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LINDSEY BAHR

LINDSEY BAHR

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Sundance lineup for 40th edition features Kristen Stewart, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Steven Soderbergh

Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun play a satellite and a buoy in love, and Will Ferrell takes a road trip with his best friend who is transitioning in films heading to Sundance this year

Sundance lineup for 40th edition features Kristen Stewart, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Steven Soderbergh
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Best movies of 2023: 'Oppenheimer,' 'Fallen Leaves,' 'May December'

Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle have named their best movies of 2023

Best movies of 2023: 'Oppenheimer,' 'Fallen Leaves,' 'May December'
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‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Succession’ are among AFI Award recipients

Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are among the 10 films that will receive an AFI Award in January, the American Film Institute said Thursday

‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Succession’ are among AFI Award recipients
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Martin Scorsese will receive David O. Selznick Award from Producers Guild

Martin Scorsese will be honored with the prestigious David O

Martin Scorsese will receive David O. Selznick Award from Producers Guild
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'Barbie' leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by 'Oppenheimer'

Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs

'Barbie' leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by 'Oppenheimer'
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Zac Efron and Lily James on the simple gesture that frames the tragedy of the Von Erich wrestlers

Zac Efron transformed himself into a mass of muscle and repressed emotion to play professional wrestler Kevin Von Erich in the new film “The Iron Claw."

Zac Efron and Lily James on the simple gesture that frames the tragedy of the Von Erich wrestlers
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How Carey Mulligan became Felicia Montealegre in ‘Maestro’

Carey Mulligan recently realized that she’s spent much of her professional career holding back

How Carey Mulligan became Felicia Montealegre in ‘Maestro’
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Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination

The “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” and AP and Frontline’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” just got one step closer to an Oscar nomination

Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination
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Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’

It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again

Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’
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On the weekend before Christmas, ‘Aquaman’ sequel drifts to first

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday

On the weekend before Christmas, ‘Aquaman’ sequel drifts to first
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‘Wonka’ is No. 1 at the box office again as 2024 gets off to a slower start

Timothée Chalamet and “Wonka” topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters

‘Wonka’ is No. 1 at the box office again as 2024 gets off to a slower start
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Inside the 2024 Golden Globes: What you didn’t see on camera

The Golden Globe Awards likes to think of itself as the party of the year, but instead of a debauched, champagne-fueled romp, it can sometimes feel more like a strange high school reunion for the extremely famous

Inside the 2024 Golden Globes: What you didn’t see on camera
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Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett receive honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised event

Hollywood’s awards season can feel a little gratuitously self-congratulatory, but Tuesday night some of the biggest movie stars in the industry gathered to celebrate someone other than themselves

Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett receive honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised event
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A new 'Star Wars' movie is coming to theaters: ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’

Baby Yoda is going to make his big screen debut

A new 'Star Wars' movie is coming to theaters: ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’
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From Finland, with love, Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen bring ‘Fallen Leaves’ to Hollywood

Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of Aki Kaurismäki's tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves," have found themselves in the flurry of Hollywood's awards season, attending the Golden Globe Awards, the Governors Awards as well as many, many screenings as they wait to find out if theirs is one of the five films selected for best international feature at the Oscars

From Finland, with love, Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen bring ‘Fallen Leaves’ to Hollywood
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‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ advance with Producers Guild nominations

“Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” will face off at yet another awards ceremony this season, at the Producers Guild Awards where they were among the 10 films nominated for the top prize

‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ advance with Producers Guild nominations
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‘Mean Girls’ takes 1st place at the box office. So fetch.

Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “Mean Girls.”

‘Mean Girls’ takes 1st place at the box office. So fetch.
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At 40, the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its past and looks to the future

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck remember one of their first times at the Sundance Film Festival

At 40, the Sundance Film Festival celebrates its past and looks to the future
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‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival

Thousands of cinema lovers, Hollywood celebrities, industry executives and filmmakers from around the world have arrived in Park City, Utah, for 10 days of movie watching

‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival
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For Netflix documentaries, there’s no place like Sundance

Ten years after “The Square,” an acquisition that put Netflix documentaries on the map, the streamer is back at the Sundance Film Festival with an eye towards acquisitions and two very different originals

For Netflix documentaries, there’s no place like Sundance
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Jesse Eisenberg had to throw out his playbook to direct Kieran Culkin in 'A Real Pain'

Jesse Eisenberg had not seen “Succession” when he was writing his new film “A Real Pain," but his sister knew from watching Roman Roy over the years that Kieran Culkin would be perfect

Jesse Eisenberg had to throw out his playbook to direct Kieran Culkin in 'A Real Pain'
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In the biographical drama ‘Rob Peace,’ Chiwetel Ejiofor reframes a life

Chiwetel Ejiofor had read Jeff Hobbs’ “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace” years before Antoine Fuqua asked if he might consider writing and directing an adaptation

In the biographical drama ‘Rob Peace,’ Chiwetel Ejiofor reframes a life
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Greta Gerwig snubbed for best director and other Oscar nominations surprises

Cue all the “did ‘Barbie’ direct itself” snark

Greta Gerwig snubbed for best director and other Oscar nominations surprises
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A star is born? After time away, Maisy Stella makes her film debut at Sundance

Maisy Stella, 20, will be a familiar name to some, for her years on “Nashville” playing Daphne Conrad, for her viral video singing Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” with her sister Lennon Stella, and for being someone Billie Eilish has said inspired her to sing

A star is born? After time away, Maisy Stella makes her film debut at Sundance
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Carol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film

Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but the opportunity would require her to step a little outside of her comfort zone

Carol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film

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