after a week of wall-to-wall premieres, there has been no more fraught turf than the land that families try to eke out a life on, amid geopolitical storms knocking on the front door

On movie screens in Toronto, home is a battleground
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'American Fiction' wins People's Choice award at Toronto Film Festival

Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race

'American Fiction' wins People's Choice award at Toronto Film Festival
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'Nun 2' narrowly edges 'A Haunting in Venice' over quiet weekend in movie theaters

“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror sequel over the Hercule Poirot mystery

'Nun 2' narrowly edges 'A Haunting in Venice' over quiet weekend in movie theaters
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Richard Linklater's movie 'Hit Man,' with Glen Powell, sells to Netflix for $20M

The Toronto International Film Festival may be over but it’s biggest sale has just gone through

Richard Linklater's movie 'Hit Man,' with Glen Powell, sells to Netflix for $20M
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Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime 'Stop Making Sense'

For nearly four decades, the Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” has exerted an inexorable pull on all who encounter the frenetic fever of arguably the finest concert film ever made

Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime 'Stop Making Sense'
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Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University

Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history

Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University
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In Hollywood writers' battle against AI, humans win (for now)

After a 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters secured significant guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence in one of the first major labor battles over generative AI in the workplace

In Hollywood writers' battle against AI, humans win (for now)
Entertainment

At the New York Film Festival, a sluggish fall movie season seeks a higher gear

Momentum has lately been hard to come by at the movies

At the New York Film Festival, a sluggish fall movie season seeks a higher gear
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Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over. But it's coming to movie theaters soon

A documentary chronicling Beyoncé‘s just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in North American theaters Dec. 1, AMC Theaters announced Monday

Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over. But it's coming to movie theaters soon
Entertainment

With an audacious title and Bowen Yang playing God, ‘Dicks: The Musical’ dares to be gonzo

You don’t expect to see a movie named “Dicks: The Musical” on the marquee and neither did its makers

With an audacious title and Bowen Yang playing God, ‘Dicks: The Musical’ dares to be gonzo
Celebrity|Entertainment

'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business

Movie theaters are readying for an onslaught like they’ve never seen before beginning Friday when “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” debuts

'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business
Arts|Entertainment|Europe

Sandra Hüller's burdens of proof, in 'Anatomy of a Fall' and 'Zone of Interest'

Since Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the Palme d’Or, Sandra Hüller has been dogged by a question: Did she do it

Sandra Hüller's burdens of proof, in 'Anatomy of a Fall' and 'Zone of Interest'
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Raoul Peck's 'Silver Dollar Road' chronicles a Black family's battle to hold onto their land

Raoul Peck's “Silver Dollar Road” chronicles the story of the Reels family in North Carolina

Raoul Peck's 'Silver Dollar Road' chronicles a Black family's battle to hold onto their land
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Martin Scorsese is still curious — and still awed by the possibilities of cinema

“Killers of the Flower Moon” is an audacious big swing by Martin Scorsese to continue his kind of ambitious, personal filmmaking on the largest scale at a time when such grand, big-screen statements are increasingly a rarity

Martin Scorsese is still curious — and still awed by the possibilities of cinema
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Q&A: Errol Morris on his John le Carré documentary 'The Pigeon Tunnel'

John le Carré, whose birth name was David Cornwell, died in 2020

Q&A: Errol Morris on his John le Carré documentary 'The Pigeon Tunnel'
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Swift bests Scorsese at box office, but 'Killers of the Flower Moon' opens strongly

In a movie match-up almost as unlikely as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” Martin Scorsese took on Taylor Swift in cinemas over the weekend

Swift bests Scorsese at box office, but 'Killers of the Flower Moon' opens strongly
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Next 'Mission: Impossible' delayed a year as actors strike drags on

The eighth installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise has been postponed a year, signaling a new wave of release schedule juggling for Hollywood studios as the actors strike surpasses three months of work stoppage

Next 'Mission: Impossible' delayed a year as actors strike drags on
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The strike has dimmed the spotlight on the fall's best performances. Here's 13 you shouldn't miss

One of the many impacts of Hollywood's lengthy actors strike has been that most performers haven't been able to promote their work

The strike has dimmed the spotlight on the fall's best performances. Here's 13 you shouldn't miss
Arts|Entertainment

Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with 'The Marvels'

Director Nia DaCosta is the first Black woman to helm a Marvel movie

Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with 'The Marvels'
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Alexander Payne on the inspirations of 'The Holdovers' and the movies that shaped him

A deep affection for cinema tends to run alongside the moviemaking for Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne on the inspirations of 'The Holdovers' and the movies that shaped him
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Hollywood's strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't

Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after

Hollywood's strikes are over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't
Business|Entertainment

‘The Marvels’ melts down at the box office, marking a new low for the MCU

Since 2008’s “Iron Man,” the Marvel machine has been one of the most unstoppable forces in box-office history

‘The Marvels’ melts down at the box office, marking a new low for the MCU

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