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JAKE COYLE

JAKE COYLE

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Arts|Entertainment

And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen

The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster

And the Oscar goes to ... a movie most people have seen
Entertainment|Videos

'Oppenheimer' set to overpower at the Oscars Sunday night

Hi, “Oppenheimer.”

'Oppenheimer' set to overpower at the Oscars Sunday night
Business|Entertainment|News|US

'Kung Fu Panda 4' opens No. 1, while 'Dune: Part Two' stays strong

As Universal Pictures prepared for a big night at the Academy Awards with “Oppenheimer,” the studio also celebrated the No. 1 debut of “Kung Fu Panda 4,” which collected $58.3 million in domestic theaters over the weekend

'Kung Fu Panda 4' opens No. 1, while 'Dune: Part Two' stays strong
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Emma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn't lose

The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy predictions

Emma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn't lose
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|US|Videos

'The Fall Guy,' a love letter to stunt performers, premieres at SXSW

Coming nearly straight from the Oscars with a truck full of Kenergy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt rolled into South By Southwest to premiere “The Fall Guy,” an affectionate, action-fueled ode to stunt work and the dedicated professionals that throw their bodies into filmmaking

'The Fall Guy,' a love letter to stunt performers, premieres at SXSW
Election|Entertainment

'Civil War,' an election-year provocation, premieres at SXSW film festival

"Civil War,” Alex Garland’s election-year provocation, debuted at the SXSW Film and TV Festival, unveiling a violent vision of a near-future America at war with itself

'Civil War,' an election-year provocation, premieres at SXSW film festival
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News

'Furiosa,' the follow-up to 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' will premiere at Cannes Film Festival

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” George Miller’s eagerly awaited follow-up to “Mad Max: Fury Road,” will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May

'Furiosa,' the follow-up to 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' will premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Entertainment

'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" is No. 1 with $45.2M, Sydney Sweeney's 'Immaculate' lands in fourth

Ghost busting is still a good business

'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" is No. 1 with $45.2M, Sydney Sweeney's 'Immaculate' lands in fourth
Business|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle|Videos

Golden Globes land 5-year deal to air on CBS, stream on Paramount+

The Golden Globes and CBS have reached a five-year deal to broadcast the annual award show and stream it live on Paramount+

Golden Globes land 5-year deal to air on CBS, stream on Paramount+
Entertainment

The irony of Steve Martin's life isn't lost on him

People participate in documentaries for all kinds of reasons

The irony of Steve Martin's life isn't lost on him
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on the joys of foul language and friendship

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play women brought together by letters in the new film “Wicked Little Letters” but their preferred means of communication is WhatsApp

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on the joys of foul language and friendship
Education|Health|News|Opinion|US

As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in 'Girls State'

In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own bodies

As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in 'Girls State'
Business|Entertainment

‘Godzilla x Kong’ maintains box-office dominion in second weekend

“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily swatted away a pair of challengers to hold on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, according to studio estimates Sunday

‘Godzilla x Kong’ maintains box-office dominion in second weekend
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Videos

Kevin Costner's Western epic 'Horizon, An American Saga' will premiere at Cannes

Kevin Costner’s multi-episode epic “Horizon, An American Saga” will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Monday

Kevin Costner's Western epic 'Horizon, An American Saga' will premiere at Cannes
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

'Civil War' might be the year's most explosive movie. Alex Garland thinks it's just reporting

The new film “Civil War” is an ominous attempt to turn widely held American anxieties into a violent, unsettling big-screen reality

'Civil War' might be the year's most explosive movie. Alex Garland thinks it's just reporting
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|News

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' to premiere at Cannes

Nearly half a century after Francis Ford Coppola won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or for “Apocalypse Now,” he will return to the French Riviera festival to premiere his self-financed epic “Megalopolis.”

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' to premiere at Cannes
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|News|Videos

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

Organizers announced that tew films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'
Celebrity|Entertainment

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
Arts|Entertainment|US

'Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1

“Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release

'Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1
Entertainment|Sports

Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist on the steamy love triangle of 'Challengers'

How sexy can a qualifying tennis tournament in New Rochelle, New York, be

Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist on the steamy love triangle of 'Challengers'
Celebrity|Entertainment|Videos

Jerry Seinfeld's commitment to the bit

Nearly three decades after Jerry Seinfeld was, in one episode of “Seinfeld,” cajoled into bootlegging the movie “Death Blow,” he has finally made his first film

Jerry Seinfeld's commitment to the bit
Entertainment

How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life

Since the early days of Hollywood, stunt performers have fueled the mayhem of movies, playing a vital role in sustaining the illusion of countless car chases, bar fights and rooftop leaps

How to be a 'Fall Guy': Stunt performers on their rough-and-tumble life
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Opinion

'I Saw the TV Glow' is one of 2024's buzziest films. It took Jane Schoenbrun a lifetime to make it

Since its debut at the Sundance Film Festive, Jane Schoenbrun's “I Saw the TV Glow" has been hailed as an acutely intense psychodrama of self discovery

'I Saw the TV Glow' is one of 2024's buzziest films. It took Jane Schoenbrun a lifetime to make it
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening

“The Fall Guy,” the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened with a below-expectations $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing a lukewarm start to a summer movie season that’s very much to be determined for Hollywood

'The Fall Guy' gives Hollywood a muted summer kickoff with a $28.5M opening
Arts|Entertainment|Europe

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory

A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning

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