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JAKE COYLE

JAKE COYLE

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How 'Moana 2' charted a course back to the big screen

When you look at some of the numbers, it’s hard to believe “Moana 2” was ever going to be anything but a movie

How 'Moana 2' charted a course back to the big screen
Business|Celebrity|Entertainment

Aaron Pierre is a star in the making. 'Rebel Ridge' shows you why

Aaron Pierre is a star in the making, and Jeremy Saulnier's new Netflix thriller, “Rebel Ridge," shows you why

Aaron Pierre is a star in the making. 'Rebel Ridge' shows you why
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Pamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for 'The Last Showgirl'

The Toronto International Film Festival has played host to many comeback stories over the years

Pamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for 'The Last Showgirl'
Arts|Entertainment

When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it

“Musical” has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but there’s no avoiding it in bringing “Wicked” to the big screen

When others ran from the musical, Jon M. Chu and 'Wicked' embraced it
Arts|Entertainment|Sports

'Unstoppable' captures Anthony Robles' singular life, with Robles as his own stunt double

“Unstoppable," about the one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles, was one of the most-anticipated premieres of the Toronto International Film Festival

'Unstoppable' captures Anthony Robles' singular life, with Robles as his own stunt double
Celebrity|Entertainment

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield debate the yeas and neighs of the ‘We Live in Time’ horse meme

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield made one the most emotionally wrecking, tenderly exquisite movies of their careers

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield debate the yeas and neighs of the ‘We Live in Time’ horse meme
Arts|Entertainment

Mike Leigh on 'Hard Truths' and his moviemaking struggles

When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to quit drawing pictures of people

Mike Leigh on 'Hard Truths' and his moviemaking struggles
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Videos

Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'

As a movie, “Nightbitch” captures some of the truest and rawest but seldom Instagrammed things about early motherhood

Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative

Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams, and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams

Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative
Arts|Entertainment

Denzel Washington hands over to his son Malcolm and keeps August Wilson in the family

August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson" deals profoundly with ancestry and heritage, which makes it all the more fitting that the new film adaptation, produced by Denzel Washington and directed by his son Malcolm, is a family affair

Denzel Washington hands over to his son Malcolm and keeps August Wilson in the family
Arts|Entertainment

'The Life of Chuck' wins the Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award

The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award has gone to “The Life of Chuck.”

'The Life of Chuck' wins the Toronto Film Festival's People's Choice Award
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Carrie Coon is still fighting

It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own

Carrie Coon is still fighting
Entertainment

Why does 'The Babadook' still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers

Not many small-budget, first-feature films can be fairly said to have shifted cinema but Jennifer Kent’s directorial debut “The Babadook” is one of them

Why does 'The Babadook' still haunt? Its director, Jennifer Kent, has some answers
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' is one from the heart

You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.”

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' is one from the heart
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Adam Pearson is ready to roll the dice

Adam Pearson is an ardent believer in the old adage: Nothing wagered, nothing gained

Adam Pearson is ready to roll the dice
Arts|Entertainment

At the New York Film Festival, an art form at play

The movie year tends to come into focus at the New York Film Festival, which prizes itself on being a curated gathering of the best cinema from around the world

At the New York Film Festival, an art form at play
Entertainment|US

'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office

Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “The Wild Robot” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office

'Megalopolis' flops, 'The Wild Robot' soars at box office
Celebrity|Entertainment|Videos

John Ashton, 'Beverly Hills Cop' actor, dies at 76

John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, has died

John Ashton, 'Beverly Hills Cop' actor, dies at 76
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78

David Lynch has died at 78

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Daniel Day-Lewis ends acting retirement for a movie directed by his son

Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement, seven years after his last movie, for a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis ends acting retirement for a movie directed by his son
Celebrity|Entertainment|News

Jonathan Majors' 'Magazine Dreams' lands theatrical release for early 2025

The Jonathan Majors-starring bodybuilder drama “Magazine Dreams” has been acquired for theatrical release after it was dropped following Majors’ conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend

Jonathan Majors' 'Magazine Dreams' lands theatrical release for early 2025
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through 'We Live in Time'

As two of the most in-demand actors of their generation, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield have transformed themselves into all kinds of roles

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield on living through 'We Live in Time'
Entertainment|Lifestyle

In 'Piece by Piece,' Pharrell finds Lego fits his life story

When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks

In 'Piece by Piece,' Pharrell finds Lego fits his life story
Celebrity|Election|Entertainment

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan on 'The Apprentice': 'We're way out on a limb'

Even in an election year, most seem to agree on one aspect about Ali Abbasi’s much-debated Donald Trump film “The Apprentice”: Sebastian Stan is a remarkably good Trump and Jeremy Strong is chillingly riveting as the New York power broker Roy Cohn

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan on 'The Apprentice': 'We're way out on a limb'
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

The making of 'The Apprentice,' in their words

Few movies this year have made as many headlines as “The Apprentice.”

The making of 'The Apprentice,' in their words

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