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JAKE COYLE

JAKE COYLE

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Celebrity|Entertainment

‘Terrifier 3’ slashes ‘Joker’ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ fizzles

The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego

‘Terrifier 3’ slashes ‘Joker’ to take No. 1 at the box office, Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ fizzles
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion

'Anora' might be the movie of the year. Sean Baker hopes it changes some things

Sean Baker's “Anora” is by wide consensus one of the year’s best films and a best picture contender at the Oscars

'Anora' might be the movie of the year. Sean Baker hopes it changes some things
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Movie Review: Is the killer bachelor No. 1 or No. 2? Anna Kendrick's chilling 'Woman of the Hour'

How women are forced to handle, and suffer, the bruised egos of men fuels Anna Kendrick's directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour."

Europe|Opinion|Political|World

'Conclave' and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne

A bunch of old men in robes sitting inside and picking a pontiff is not your average pitch in Hollywood

'Conclave' and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne
Entertainment

'Venom: The Last Dance' misses projections as superhero films' grip on theaters loosens

“Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend

'Venom: The Last Dance' misses projections as superhero films' grip on theaters loosens
Arts|Entertainment

In 'Ibelin' and 'Grand Theft Hamlet,' video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras

A handful of new films don’t just deal with video games, they’re set inside them

In 'Ibelin' and 'Grand Theft Hamlet,' video game realms draw filmmakers with virtual cameras
MidEast|World

A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?

Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s village under Israeli occupation

A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Hugh Grant spent half his career in rom-coms. Now he plays monsters, and he's never been happier

After decades in romantic comedies, Hugh Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career

Hugh Grant spent half his career in rom-coms. Now he plays monsters, and he's never been happier
Business|Entertainment

'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again

For the third weekend in a row, “Venom: The Last Dance” was the No. 1 movie at the box office, collecting $16.2 million in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters

'Heretic' and Hugh Grant debut with $11 million, but 'Venom: The Last Dance' tops box office again
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history

Karla Sofía Gascón’s performance in “Emilia Pérez” as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirmation surgery to become a woman has brought her global acclaim and set Gascón on a path that may make her the first openly transgender actor ever nominated for an Oscar

'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Martin Scorsese on 'The Saints,' faith in filmmaking and what his next movie might be

A year after the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese is still looking for his next feature

Martin Scorsese on 'The Saints,' faith in filmmaking and what his next movie might be
Arts|Entertainment

Payal Kapadia, director of 'All We Imagine as Light,' sees another way

Payal Kapadia's “All We Imagine as Light" is about as rich a movie experience as you’ll find this year

Payal Kapadia, director of 'All We Imagine as Light,' sees another way
Arts|Entertainment

Wrestling with the ghosts of 'The Piano Lesson'

The August Wilson adaptation “The Piano Lesson" is an impassioned family drama but it is also a profound ghost story

Wrestling with the ghosts of 'The Piano Lesson'
Celebrity|Health

'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found' resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer

When the photographer Ernest Cole died in 1990 at the age of 49 from pancreatic cancer at a Manhattan hospital, his death was little noted

'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found' resurrects a once-forgotten anti-apartheid photographer
Entertainment|Lifestyle

What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend

What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?
Arts|Entertainment

How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024's biggest indie hits

The microbudget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into lo-fi legend

How a slapstick movie idea about beavers went from the bar to one of 2024's biggest indie hits
Entertainment

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts

“Wicked” and “Gladiator II” have debuted in theaters with a combined $270 million in ticket sales

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts
Celebrity|Entertainment

Making 'Queer' required openness. Daniel Craig was ready

Since exiting the role of James Bond, Daniel Craig has seemed eager to push himself in further directions

Making 'Queer' required openness. Daniel Craig was ready
Celebrity|Entertainment

To play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to learn how to breathe again

Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes

To play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to learn how to breathe again
Arts|Business|Entertainment

'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast

“Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend with $221 million in ticket sales

'Moana 2' sails to a record $221 million opening as Hollywood celebrates a moviegoing feast
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote 'Annie Hall' with Woody Allen, dies at 85

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen’s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote 'Annie Hall' with Woody Allen, dies at 85
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Dark comedy 'A Different Man' surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards

In a surprise that stunned the audience of Hollywood’s first big awards-season bash, “A Different Man,” a dark comedy about doppelgängers, deformity and authenticity in acting, won best feature film at the 34th Gotham Awards on Monday night

Dark comedy 'A Different Man' surprisingly triumphs at Gotham Awards
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|MidEast|Sports

'September 5' revisits the seminal Munich Olympics attack broadcast, with questions for today

Nearly all of the new film “September 5” takes place in the darkened, smokey control room from which ABC Sports broadcast the hostage crisis of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich

'September 5' revisits the seminal Munich Olympics attack broadcast, with questions for today
Arts|Entertainment

The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

Break out your “Dune” popcorn bucket: It's time for the best movies of the year

The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers
Arts|Entertainment|Europe|MidEast|Political

Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's definition of home is shifting

Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran

Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's definition of home is shifting

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